Cannaboi757
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Hortilux from my research is one of THE BEST, all of that stuff is expensive lol.
Upgrading Lights
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eazy147
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I bought lol reflectors with them. Each light was 9 a piece n reflectors like 5 I think not sure but than I bought the 2700 bulbs later so close to 100 after the extra accessories like cords but.. how many plants u grow n many grams u get
eazy147
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Yea I Was thinking about getting a 400 watt mh but I'm growing in a closet don't kno if I have room for the fan intake n all n don't kno if 400 is enough for three plants in a 3x3x5
Cannaboi757
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You will for sure need air coming through with HPS, thats one reason i chose CFL's also, i dont have the air flow capability right now.
Here is a review though for Apollo bulbs:
TheYokel
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6-7 plants per rotation... (start with 8 clones, pick the best 6... 7 if I can't choose)
15g-20g per plant
6 week rotation
eazy147
Active Member
I haven't started messing e clones. When do you cut for ur clone?
eazy147
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Yea I understand. So how's it light bill difference w ur cfls
ur using like 300 watts right?
Cannaboi757
Member
Yea 300 watts plus a 50 watt LED. I dont know the actual difference in the bill, i dont pay it, i rent a room everything included lol. But you can go to your local power company website and calculate it. The guy that owns the house has not said anything, so it cant be too much. I know one dude said there is no difference in lighting bills between CFL and HID bulbs, but im not too sure about that.....Yea I understand. So how's it light bill difference w ur cfls
TheYokel
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Yep. 300watts is 300watts. Unless you have a seriously inefficient ballast.
eazy147
Active Member
Oh ok u got it sweet lol.. yes but these cfl aren't good for too long. My might be better for long ru n. How many growths u think ur cfls will stay strong for
Cannaboi757
Member
Not sure on that one. This is my first grow with them. According to the company they last "up to 10 times as long as incandescent bulbs", but who knows if thats just marketing or not. I've had them on 20/4 light schedule, for months, and they seem to still be going strong.
eazy147
Active Member
Yea that's good. As long you don't see them to start losing there brightness. My cfls do
crawlintbss
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CFLs are just becoming annoying to move around daily. and from what ive read its better to use multiple smaller wattage bulbs then using those big moster 100+w CFLs. more footprint coverage.
Well i think im going to go with the hps with cool tube for now. possibly the aircooled hood.
Would i be okay pushing air thru the cool tube? this would save me the most space up top if i am able to.
Filter > Inline Fan > Cooltube > exit out of tent
Well i think im going to go with the hps with cool tube for now. possibly the aircooled hood.
Would i be okay pushing air thru the cool tube? this would save me the most space up top if i am able to.
Filter > Inline Fan > Cooltube > exit out of tent
Cannaboi757
Member
i dont move mine, just turn then a quarter turn every day.
crawlintbss
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the way mine are setup in hood i cant turn. plants keep moving contatantly and burning themselves so being that i pretty much have 400w of cfl id rather just deal with 1 bulb.
MattDash
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23 watt cfl's from "around the house" put out 1600 lumens
1600*8 = 12800 = where ever you light is needed
1* 11,000= 2x2 foot print
12* 1600= 19200 lumens
With some smarts you can place the smaller bulbs all around your plant or build a light box or in my case buy a plastic tub from walmart cut some holes for the socket and bulb to meet through and you have a 2x4 foot print high out put cfl lamp. Single source lights are out dated and over rated for small grows.
Cannaboi757
Member
2 250w would put out 22,100 lumens of GOOD light, household CFL's are not made for growing, and if you place your lights right you'll cover it. Thats why you every time you see a household CFL grow the buds are like half gram buds, i dunno about you guys but 10 grams a plant is a fuckin waste of time.
TheYokel
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I agree, you will never get the yield from CFLs that you will from HID...
But I run a 300w CFL tent with $30 in lights and I get close to 20g per plant; I run OG Kush, which is a light yielder anyways.
I wouldn't say me yielding a QP every 6 weeks is a waste of time. Granted, like I said, I know quite well I will be harvesting more when I get my HID... but to say it's a waste of time? Nah...
People use what they have access to...
Cannaboi757
Member
Yea i guess, the point im trying to make is the big CFL's are T5's, they are just curled around and not straight and long, and i think you get better output from them.
Cannasutraorganics
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Why every six weeks??