Arranging cfls in my tent...ideas?

Quitekeen

Quitekeen

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So I am using a dr60, about 2x2 floor space, 5ft high. Right now I have 4x23w 4x42w and 2x55w all 2700k cfls. The issue is that today my blackstar 240w led panel will arrive and I want to add it to the light mix and not be replacing the cfls. Does anyone have any DIY cfl mounting ideas? I am heading to Home Depot in a few hours to get supplies. If I must I can lose the 23 w's. I have socket splitters, clamp lamps, and also the round simple ceiling light socket fixtures.

I want to use the cfls for side lighting, led on top.

Thanks RIU!
 
Quitekeen

Quitekeen

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Milovan said:
Smart, side light = very beneficial.
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Thank you, Another quick question, so throughout the grow I topped the plant twice, the result is 4 main tops that look strong, healthy and have tight node spacing. I am 5 weeks into flower and every branch has white hairs all over (although tight buds havent formed yet). My tops are by far less buddy than the lower branches are. Why is that? The top receives much more light. Do buds mature from the bottom of the plant and up? So do the top colas fatten up a little later?
 
Milovan

Milovan

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Well if you topped your plant during the flowering period, that may have halted the top growth some and sent the energy to the lower branches. Just a guess. Not sure for flowering but for veg it usually takes 1 full week to see a new substantial spurt of growth throughout the top section of the plant. If time permits then you should very well end up with bigger fatter colas at the end of the grow. You could extend the flowering period by 1-2 weeks for more bud growth and tightening.
If there is any indica traits in the plants then this will induce couch lock as well.
 
Catchin22

Catchin22

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See my sig for light extensions they are PERFECT for adjusting CFLs, though you still need a socket to plug them into. If they are out of them on amazon you can find them on ebay. For mounting above plants you can use a cheap vanity light fixture, though you will have to wire it up.
 
Quitekeen

Quitekeen

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i never thought of a vanity fixture! I want to mount them verically with y splits so the run up 2 sides of the plant, 2 bulbs per socket 3 sockets per side. So by the end i will have about 100w more on top than the sides combined. PLus the top light is LED so a bit more light efficiency to account for there too.
 
Quitekeen

Quitekeen

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Milovan said:
Well if you topped your plant during the flowering period, that may have halted the top growth some and sent the energy to the lower branches. Just a guess. Not sure for flowering but for veg it usually takes 1 full week to see a new substantial spurt of growth throughout the top section of the plant. If time permits then you should very well end up with bigger fatter colas at the end of the grow. You could extend the flowering period by 1-2 weeks for more bud growth and tightening.
If there is any indica traits in the plants then this will induce couch lock as well.
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Ahhh yes 2nd topping was 1 week into flower. Its white widow so from what I read, at least from Nirvana, its a sativa dominant strain with some indica in the mix. Its pretty bushy though.
 
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