same problem i was faceing... i was gonna to use 2-4ft t-5's giving off 5200lumens a peice, but because of location promblems had to switch to CFL's... priced it out and serval smaller 24watt 1600lumen and 42-watt 2400lumen CFLs are alot cheaper per lumen than one single large 100 or 150 watt.... but havent tried it out yet, so ill let u know how it goes....
nauticaboy84 Reviewed by nauticaboy84 on . cfl grow: t5, cfl, many or one large? ok, so i'm going to do my first grow; it will be northern lights, standard nirvana seed. i haven't decided yet whether i will do a veg and flower room, or just one grow all the way through. anyway, what i'm leaning towards is just doing one grow in my closet. it's about 6feet tall by 9feet wide by 3feet deep. and because of heat, it has to be flouro or cfl. now, i'm trying to decide which. if i do it this way i'll use the same lights for veg and flower Rating: 5