6 150w cfls

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hazemaster

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I just went out to homedepot looking to buy a nice set of HID lights...but i couldnt find any. So i had to go with CFL....and the highest they had was 150watts unfort. So i ended up grabbing 6 of them because that was my only choice. The question i had is how many plants can i grow under those lights? And i cant provide any info. as far as what size room etc. because i havnt decided yet...so if somone could give me a rough guess of how many it would be appreciated.:joint::hump:
 
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six*113

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I've got two 84 watt cfls. I use them both at the same time but one is a veg bulb and the other a flowering bulbl but together the put out 8400 lumens. I've got one plant in a 3x4 foot closet and it seems to be doing great. I would say 2 or 3 for sure.
 
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hazemaster

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u think i could do 6 plants...and just use those bulbs through the season? Just change the timin when i turn the lights on and off?
 
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speedhabit

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You will be able to grow CFLs, your going to need a large number to cover six plants, they must be close and cover the plants on all sides because the intensity is lacking.

If you want to grow 6 plants and you can make the scant investment, a t5 grow light is awesome and only about 100 bucks for a big one.
 
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raeman1990

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well first off i think your lights are 150w equivilent, dont use that number its probably actually 42w

that is not enough, you will need at least 3-6 of those lights per plant if you want a good sized bud
 
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DiZzYNaTiOn

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hazemaster said:
daaaaamn that sucks....i will probably make another trip for more of the 150's
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Hey Haze how tall are you going to let your plants get before you flower them that would help me help you alot, you can do alot with 6 150W CFLs
and just because it only uses 42W of power just means your saving money, not only getting 42w of light. So give me somemore details and maybe i can help you, here are a few pics of what i got going on with 5 150w CFl's, 2 weeks into flowering and buds are looking great.

edit-just added another pic of my afghani that was in there but you couldnt see it cause the door.-pic to the right
 
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VirginHarvester

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DiZzYNaTiOn said:
Hey Haze how tall are you going to let your plants get before you flower them that would help me help you alot, you can do alot with 6 150W CFLs
and just because it only uses 42W of power just means your saving money, not only getting 42w of light. So give me somemore details and maybe i can help you, here are a few pics of what i got going on with 5 150w CFl's, 2 weeks into flowering and buds are looking great.
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Where did you get the 150W CFLs and do they have white and red?
 
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Check My Gallery FIRST 3 PICTURES Let Me Know If Those R Male Or Female Thanks
 
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hazemaster

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DiZzYNaTiOn said:
Hey Haze how tall are you going to let your plants get before you flower them that would help me help you alot, you can do alot with 6 150W CFLs
and just because it only uses 42W of power just means your saving money, not only getting 42w of light. So give me somemore details and maybe i can help you, here are a few pics of what i got going on with 5 150w CFl's, 2 weeks into flowering and buds are looking great.

edit-just added another pic of my afghani that was in there but you couldnt see it cause the door.-pic to the right
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Did you grow those afghans with cfl's 150w? And i just bought top 44 and supposley they only get about 2 feet tall at most. How would i put them into flowering with those cfl's? I have a red lizard light thats bright in all, could that do anything for me?
 
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bfq

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at Home Depot you can find smaller HID's (both HPS and MH) if you know where to look.... the term is "security lighting" ;)
 
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hazemaster

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hmmm... they must of been out of stock where i went. I asked and they said they didnt have any. ---Dizzynation when you put it into flowering what was the light schedule
 
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VirginHarvester

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bfq said:
at Home Depot you can find smaller HID's (both HPS and MH) if you know where to look.... the term is "security lighting" ;)
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Are these HPS bulbs like you would buy for a grow room or do they look different? Any help would be appreciated.

I see some on this link but it looks like they would have to be wired in. Is that right? I would love to find some that are just plug-n-play.

Search Results for security+lighting at The Home Depot
 
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