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I got a fixture with 3 lights all wired up to 2 wires, then i had to buy a cord (which belonged to a halogen light) I had to cut off that connector and stip the the rubber casing around the wires so i could actually see some wire. Then i took the 2 wires from the fixture, and the 2 wires from my modified cord and twisted left with left and right with right, covered it up with electical tape and it works fine
ok, I have a hypothetical question for you guys.. Lets say we have a grow box, 4'Lx 34"wx5.2'H. Lets say they used a 400w hid, but couldn't afford a vented hood, and due to privacy issues, they tried to enclose my box and the heat got too high, so they had to keep the front open. The garden, would be a sat strain, that requires many lumens, with the 400w hid was very successful and very very nice fruit. But due to privacy and secuity issues, we would use a pure Flouro Envoirment.
Lets say, there are 4 4' shop fixtures on each side of the box, 1 40w warm, and 1 40w cool in each fixture. So, 16 tubes, producing 3000+ lumens each. On the top, 3 150w cfl in clamped sockets producing 1700+ lumens each. Here is the question. In your experienced opinions, do you think it would be a successful endevor to grow a Sat strain, in the following envoirement?
If both 4' walls were covered with 7 4' shop lights each side with 1 ea warm/cool 40w, in a fixture. At one end there would 4 maybe 5 more shop lights, and that would add 8-10 more bulbs. The plant would be lst'd, so it would be bend toward the back, ---> Now, the top would be a Bat Wing reflector attached to a 2x4, Homedepot, sells little clamped light sockets that would be clamped on and the lights would be under it and adjusted to use the bat wing as the reflector. It would be adjustable, to be lowered and raised. Each side would be 3 socket with adaptors to hold 2 warm 150w cfls, for a total of 12. So lets do the math...
Each 4' side would have a totol of 14 bulbs @ 3000 lumens = 42000 lumens. so Both sides would be a total of 82000 lumens. The back side would add a minimum of 8 lights, producing 24000 lumens. So the plant would be surrounded with a total of 106000 lumens. Add the top, 12 lights producing 1700 lumens= 20000+ lumens. So there would over 120000 lumens of light,
Lets say the garden will be done in a DWC, instead of Soil. Do you think this would be enough to grow a Sativa Dom strain?
hey what does CTT? mean
That's plenty of light Scott but sativa can be quite tall.....youre gonna be busy trying to keep the plants tied down or topped...if your space is 5'2" and you have a 400w light that needs to be 15" or so from the tops...
i havent reli read the forum but your plants look very nice!
on the first page i mean lol
So what does CTT? waht does it mean or stand for?
If you mean CCT, it stands for correlated color temperature and is mesured in kelvin (K)
Yeah, i agree, i was wondering if the situation were only fluro's.. and the 400w hps wasn't going to used. instead use 10 150 warm cfl's under a bat wing for the top. that would be aprox 27000 lumens.. along with 100,000 lumens of the shop lights surrounding the plants..Quote:
Originally Posted by doco
Naw, that stuff won't get you anywhere. What you need to do is call NASA and have them bring you a star to put into your grow box. I suggest the most powerful one you could afford. In a grow box the size you're using you'll also have to get a black hole to suck up all the excess heat but the results will be worth it until you can afford to get something better. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by scottw225
A t-5 setup might be just what you're looking for.
i got a small set up going in my storage closet of my apt and iam using flouresent lights and 2 65 watt plant growth lights think ill harvest some dank shit
My CFL experience: I was using a 95w CFL for seedlings and it was fine...it was in a hydrofarms reflector hood Temps wer about 75. My plan was to put a total of three 125w CFL's in for vegging and switch to 3 x 150w for flowering. When I put all three 125's in the closet and it got hot as hell and even with a Vortex exhaust and a Dayton intake fan and the temps are still pushing 90 degrees! So I am bagging the ultra high output CFL's and I just ordered a cool tube for a 400w HID and a Hydro Hut. I don't think all the ducting I had to do to make the closet work helped matters but hopefully a switch to the hut/cooltube will be better.
I have seen some amazing grows on this site with several smaller (23w - 65w)cfl's and I figured more is better but my experience is that with the big bulbs comes big bulb heat. The 95w was fairly cool and I know I've seen a couple people using 105w and not complaining about heat, but the 125's were pretty toasty and I can only guess what the 150's are like!
I love it!
Thats a hermie my man, check out the balls under that top
^ what he said
Hmm.. guess I'll be the first to compliment that Bart Simpson lightswitch :D
what do yall think??
Lookin' Good, is it a girl?
Hermie guy's getting some seeds. (the chicago white guy)
yeah, i do have some seeds coming although it's not too bad.... lol. it's horrible. figured what the hell, go for it anyway. it's not like i have anything else to flower! i'll upload some pics in a little while... waiting on my batteries to charge
mmmm hermie bud :D
Have you tried the twist method on any of your crops? When the growth gets to be 8" twist the stem until you here a crack, this produces thicker foliage and extra srong stem growth, i have tried this method and have reaped the rewards in the past, although on this crop i have been having problems with getting the right nutrient balance, the ends of my leaves seem to get singed for some reason. any suggestions
this thread makes me realize how bad i need a camera.
Has anyone out there used Farm Tek ? I bought a few 125 watt cfl for $39.00 they have the best prices I could find. Most search engines should have farm tek. I found them with google. Happy Trails
here are some pics of my current and my last grow.
setup is 3x 26w CFLs, 2x 40w floro tubes
was my first grow and i did a lot of stupid shit that cut down on my yield but the bud was pretty good. in my new grow, i'm definitely gonna keep the size of the plant WAY way down.
my first grow probably gave me maybe like 1oz - 2oz but some of the buds were really small and wispy. i threw a shitload of it into some brownies one night, ate them, and they didn't kick in til 7AM the next day at work. that was one messed up day.
i have a lot more pics also if anyone wants to see em. also here's a link to my grow log in the "closet/cabinet growing" section.
http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=96272
CFLs will get you high. i'm gonna buy an HPS some day though and build a cab that i can manage more easily or start growin in my big closet.
Here's some hermi bud for ya. The flower was bigger, but some fell off. But somehow, the bud its on is un-pollenated o_0?Quote:
Originally Posted by Arklenao2
You are using a total of 1080 watts of power. If you are paying $0.05 per kilowatt this will cost you approximately $29.16 per month ( $0.05 (rate) * 1.080 (Watts converted to kilowatt) * 18 hours ( time for veg substitute 12 for flowering) * 30 (days, average month days)).Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsefeathers
You could go out and buy a 200 watt compact fluorescent that would give you 19,000 lumens with one bulb (another web page said it was 18,000 lumens but the company emailed me the specs so I believe them a little more). Now the cost per month same as above would be $5.40 per month (veg). You can find the bulbs at http://www.extremegrowing.com/lighting.html , I am not saying to buy from them but this is the bulb I got. They do not have the 200 watt on their website at this time, but do have it in the downloadable book.
If you want one, go to a hydroponics place and see what they have. If you are worried about being track by your purchases then pay CASH. I have two of these bulb one 6400K and 2700K and will be putting both to work soon. This will give me a total of 38,000 lumens close to what you get from a 400 watt HPS. I went with the CPF because the heat is less of a factor.
Just thought I would add my 2 cents worth.:D
...does anyone know a good natural source of CO2...I have heard "dry ice"...seems a little sketchy(unefficient)...but if so, how is the ideal way to use it...P.S. I purchased a few T5 CFL's it's the way of the future...out:rastasmoke:
Ok, so I went to home depot to check out T5 tubes.
Geez they are thin! They didnt have T5 ballasts but had plenty of T8s
What is the difference between the 2?
Why are T5s good but not T8s?
Thanks!
What kinda of timer do you use for your CFL set up. Can you have 3 or 4 different CFL's all going threw the same timer.
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Originally Posted by PassItToTheRight
You can have as many that can be plugged into the timer, and doesnt blow the circuit breaker, should be fine with 8 or 9 26wt's on the same plug.
The difference between T5 and T8 is intially just the size of the bulb and the spacing of the prongs on the bulb.
But the difference between HOT5 (high-output T5) and T8 is TREMENDOUS.
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Hello all. Earlier in these threads, bobbong mentions being near finishing a faq for compact fluorescent growing. Anyone know where I can find it? Also, the link Text contains great looking plans for a homemade lighting hood, but all the dimmensions on the schematics are blurry. Does anyone have the proper measurements? Thanks in advance. Trying to pass information on to a friend for research purposes. -Mark
hmmm i am saving up the loot to build a grow closet for around 750 bones with a 400hps/440mh but after reading this i am thinking building a small setup like yours and grow now to get my feet wet then upgrading to a bigger setup after a few grows i looking around for a cheap grow box i have some metal shop lights i could use with some 150w cfl's to grow 3 or 4 plants then learn to clone from there any ideas for cheap grow boxes?? :trooper:
that is the exact item i bought a few of at walmart today; good cheap fixture for a cfl.
but i gotta say, i'm thinking of returning them, and going with a T5HO system instead; lumen per watt ratio seems a lot better. going to check what home depot has tomorrow.
and for 6 bones a good deal i tried them to see how well they work with a 100w cfl i could flag down aircraft lol just think with a 150wcfl..mahahahaha
i read about this on a old forum it is a " room air cleaner" and use a carbon filter to do it so maybe for a small grow like mine this would work... anybody try this?? they sell them at target??? for like 25 buck so they say.. i off to find one or two after work....:trooper:
thanks jay:weedpoke:
p.s here a link to targets site where it is
Target : Hamilton Beach True Air Plug-Mount Odor Eliminator - 04271
quick question every1, i have one plant, its deff female, its got pistils up the ass. im currently running 4 CFL's on it, all warm white on a 12/12, should this be adequate enough? also any1 have a link to some T5HO's?
You forgot to mention the wattages, so I'm assuming they're about 25 watts each, in which case you have enough lights for significant budding. More will definitely improve your yield, but that's your call.
Here's a link to some T5s for ya: High Tech Garden Supply