Quote Originally Posted by luvfriday
So CFL's are used because they run cooler? I thought CFL & Led were going to run cool and save energy.
The glass on my 65 watt cfl is 110f. The glass on my air-cooled 600w HPS is 103f. The 65w cfl cost about $12, including the socket it's screwed into. The 600w HPS, with related vents, fans, reflector, bulb etc. was around $650.

Some grows, because of their small size or enclosure, can only use cfl's. Other times, growers wish they had hid lamps but can't afford them so they do the best they can with cfl's. Once they grow their own smoke, instead of buying it, most people find they have a little more money they can save to buy hid lights.

LEDs, at this point, are not a fully developed technology. Some day they may be THE thing to grow with, but not today.

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