quick question about CFL watts

infowarrior420

Active Member

Mar 27, 2012

• #1

When everyone on this board has these amazing plants under just 200W of cfl is that the CFL equivalent or actually 200 CFL watts..equal to a shit ton more for any other kind of light?

 

meefeater

Active Member

Mar 27, 2012

• #2

they are using actual wattage but lumens is what you need to be most concerned with.

 

dam612

Well-Known Member

Mar 27, 2012

• #3

100w cfls are usually like 23 real wats so like 10bulbs is like 230ish real watts

 

loquacious

Well-Known Member

Mar 27, 2012

• #4

I use actual 250 watt cfl's and not the equivalent. They are about 100.00 a bulb.

 

infowarrior420

Active Member

Mar 27, 2012

• #5

you got that backwards dam..23 cfl watts are equal to 100 other...thus why they save energy

 

infowarrior420

Active Member

Mar 27, 2012

• #6

is 100 watts CFL good enough for just 1 plant loquacious

 

cannabiski

Active Member

Mar 27, 2012

• #7

i'd want to have a little more, 100 w is not a little but its not a lot, bulbs are cheap. the more the better. i'd put in as much as you could afford / handle temp wise.

 

infowarrior420

Active Member

Mar 27, 2012

• #8

electricity bill is my worry mainly.....seeing as i don't pay it directly, but gotta pay the mom for however much i use...and im just gettin outta school n pretty daaamn broke. Thanks though....id like to have around 130, but we'll see how she goes. have a good one