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your understanding of kelvin degrees is right Totalpain. on one of these pages i've put the specs of the bulbs i use..
and ya, phish there is a fan in there.. before i had it just slightly behind it, but now i've actually got it on a timer inside the grow box.. it shuts off for an hour every 2-3 hours.
dimensions.
4 ft. tall
1 ft. deep ( which is why i have it pulled away from the wall)
and 27" wide...
for more than one plant it get's crowded.. but it's doable.. for one plant.. i can let her grow big :D
i have those same bulbs starting some off .... any heat issues for you? i've got mine set up in a cab that's 2-1/2 ft tall, 1-1/2 wide and 1-3/4 deep. they're set in a reflector instead of hangin out, but the edges of my leaves started turning yellow/brown (thinking maybe too close to the light(s)?) what's the closest yours get....
if anyone wants any info on Kelvins go to this place.....
very interesting.
www.cannibisprofessionals.com/lighting
i also have had excelent results for veg and cloning.i use 20wt for cloning.
hah i finnaly have an idea what the hell to put in my cabinet for the lightning. read the overgrow site that some of you suggested to me, pretty much explained everything...
But i'm still not sure how many lights to get, if im going to make 2 plants, ill need a Cool blue 6000k++ light to make them grow good right? then i've read on overgrow that if you add more of the 1500k+ red spek lights(i assume double lights for each plant, to make it work), it will make the buds more and more potent at the flowering stage... The bulbs that i'm most likely getting are probably 27watters' with all the growing speks, do they sell those in normal hardware stores or in like wal-mart, reno depot, home depot, any such hardware stores? or should i just ask a guy who works there" you got 27 CFL lights for growth with 6000+kelvin on em?" cheers
Total
Oh and another thing, if i buy those kinds of small fluros, how much would approx. 1 bulb cost? and how much are bulb sockets? my mom is bitching that all together a socket and a bulb are 40$, i dont believe that ( im in canada)
14-16$ per bulb
4-6 $ persocket
canadian tire
Mmmm flowers...
i've got two more plants into 12/12 now, should see signs of sexing in a few weeks..
bob - i have those same bulbs starting some off .... any heat issues for you? i've got mine set up in a cab that's 2-1/2 ft tall, 1-1/2 wide and 1-3/4 deep. they're set in a reflector instead of hangin out... the edges of my leaves started curling under and turning yellow/brown (thinking maybe too close to the lights?) what's the closest yours get....
nope! no heat issues at all, with fluorescent lights the plants can be basically within inches of the bulbs.. as long as they're not touching.
i've actually been running a mini radiator behind my unit also just to keep the temp regular.
But HPS is a lot better in terms of getting light/ growing the plant then fluorescents right? can i grow a seed to a fully flowered plant with buds coming out of it with no problem? ( i heard yes you can, and that it seriously advantages the harvest, but i want to be sure) I got a growing countdown... 12 days until i start growing :)
i'm almost 3 weeks into flowering.. i need to start thinking about the smell factor (considering i'm in a 1 bedroom apt.)
as for fluorescents from seed to harvest...that's what i plan to do, i've got an assortment of lighting in there which gives it just about a full spectrum (3 CF's, 1 Incandescent and 1 grow pot light)
she's doing juuust fine... i actually sinned and took the top of one of the colas (i've dubbed it the test branch) at 5 weeks premature.. i still get stoned off it, it wasn't cured or anything... just.. snip, dry (hardly dried it) and smoke... i should've waited.. but i just couldn't :(
here's some pics!
enjoy,
Bob.
Thanks bob... Again, nice setup
I've got to work on air circulation in my small setup. I'm thinking a small fan inside and some in/out exhausts should get me rollin'
Yes, it would be alot better to use an hps from start to finish than fluorescents. Even though the fluorescents contain a better kelvin color temperature, than a hps, the hps will produce more useable light than a fluorescent. The only way this rule could be broken is if you buy a many fluorescent lamps to match the hps, which will result in a higher electrical bill. Plus, the hps is better because it helps the plant to better produce the all important THC, the main purpose of growing cannabis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Totalpain
where can i get CFL lights that screw into normal sockets?
the most watts i can find is 45 watts. where can i get more watts?!!! thanks
well the ones i have only pull 45W also, but they have a 150w equivalent..
Same here..... the ones i got from "Wally-World" use 45W but are a 150W equivalent.
I've seen them at Home Depot, Lowe's and Ace hardware too. But Wal-mart is always cheap
Substitute the above sentence with the following: Even though the fluorescents ("daylight or "cool white") contain a better kelvin color temperature for the vegetative stage of growth than an hps, the hps will provide more overall useable light than a fluorescent for the various stages of growth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sensi Super Skunk
well,being that nobody else has recent comments,i thought i'd add one.i am using phillips 27w cf.the package says 6500k so that should be great and i noticed the warm white again in the phillips 27w is rated at 2700k.so this is good for flowering.i have used various lights and these for power consumption,cost and heat,can't be beat.no stretch at all short and bushy.
it will likely be male from my guess,but we'll see.
trichrome its all good bra....got an old 5 drawer dresser converted to grow box 2x2x4.....using same setup in lights but higer watts...23=100 watts...gota total of 8 (daylight) 6500k and 4 (warm) white 2700k runnin now in test run...but total power is 1200 watts of cfl lighting...just built a cool tube for my 400 watt hps/mh to throw in another box .... im going to expermnt with the two to see which will produce better results. here in a week i will start the lowryder i got for both cabs...i wil post pics as soon as i get digicam back from friend..
heres some links to wholesale hps lighting...if ur moneys tight..
http://www.insidesun.com/
also im doing this grow in aeroponics so as to fill u all in the setup type i ll be runnin....total of 4 plants in each cab...
Keep on tokin babby........................................
sweet price on the hps.i'll post a pic of the "little bugger in a bucket".everyone that has seen it has never seen anything quite so short and bushy,no stretch at all with the 3 lights in a 5 gal. bucket.just a rare seed i found in some good herb,sort of blueberry/bubblegumish?
i need to get my ass in gear and build a new home for "her".........so far.lmfao