6271 lumens

[MastaChronic]

is this enough for 10 plants? i plan on killing the males as soon as i know, so 4/5/6?

[budnums]

You will need more lumens. Are you using flourescents?

[TheGreenFog]

is this enough for 10 plants? i plan on killing the males as soon as i know, so 4/5/6?

No. :confused:

Thats like a max of 4 CFLs at 24 watts each. And thats being generous. That is enough to grow 1 or 2 plants. Not 10-11 plants. You can use that until they are about 1 or 2 weeks old. Then you need more. IMO. You will not be able to get them big enough to sex with that few lumens. Sorry.

Out of what are you pulling these lumens??

TGF

[MastaChronic]

cfls, so i could grow like 2 plants?

[duckfool]

more like 1 (averaged sized)

[Ginnas]

How many plants could 6 CFL's support ?

[duckfool]

um.... what wattage are they?

[Ginnas]

I plan on using 6 of the spiral design. I think they are rated at 23 watts, but it says on the package 23w=100w light output.

[Pass That Shit]

Ginnas, If you're going with 6 bulbs, then choose the warm with higher wattage. You can find the 42W that are appx. 3000 lumens per bulb at most box stores (under $10each). Even with 6 bulbs (appx. 18000 lumens), you will have to train the plants to stay close to the light. Plenty of growers use warm bulbs for their entire grow. I would try two plants with that amount of light.

[Ginnas]

Thanks mate. I think ill start 5 seeds and cut it down to two once I see how strong each is going/ how many males I get. I also plan to have my closet lined with mylar so I hope that helps with my limited ammount of light. Cheers.

[MastaChronic]

i dont just have cfls, a have a metal halogen lamp too, but i dont know the lumen output :( its like...um, a little thin tube thats 4 1/2 inches long and gets hot enough for me to light my cigarettes on. is this acceptable? its color spectrum, i think, is mostly reds and yellows

[Ginnas]

You mean metal halide ? If so yes metal halide will grow, however its not a good idea to touch (or even have fingerprints on) a high intensity light. They can easily crack.

[checkmark9]

masta halogen lights make more heat then light, but if they work they work, i personally wouldnt use them though because of fire hazard.

[MastaChronic]

oh, ok, thanks for possibly saving meh :thumbsup: i dont know if its halogen or halide, i got it off of a brazier lamp

[upnsmk]

is it pretty skinny? smaller then your cfls if it is then i wouldnt use them (it prolly halogen and ive never tried but ive heard that dont do jack) just go get 1-2 42-45 watt cfls about 3000 lumens each swap em with 1-2 of your other ones and grow some herbs

[doco]

What is a brazier lamp?

[MastaChronic]

have you ever watched those movies about like ancient romans and stuff and they got these stands with a big bowl at the top filled with oil? thats a brazier, a brazier lamp is basically the same thing, and yeah the bulb is really skinny