most efficient flouro

[uzybear]

what are the most efficient fluorescents, for both veg and flower? cfl? flouro tube? t5?

it's looking more and more likely that i'll do a single growroom, and it will have to be all flouro because of heat and extremely poor airflow


it's a closet, and i'm thinking a couple t5 setups with perhaps 4 tubes might be the trick. would use just one when plants are young, and start using two when they grow up and flower


where is a good place to get high-efficiency flouro tube setups? i was looking at discount hydro, but unsure of what to buy

this is a 3'deep, 6'tall (up to 8ft if needed) 9ft wide closet, though i'll mylar-off part of it depending on how much room i need. i won't be able to rig intake and exhaust, just a few circulation fans inside, so i think hps is out; especially since when i'm flowering it will be the hottest of summer, though it rarely gets over 75F here; the closet cannot be left open, but most be closed always when i'm not in there working


anyway, appreciate the help; i want to buy my lights so i can get started

electricity is the issue; small appt and don't want my rates to hike too much. will only probably have 2-3 plants at best, possibly only 1

[Dr.Hashman]

I would use a 105w CFL that puts out 6,900 lumens. Use 3 of those for 20,700 lumens and it will cost you $105 from
105 Watt Compact Fluorescent (http://www.1000bulbs.com/products.php?cat=105-Watt-Compact-Fluorescent)

If you don't have $105 to drop on lights, you could always to go Home Depot or Lowe's and buy 3 42w warm CFLs ($10 each, 2000 lumens each) and then buy 3 cool 30w CFLs ($5 each and 1100 lumens each).

If you enclose your space with mylar, that you can easily do it. I would check out the Rubbermaid grow boxes. You could just use one of those and put it in your closet. You could do an enlarged version with a larger tub.

T5/CFL Rubbermaid Stealth Grow from Bagseed. - Grasscity.com Forums (http://forum.grasscity.com/grow-journals/125777-t5-cfl-rubbermaid-stealth-grow-bagseed.html)

http://boards.cannabis.com/growroom-setup/80747-how-rubbermaid-tub-growbox.html

I like Bodom's growbox design alot and your could just click on all these links:

rubbermaid grow box - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rls=DVXA%2CDVXA%3A2006-20%2CDVXA%3Aen&q=rubbermaid+grow+box)

[whitestalkslongwalks]

the T5HO's seem to be the winner here, with as much as 92lumens per watt. now that's impressive, beating out metal halide. this is a much bigger deal than folks realize it seems

[fishman3811]

yeah but you get a greater penatration with mh lights