CFL grow GreenHouse Seeds Lemon Skunk

KoolCat

Active Member
Ok so I am going to have an upcoming grow journal of 4 feminized GHS Lemon Skunk plants using CFL's. But I have a few questions I need a few opinions on.

First I'll explain the set up:

These will be grown in four 5 gal buckets

Flowering nutes: Big Bud, bud Blood, Overdrive, Tarantula, micro & bloom (all from Advanced Nutrients)

Veg Nutes: Tarantula, micro & grow

6 cfl's. 4 hanging directly above plants w/ reflectors, and 2 on lamps on the floor w/o reflector in the middle of the 4 buckets. The 4 on top will be the flowering 2700-3000K and the 2 on lamps will be 5000-6500K.

Basically my questions are this: For flowering, should I use 4 of CFL #1 http://www.1000bulbs.com/85-Watt-Compact-Fluorescents/9182/ or 4 of CFL #2 http://www.1000bulbs.com/65-Watt-Compact-Fluorescents/39147/

#1 - 85W (350W equal), 3000K, 4,200lumens
#2 - 65W (200W equal), 2700K, 3,900lumens

#2 has a better temp but lower lumens/watts

#1 does not have as good a temp but higher lumens/watts

And the last question is for veg, should i use 2 of CFL #1 http://www.1000bulbs.com/105-Watt-Compact-Fluorescent/31681/ or 2 of CFL #2 http://www.1000bulbs.com/105-Watt-Compact-Fluorescent/31295/

#1 - 105W (400W equal), 6500K, 5,000lumens
#2 - 105W (420W equal), 5000K, 6,900lumens

#1 has better temp but worse lumens/ watts equal

#2 has worse temp but better lumens/watts equal

If you could tell me what 4 lights you would use for flowering production #1 or #2, and what 2 lights you would use for veg production #1 or #2 and why you would pick that, that would be awesome.

btw this roughly comes out to about 550W of CFL's, 30,600lumens, & 2,200W Incandescent equal.

Thanks
 

GreedAndVanity

Well-Known Member
I went with efficiency per watt when I was at CFL stage and ended up throwing a few blue bulbs in for variation. Generally blue light is more efficient in terms of plant growth for vegetation and reds are more efficient for flower.

One or both its up to you.

23-26 watt bulbs are generally more efficient then their bigger counterparts if I remember correctly.
 
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