A Few questions on lighting, pics included!!

caper24

caper24

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I was looking up some lighting gear on homedepo.ca, and what i found seems intresting and id like to get anyones advice on these bulbs and also this mill aluminum for reflecting purposes... tell me what you thinkk !!​

15684_126466_4.jpgPlilips Duramax Longlife 120Watt BR40 Indoor Floodlight,
- Lasts up to 1-1/2 year
- At The Home Depo for $5.98X1 CAN.


SL-5503-WH_4.jpgHealth Zenith 300Watt Halogen Floodlight,
- Tempered glass provideds protection for bulb
- Up to 5,400 sg ft coverage area of light
- Uses 1-300watt halogen blub
- Up to 2,000 hours of bulb life
- At The Home Depo for $10.99X1 CAN.

16078_4626_item_4.jpg Peak Flashing Coil, 9in. X 50 ft. - Mill Aluminum
- Durable coating for exteror use
- Corrosion resistant aluminum
- At The Home Depo for $39.99 - 9in. X 50ft. CAN


So if you could please help me with these bulbs and aluminum, for i am a firsttime grower eager to learnn.. thanks guyss, happy growingg:mrgreen::joint:
 
caper24

caper24

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alright i was jus wonderingg, im going with the cfls anyways, from what i heard someone on here told me they use blue 250w cfl for his small veg room and a red spectrum 250w cfl for his flower room, does anyone else think this is the best way to go, also what do you guys think on the aluminum?
 
Danthebull

Danthebull

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Hi mate i dont know how many plants your growing but if its 4 or more then you want to get a HPS bulb set up. CFL are ok but are no match to HPS.

Dan
 
trichlone fiend

trichlone fiend

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...I wouldn't use a cfl for flowering. You want a HPS HID ( High Pressure sodium, High intensity discharge bulb) CFL's will give you enough light for your veg....but, you'll have tiny buds using a cfl during bloom. View journals and you'll see the proof is in the pudding. Good luck.
 
caper24

caper24

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But im running on a low budget also right and the cfl bulbs is the only bulbs that can fit that budget like i said it says all over this site about how good cfl light bulbs are, i would like to know what kind of cfl bulbs will i needd for my veg stage and what kind will i need for my flowering stage and how much will it cost? im only tarting off with 3 to 4 plants from seedling, my plan it to have the twinlite adapters hanging over the plants for each plant i lan to use one twinlite adapter so two lights for one plant, more then enough light. but how far will i have to put the lights fom the plant also?
 
Danthebull

Danthebull

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Im going to say a twin CFL light with lets say 120w max aint going to be good enough mate. You can purchase a duel spec HPS from ebay. Prices range from $15 £7 to $1000's £1000's. You would do great with a 400w HPS with reflector. Around $65-70 £30-40 ebay. Miles better for both veg and flower. remember to look for duel spectrum....

Dan
 
trichlone fiend

trichlone fiend

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the 6400 spectrum mimics the spring sun (blue) = veg
the 2700 spectrum mimics the fall sun (red) = bloom
...that's the idea lighting for most growers. More light = more bud.
 
caper24

caper24

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Thanks a tonn very helpful info.. where can i get the cfl lights with the 6400 spectrum and 2700 spectrum? and whats the name thats going to be labled on the box? for example - cfl so many watts 6400 spectrum.
 
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