Lighting Question

[Hazzy View]

http://www.bulbs.com/products/product_detail.asp?page=products&inventory=11110
wonderin if this bulb would work for bud growing i plan on starting my first grow soon. if that doesn't work then im getting a HID conversion set up. help me out here :thumbsup: :smokin: :D

[Hazzy View]

someones gotta kno, i think itll work, its full spectrum 150 watts so i dono why it wouldn't work :cool:

[Da1KrayzieThug]

Massive heat problem. And I think the spectrum is horrible.

[BkSkillz]

got one of those in homedepot killed my first crop of germinated seeds heat issues way to overpowering may be good in later stages of vegetative but i wouldnt/wont risk it ditch that idea an get some cfls 5000k u'll thank me later

[Hazzy View]

whats a cfl??? sorry im not very versed in mechanical and lighting lingo :)

[Nochowderforyou]

whats a cfl??? sorry im not very versed in mechanical and lighting lingo :)

CFL=Compact Flouresant Lighting.

Those are the small, spiral like bulbs you see around.

[Hazzy View]

ooo i see. what kinda fixture do i need to run one of those and what wattage should i get???

[Nochowderforyou]

ooo i see. what kinda fixture do i need to run one of those and what wattage should i get???

Actually, CFL's are amazing lights that require no special fixture.

These bad boys just screw right into a regular light socket, turn on, and there is light! They also use about 25% of the energy as regular bulbs, which is great!

As for wattage, that depends on how many plants you plan to grow, and the space you have.

To have a successful grow, you need, at least, 50w per/sq/ft of lighting. So, if you have a 4ft x 4ft space, you will want a min. of 400W of CFL's.

So, figure out the space you have and do the math. If you need further help, just ask :)

[Hazzy View]

ok well i wanna grow lowryder and white widow in about a 2" x 4" space i dono how many plants i could get into that space . which would be better for that - just using cfls or using HID's and also how much are cfl's each for a 50-100 watt bulb or more if they make it???

[BkSkillz]

before u go into better strains and possible a waste of good seeds i'd say experiment with bagseeds that way the margin of error will be way less costly u still have wayyyyyy far to go crawl first then run..also this site and many other sites provide more then sufficient information on every aspect of growing maybe you should take a few or more days to read extensivly on conditioning yourself for a first grow its seriously not as simple as put them under a bulb and wait 3 months the faq part of this site is a great jump off spot..take my advice or dont in the long run it is what it is..best of luck