walleyeslayer
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i am new to this and not very wise.I am going to have a 2x3x4 grow room do to room restrictons.My question is how much cfls do i need for 5 plants in this room. Thanks for any help
You don't say where you live. Regardless you are going to have heat and fresh air flow issues you should address from the start. Or you will be on here later singing the blues. You must - repeat must - bring in fresh air for an exchange ever blank number of minutes. Hell I don't know. But light is just one part of a basic equation. And you have to get that same air, once used, back out. So you might as well cool it when you do, eh? Listen to the cat above and spring for HPS. One single digital ballast HPS 400-600 watts will give you far superior product for less wattage with less heat generated. Cheap carbon filter for that small a grow for exhaust air, dryer vent hose cooled hood with fresh air in from whatever is your coolest source in hot weather. Cheap inline fan to move it along. Easy money and cheap.the reason i didnt want to use hps is its going to be in my attic. So i already have heat issues. Thought it would be easier to cool with cfls.What about bigger wattage cfls? So that you dont have so many lights. Thanks of all advice.
i dunnooooo these look pretty dense if you ask meBuds are MUCH more dense, firm and odorous under HPS in my own experience. I started with CFL.
http://www.420magazine.com/forums/do-yourself/146913-diy-custom-cfl-growlight.html looks like a single plug to me. But I do agree on the fact that in the long run you will be paying about the same as a 400 hps. and probably end up pulling more wattage than an hps. and moving lights constantly.You will spend to much on CFL's and cords. Just get a T5. 2 foot 6 bulb. Better buds then cfl and 1 plug. And about the same price.