Small CFL Setup

Love420faces

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looks good man I like your lil compact set up very sneaky. I am fortunate to have a closet to myself.. however seeds are rare to come by for me.. but i have my set up for cfl grow 3. I got the idea from looking at an LED light online, heres a pic, View attachment 215850

Tell me what ya think?
 

SzechwanChicken

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thats looks awsome. do you have all those lights going into seperate powerbars or what, and how many watts do you have going. thats like 10x what im running
 

HERBAL ADDICT

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your buds:bigjoint: wont really be worth smokin if thats all the light ur gunna use 1 200w cfl mounted in a reflector wud do alot more .noticablly more. in that size grow room a 200w is about 600w hps power but without the heat. keeps the room at about 25 to 28c :leaf::leaf::leaf::leaf::leaf:
 

SzechwanChicken

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uh yea i kinda figured that would be the case. but 42w is the highest bulb i can find anywhere around here. i could get another to make it 2x42w. ordering one online is a def. no aswell.
 

SzechwanChicken

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well anyhow. the second pair of jagged leaves is coming in. beginning week 2 of veg on 56w of daylightbulbs. and just planted a 3rd seed. germed using paper towel method, opposite of what i did with my other ones and it got a long 1.5 cm tail. this way i figure itll grow more rapidly and catch up when it breaks the surface. i think im definetly going to need that extra bulb
 

SzechwanChicken

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new picture from this afternoon. on 18/6 responding very well. watered just a little. i found out my soil likes the water i put on the bottom of my bucket, keeps the humidity regular and my soil is moist pretty much forever. new leaves are showing and the existing ones are nicely kept. they like me:-P
 

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Love420faces

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lookin good man. your def guna need more 2700k cfls tho if you dont want popcorn buds. I had 12 42watt 2700ks and 4 23watt 6500ks on my last plant but it was a fuckin male...
 

SzechwanChicken

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yea i am going to need that other bulb at least. i have 3 growing now to make sure i atleast get a female. the 2 that i planted at the same time, one is getting more growth than the other, seems to be drooping. and i have a smaller one i planted a week after cuz my other seed was a bust.
I dont know if they look normal for a grow on about the 2nd week of veg for CFLs. i think they look small and i definetly dont want popcorn. heres a pic of all 3 i have going. you can tell they all look different in growth.
 

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SzechwanChicken

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i dont think its actually ever been dry ontop. i dont know if its cuz my soil is messed or cuz i put water in the bottom of my bucket to keep the humidity up, but no the thing is pretty much always moist. and i have hardly watered it because of that.
 

Baz

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Hey have you got your plant in the bottom of this bucket? if your plant and pot are sat in water the roots will constantly suck up the water
 

SzechwanChicken

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o shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitt. yea i do. so probly the soil is always soaking that up. good looking out. i think i can find something to put in there to fix that up.
 

HERBAL ADDICT

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I ALWAYS LET THEM DRY BEFORE WATERING AND GET THEM IN ROUTINE. HERB LOVES ROUTINE OTHERWISE U GET CRAP UNEVEN GROWTH.WITH ONLY 3 SEEDS THO U WILL BE LUCKY TO GET A FEMALE ,, I THINK ITS EVRY 1 OUT OV 8 IS FEMALE.. bongsmilie:joint:bongsmilie:eyesmoke::joint::joint::joint:
 

HERBAL ADDICT

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125w ov cfl is 4 times better than a 125 hps...125w = something like 400w hps.. but with less electric bill..i use 200w self ballasted cfls now and my buds are mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm stinky sticky and fat. ill never use hps unless planning a big crop but i only do 5 at a time.. cos its all for me to smoke.. me me me i tell thee. try gro duban poison... v v v nice
bongsmiliebongsmiliebongsmilie:joint::joint::joint:bongsmiliebongsmiliebongsmilie
 

SzechwanChicken

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cool cool. i got another 40 w bulb. so now i have a total of 120W of cool white CFL going. and i cant get a hps setup. i have like 3 ft of height and it needs to to stealth. what i have if just perfect.
 

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SzechwanChicken

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oh yeah and since all my shit is plugged into a power bar at the top of my cab. all the lights are vertical. i cant change it (i glued and screwdd it onto the top) so is that ok? or like would i need a reflector or something
 
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