Upgraded Lighting Comments Welcome

[theblindcamel]

I have a small closet system that I am working on. I just bought some new lights to hopefully entice my babies to grow a little more. I have three plants growing, two of them are one week old, an one is a few days old. My current lighting setup is

5 26 watt cfls
2 32 watt cfls
2 40 watt cfls
1 45 watt cfl

So a total of 319 watts of cfls in a relativly small closet with white walls. How does this sound for three bagseed plants. I am assuming that once I start to flower at least 1 or 2 may be males, so in that case the remaining plant would be getting a large amount of light.

Basically just looking for some comments on my amount of light vs number of plants I have. Also will post some pics if people are interested. The two plants that are a week old have just started growing there second set of serrated leaves.

 

[theblindcamel]

Hmm it appears that I need to post some pictures to get some more people interested, all I have is a camera phone but I took pictures of my two plants that are 9 days old, I also have a sprout that is bout 3 days old. I also included a picture of my light setup.

 

[primeralives]

319 wats.... you should realy think about getting a small hid light... you arent going to like moving all those cfls on a daily basis

 

[theblindcamel]

lol its already annoying, im working on something that I can use to raise them all at once, as of now there are 3 sets attached which makes it a major pain

 

[primeralives]

yeah... i started with cfls and got rid of them quick... you would be saving time and money on your bill if you switched to a 150w hps

 

[theblindcamel]

really, compared to all my cfls, would a smaller hps light actually be cheaper on electricity?

 

[primeralives]

yes.. 319w of cfl is the same as 319w of hid, you could have 2 150 and save money....
but for that grow space i would get either a 150 hps or a 250

 

[On3Tim3OnLy]

Sodium burns faster and the heat and all the shit you need to keep cool costs alot the bulbs you got are ok .
i wouldnt use your closet with a HPS lol Fires lol
im useing
1 x 125w
2 x 85w
3 x 40w
3 x 25w tubes
LOL a Total of 490watts
and my bill is not as much as a 400w hps lol

 

[On3Tim3OnLy]

The only thing i would say is the radio waves of the Cfls .. fuck you up over years and fucks around with speaker. lol my pc speakers talk with my lights

 

[tommo9090]

would this be ok for one plant?

2 - 29 watt CFL
2 - 23 watt CFL
2 - 18 watt CFL

(totals 140)

 

[On3Tim3OnLy]

Yh most likely but a couple of thing i would do ....
1. use reflective paper or something to reflect all the light on the other sides of the bulbs
2. put them out evenly
3. use a smallish box
4. keep the cfls 4-5 inch's away no more coz it just fucks the plant up
5. use a cpu fan as the air flow is great and aim at the plant away from the bulb

 

[theblindcamel]

my plants still seem to be doing good, they both have about 6 leaves now and are just started new ones in the center, about how long should I be waiting before I want to start giving them small amounts of nutes?

 

[primeralives]

Sodium burns faster and the heat and all the shit you need to keep cool costs alot the bulbs you got are ok .
i wouldnt use your closet with a HPS lol Fires lol
im useing
1 x 125w
2 x 85w
3 x 40w
3 x 25w tubes
LOL a Total of 490watts
and my bill is not as much as a 400w hps lol

where do people get this from?? a watt is a watt it dosent matter if its cfls, hids, your tv or your fridge.

 

[On3Tim3OnLy]

Ok Say what you want .
i know how much my bill is and how much i am paying.
my mate has a 400w 2 fans and his bill is fat like (60 pound a month uk pound)so$120 bucks per a month.
and mine aint even 25 pound a month

 

[On3Tim3OnLy]

theres alot of watsed Energy.
you should know..........Everyone allwayz saids about it dumb ass Its HEAT
1KW HPS uses 1.1KW of Energy so shut the fuck up you say this in every fucking forum

 

[jEthereal]

Ok Say what you want .
i know how much my bill is and how much i am paying.
my mate has a 400w 2 fans and his bill is fat like (60 pound a month uk pound)so$120 bucks per a month.
and mine aint even 25 pound a month

yeah, but what else is he running in his house besides his HID lights?

THAT is where the extra $$$ on his bill is coming from.

Compare your electricity bills, I GUARANTEE you he has more KILOWATT HOURS of electricity used. That is, if they charge you the same way the power companies in the states charge us yanks.

Seriously though, here are just a few things that could affect his bill to be larger:

air conditioner (window type) 1,500w
space heater (inside plug-in type) 1,000-1,500w
dehumidifier - 750-1,500w

etc, etc.

do you see why your power bills may differ, even with the same wattages in your grow room.

YOUR GROW ROOM IS NOT THE SOLE CONSUMER OF ELECTRICITY IN YOUR HOUSE.

That should clear things up.

jE

 

[On3Tim3OnLy]

yh i know that i have a book which tells me what ammount everything uses.
But you cant compare me with you unless your living in the uk coz your pound is worth 2 dollers . but still good info

 

[fierybong]

The only thing i would say is the radio waves of the Cfls .. fuck you up over years

Oh yes I'm certain there is good science behind that.

 

[theblindcamel]

little update, the plants seem to be doing quite well. I can see a bunch of little leaves starting to grow out from where the original 4 are. I also rigged up a crappy little system so I can at least raise and lower all my lights at once instead of having them on 3 strings.


Plant A -


Plant B -


The Baby -


The New Light Holder -