cheap CFL's

[darkdestruction]

i did have them under 3 40 watt cfls but my cat somehow got into my grow space and knocked all my lights onto a concrete floor from about 4 feet up, smash/crash all of em broke and i am fairly broke and i couldnt find the 40 watters i need anywhere(like 7 different stores)the place i bought my first 40ws stopped carrying them so im gonna try to get a more advanced (and expensive) light set up but im still saving up. anyone know of a nice cfl growing kit i can get online or sumthing?
thx for the help

[darkdestruction]

btw my grow area is like 1.5-2ft tall, 1 ft across,and about 2 feet deep and currently i only have 1 plant in it

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the bulbs at walmart are 2700k. just thought i would let everyone know.

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thought i would add a pic for all you visually people out there!

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[Gatekeeper777]

hey guy, as a fellow CFL'er i thought i'd take a stab at answering your questions.

in answer to your first question, CFL's actually run hotter than HID, watt
for watt, the advantage is that the heat is spread throughout the grow
room rather than concentrated at one very hot point.
because it's spread out, it's easier to deal with.


also, 2 - 3 inches from the plants is a good rule of thumb, not 1 - 2 cm's.

LED's are Light Emitting Diode's and they're way more efficient than either
CFL's or HID's, unfortunately, they're still very new technology so they are
still working on them.

a few more years and and we'll all be using them, go take a look at these threads
if you're interested in LED's

http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...-grow-log.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-li...row-light.html

using them and having them hooked to a solar battery bank and they will run for free. Now thats green growing.
lotsa light for free.

[Antiokus]

Im curious to know if there are specific brands of CFL's out there best used, or if its just any of these spiral lights. Ive been scanning the forums for more info on CFL but haven't found anything talking about that.

[middieman440]

what about the 42 watt general purpose cfl is that for flower or veg?

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what about the 42 watt general purpose cfl is that for flower or veg?

do you have the color spectrum or a link or something?

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