ok, so 8 26watt lights is about 208watts...add the flourescent tubes at about 20watts a bulb x4 is 80watts...u could get a 250watt hps that would work much better than all those cfl's and flourescents and use about the same wattage...i use cfl's for the first two weeks of growth and i use 6-43watt cfl's during those two weeks...then i use a 400w hps with a metal halide conversion bulb...the growth is amazing...cfl's are cool but u gotta go for the hps for flowering and mh for vegging if you're gonna use that many cfl's...in my humble opinion...htgsupply.com sells the whole light system for under a 100$...close to the price of all the flouros and cfl's
curious101 Reviewed by curious101 on . enough light still new to the scene. but starting with four plants. Using one four foot fluorescent light and four 26watt cfl. will this be enough for there whole life? Rating: 5