light problem need answers!

i have two plants that are gonna be ready to flower in a few weeks and i have a problem. my ballast for my hps and mh bulbs fucked up so i dont have one anymore all i have r 5 4ft florescent light fixtures i know to use the cool white bulbs for vegging but i wanted to see how many fixtures it would take for flowering i also know to use the warm white spectrum bulbs for the flowering but each bulb is 40w so with 5 fixtures that adds up to 450w so i needed to know if this will be enough to flower with just in case i dont get a new ballast in time i know flowering can be done with florescents cause ive seen it done but if someone good give me a right answer i would greatly appreciate it thanks

get sunshine bulbs for it at walmart or lowes. theyre in the red spectrum so they should be good for flowering. thats all i can think of. good luck.

UmF said:

get sunshine bulbs for it at walmart or lowes. theyre in the red spectrum so they should be good for flowering. thats all i can think of. good luck.

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Arn't you the guy from the other post that couldn't figure out how to hook up his stolen light?

i already have warm spectrum bulbs bro but thanks for tryin to help

^^^ Dood you need an HPS if at all possible. If you are going to try to flower with floros you are going to need a lot. Not worth the time/money/effort. Ask anyone on here.

well. i think 450w should be good. i would get more tho just incase. the more light the better :]

hey bro i know i need a hps i have one and i have a mh both are 400w but my ballast fucked up so im waiting on getting one but i have two plants that need to be flowered soon cause i need some money they arent any of my nug they are just mid grades but trust me bro i know what i need im just tryin to found out an alternative and floros arent expensive so im not worried about it