light splitter???

[potalot17]

okay.so i have been on the enternet looking for a light spllitter.ive been to wallmart,lowes,and home depot (online) and they have no listing of the light splitters.has anybody bought light splitters from any of these places cause i would hate to waste the gas.Or does anybody know where i can get them besides online?

[adam59600]

yes, you should be able to find them at all the places listed above. The splitter looks like a Y, so you can use 2 bulbs in one socket. good luck to you and i hope i was able to answer your question!

[potalot17]

yes thank you vry much.you wouldnt happen to know if two cfl bulbs would do the trick for one plant.and if so what wattage im kinda going to pick it up tommorow so i wanta make sure.

[adam59600]

To answer your question, TWO CFL bulbs will NOT be sufficient lighting for you plant(s). Mybe a minimum of 4 to 6 23w CFL's, (daylight for veg warm for flower) Even more. You should be able to pick up a pack of four 23w CFL's at Wal-mart for $6 or so. sometimes even the dollar store by me has 23w bulbs. I hope this helps you! and good luck!

[potalot17]

To answer your question, TWO CFL bulbs will NOT be sufficient lighting for you plant(s). Mybe a minimum of 4 to 6 23w CFL's, (daylight for veg warm for flower) Even more. You should be able to pick up a pack of four 23w CFL's at Wal-mart for $6 or so. sometimes even the dollar store by me has 23w bulbs. I hope this helps you! and good luck!

you think thats to much power for one outlet??? and thanx for the help

[MonkeyBone]

Stop by my log, in my sig, Every info you need is there!

I have 400 watts of Cfls...18 bulbs total on one outlet without a scratch!

[potalot17]

thanx very much guess ima have to get three splitters then.nice plants to sorry bout the leaves.

[adam59600]

nah its not too much power, you can just plug your lights and fans into a power strip and youll be good.

[AllforMe]

the socket splitters that i think you are referring to are in the electrical parts section of home depot, with all the light switches etc. The cheap white plastic ones are 1-2$ apiece (I believe, it's been awhile). Remeber that those cfl bulbs aren't exactly cool. I had 12 27 watt cfls in a 2.5x3.5x6.5 cab with a cheap inline duct 4inch fan with a homemade carbon scrubber way back for my first grow and couldn't keep temps below 90. just run the setup without plants for a day with a min/max thermometer in it and see your max temps. Then you can increase airflow if necessary.:thumbsup:

[potalot17]

yea so what if i cant get the temperature down do i just decreacs the light or increase the air flow?im mostly worried about how to keep the air temperature up while my lights of im not worried about over heating i got some good fans radio shack and im probly gonna throw out my seedling and start over cause im moving(thank you for the help)

[adam59600]

increase your airflow. you'll want to make your intake at the bottom and your exhaust at the top. You can most likely find a good inline fan at the hardware store for your exhaust. i use 120mm and 80mm pc fans for all my ventillation, and my temps are fine. i'm using CFL's as well.

[potalot17]

i got good fans im just worried about my temperature going down when my lights are off any advice on that cause ppl tell me to keep my fans on both lights off and lights on but when the light go out my temperature goes down how do i keep it up?

[adam59600]

how low do the temps get? I believe they can stay comfortable until it gets down to the mid 50's without stressing. any lower than 55-60 will not be good.

[KingKronic420]

i got good fans im just worried about my temperature going down when my lights are off any advice on that cause ppl tell me to keep my fans on both lights off and lights on but when the light go out my temperature goes down how do i keep it up?

why would you want to keep the temps up? how cold is it in your box? lights off of course.

[potalot17]

i dont know ill have to get to you on that

[MonkeyBone]

Below 50 is not good. Buy a fan heater, it will solve your temp problemes but t will decrease your humidity dramaticaly.