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Johnnylaw

Johnnylaw

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Here is my set up along with prices:

1)10$ flourescent bulbs (fixture included) from Wal-Mart have gotten me 5 1/2 inch tall, 2 3/4 inch radius plants in 22 days. I purchased 6 of them. They each put out 75 watts but only use 17 watts of power. They are labeled as "Grow Light"; as blunt as it could ever be.

2) 6 $.97 Glade Cone odor neutralizers cover the smell perfectly

Yah, its a ghetto rig up but it seems to be working amazingly well. I was suprised because I would watch videos and assume you need to spend alot of money to grow appropriately.
 
sounds good, im glad to hear that it is working out for you. keep us posted johnnylaw.......are you a cop?
 
Haha no, plus if I was I would be an educated cop, thus I still would not have any logical stand against pot.
 
I started out with the same setup. About 3 weeks in I added 10 (yes 10) 26w CFLs. I thought I was doing pretty good..... ;) Then I saw what they looked like with plenty of light. My avatar is from my grow as of yesterday.

BTW: You can buy 12 26w 6500k CFLs for a total of $30. It is actually cheaper than the grow light kits from Wal-Mart for $10 a piece.
 
the grow lights are great for veg, but the DON"T work for flowering, you are gonna have to more lumens....I've done it twice just to get dissapointed....thats why i just picked up a 400 watts hps....
 
hey johnny law i bought the same light ur talkin about from wal-mart but not to dissapoint u it wasnt that great but i only had one. I bought new lights at a great price from home depot. i bought 2 90 watt compact fluros that screw into an incandescent hole. 8 bucks a piece. and they have 1200 lumens a piece. And 2 of those metal light domes. 6 bucks a piece. they also have a good price on timers. i just bought them yestertday so i let u know how it works out
 
Haha, yah I think I know what bulbs you are talking about, I saw them after I purchased six of those wal mart ones. But thanks, now I know where to get some timers. What are you planning on using for flowering, Magic Dude?
 
Here you go... All from home depot (except the 3 tubes which i already told you about).

They are 2600 lumens per light. So, there is about 30,000 lumens all together under the hood.
 

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