3 cfls with 825 lumens each enough for flowering?

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30ThousandUP

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i originally bought 2 "grow" lights from walmart becuase they were cheap and i thought i could use them. but after reading threads the majority of ppl said they were good for veg and not for flowering... so i bought 3 CFLS with 825 each .... and i was wondering if those would do the trick.... money is short or i would be investing in more... thanks t0 all
 
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nickhdsn

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so there the 13w equivalent to 60w? because they are usally 900 lumens idk your better off paying $8 for a 42w equivalent to 200w and 2800 lumens they sell them on amazon make sure its 2700k
 
easterbunny

easterbunny

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go with four 42s and that might get you somthing go with 4 blue for veg, and 4 red for flowering if you can get more get more
 
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mister632

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all depends on your grow space bro, you definitely could grow with that amount of light, but dont expect super great results.
 
Foolet

Foolet

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easterbunny said:
go with four 42s and that might get you somthing go with 4 blue for veg, and 4 red for flowering if you can get more get more
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I completely agree with this, they are available at home depot for $9.30/ea the total for four 42 2700k's was $38.10. I am LOVING the results of adding just three! I can't wait to add the other one shortly. My plants branched out so much since I've added them.
 
Vindicated

Vindicated

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I bought a 125 watt CFL (8500 lumens) and a HydroFarm Hood off of Amazon.com for my closet grow, but I only use it for veg. It's great for up to three months, then I put the plants outside to finish. I'm sure I can flower one plant, but for two or three plants I'd be more comfortable if I had at least 200 watts. And with that wattage I'd be looking at autoflowers or single cola strains.

The bulb manufacture claims their 125 watt CFL is enough for a 4x4 growing area, but for cannabis I would only trust it for a 3x3 area at most. Then again, not everyone is super picky, and lots of growers have been happy with their little micro-grows.
 
sso

sso

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you guys in america right?

what about these 150w hps´s that i hear people can get for 50$ over there?

rather get that than the 42w cfls..

but on the original question.

yes, you "can" flower with those bulbs.. you will maybe get a gram or 2. maybe less. maybe abit more..

cant promise if that gram will be potent (i have grown under 13w cfls , my first grow. got 2grams, didnt do a thing when i smoked it (and it was a reliable very potent strain, grew it out later under 4 23w cfls and then it was a very good smoke (but still not much more of it LOL)

mjeh. id use those cfls to veg it longer and use the time to save up for a bigger lamp.

id prefer a 150w hps to cfls. about the same easy to cool anyways and much bigger buds.
 
easterbunny

easterbunny

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sso said:
you guys in america right?

what about these 150w hps´s that i hear people can get for 50$ over there?

rather get that than the 42w cfls..

but on the original question.

yes, you "can" flower with those bulbs.. you will maybe get a gram or 2. maybe less. maybe abit more..

cant promise if that gram will be potent (i have grown under 13w cfls , my first grow. got 2grams, didnt do a thing when i smoked it (and it was a reliable very potent strain, grew it out later under 4 23w cfls and then it was a very good smoke (but still not much more of it LOL)

mjeh. id use those cfls to veg it longer and use the time to save up for a bigger lamp.

id prefer a 150w hps to cfls. about the same easy to cool anyways and much bigger buds.
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its hard because you need to have a hydo supply store near by and they are extreamly overrated in price by 100% our hardware store only have some pieces to the puzzles bulbs minus fixures or ballasts so its a game of finding everything you need or paying over for it
they track most transaction in reference to equiptment here (no lie) but i do believe theres a cap in what they watch via 1000 dollar transactions nothing under or what not
not 100 % on what there standards are
 
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nickhdsn

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and yea you can buy a hps bulb for $50 you cant just plug it into your plug in the wall you would blow your shit haha^^ you need a ballast and prob a hood thing which = to like $150 just spend $8 a 42w bulb equiv to 200w on amazon or get a few
 
thegreatindoors

thegreatindoors

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30ThousandUP said:
dangg, what would yall recommend is the cheapest most effective lighting solution to my problem?
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four 1oow cfl 9.99 @ homedepot works great till you can get the fetti to up your lights.. tryin grab extneders and y sockets few bucks extra bucks so you can use less sockets for more light
 
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