Potential CFL setup?

Hey all,

I'm going to be doing a white rhino grow (my first grow!) in a 32x32x63 tent (in a closet ) starting in a few weeks. I wanted to do 4-6 plants.. i think i have enough room I'm still ironing out the final details (hence the embaressing number of threads i've posted around the forum lately), but i wanted to some input on the list of materials i've assembled. Overkill or under kill? recommendations?

Veg lights

(2) 125w 6500k compact fluoro's w/ downward reflectors (250w total)

Flowering lights

18 42w 2700k compact fluoro's - actually will be 9 light placements because i'll be buying 9 y splitters. All placements will have a reflector. (756w total)

As for the actual tent and everything inside....
(1) New Reflective Mylar 32”x32”x63” Grow Tent -

(1) Intermatic TN311C 120 Volt Heavy Duty Grounded Timer -

(1) Growbright 6'' Clip On Fan

(2) 4''x8' Flexible Ducting

(2) 4'' Inline Duct Fan(s) (80cfm per fan)

(1) 4'' GrowBright Pure Flow 4 Jr. Carbon Filter

* i may just exchange one of the duct fans and the carbon filter for the 2-in-1 Growbright Carbon Filter fan



How does this cfl setup look? I'm hoping i can get a really good grow from it, and because it'll be a cfl grow i really won't have to worry about heat. I was thinking of reducing the number of cfl's in the bloom stage for a more powerful light (hps + it might reduce electrical cost), but then heat becomes a major factor as well. Might throw in a few blue-spectrum LED's from htgsupply during the bloom stage just to give a bigger spectrum, but still debating that...

questions? comments? concerns?

Floros get hot too. Get a couple 250s and a cooltube.

Wouldn't it be more expensive and generate more heat if i bought 250's?

It's only 500 watts compared to the 756 watts of floros and you can't stick all those cfls into cooltubes. 150s are cheap too, but you'll want that cooltube, trust me.

That didn't really answer the question... a 150's/250's are expensive once you buy the whole setup for them, then you add even more money for the cooltubes...would the cfl's even generate enough heat to really even matter anyways? they don't generate nearly the heat of MH/HPS lights.

When you turn on all those cfls you will realize what a watt is.

my pc case ran 7 degrees higher temp then ambient temp with 132cfm exhaust with 130watts cfl... much smaller space but just an example of how much heat cfl's can generate..