Quote Originally Posted by hydrocannabis
1 quick question. would 6 clf lights and 2 floro lights be enought to grow 2-3 at a time?
hey hydro, if you mean 2 T5 floros, then I'd say probably yes.

If you're asking about my same setup, then I don't really know. Twice the space and I'm looking at just under 4000 lumens per square feet, still well above the textbook minimum to sustain growth. Divide by 3 and I'm looking at just about the minimum to sustain growth. The one advantage of flexible gooseneck lamps and Y-adapters is that I could light two sides in of the plant really well in addition to overhead lighting. This time I'd like to add two more desk lamps to have 8 x 26 w warm lights surrounding the plant(s)...

I'm strictly on CFLs myself, now. I used a 400w HPS for two grows and loved it. I'm knee deep in weed because of it, but it's too hot and bothersome for my fly-by-night setup.

I say try it and let's compare results! Good luck.