New to indoor growing. Need help

[Mrgreenthumb530]

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a little help/info. I'm new to growing just got my medical card and ready to start growing my own plants. I got a agromax grow tent 55x55x79 now I just need lights something that won't put off a lot of heat or make my electric bill to be super high. I was looking in to getting a 7-band 240 watt LED grow light and maybe three compact CFLs. Will that be enough to grow my plants all the way to the end? Please help. Thanks

[tlranger]

Led's make for the prettiest pictures, in my opinion.

[Mrgreenthumb530]

How u feel about CFLs

[Shovelhandle]

CFLs can work very well.

[Mrgreenthumb530]

How many would it take and would it only be good for veg state or for both

[Shovelhandle]

they sell cfl lamps in difference sizes and colors. Warm white is recommended for bloom cycle and daylight is for vegging cycle. (Cool White is 4100K and not a very desirable spectrum for plant growth). Cost can be a factor, 23W size can be found for a buck each, 48W can be found from $5-8 and larger, specific grow lamps and reflectors can be found and they cost quite a bit more. I would use 65-100 watts per square foot of CLFs.

[Mrgreenthumb530]

Ok thanks that actually helped me a lot I think I going to start off using CFLs and see how that works. I owe u

[crystaliscious]

T5HO doesn't pulluch power OR throw out too much heat, more lumens then cfl too- cfl are easier to get light into hard to reach spots tho

[Mrgreenthumb530]

T5 high output I was looking into those 8 2ft T5 with 16,000 lumes and 3 CFLs but books and other people say that T5s are only good for seedlings and small clones