light splitter???

[potalot17]

okay.so i have been on the enternet looking for a light spllitter.ive been to wallmart,lowes,and home depot (online) and they have no listing of the light splitters.has anybody bought light splitters from any of these places cause i would hate to waste the gas.Or does anybody know where i can get them besides online?

potalot17 Reviewed by potalot17 on 02-17-2009. light splitter??? okay.so i have been on the enternet looking for a light spllitter.ive been to wallmart,lowes,and home depot (online) and they have no listing of the light splitters.has anybody bought light splitters from any of these places cause i would hate to waste the gas.Or does anybody know where i can get them besides online? Rating: 5

[adam59600]

yes, you should be able to find them at all the places listed above. The splitter looks like a Y, so you can use 2 bulbs in one socket. good luck to you and i hope i was able to answer your question!

[potalot17]

yes thank you vry much.you wouldnt happen to know if two cfl bulbs would do the trick for one plant.and if so what wattage im kinda going to pick it up tommorow so i wanta make sure.

[adam59600]

To answer your question, TWO CFL bulbs will NOT be sufficient lighting for you plant(s). Mybe a minimum of 4 to 6 23w CFL's, (daylight for veg warm for flower) Even more. You should be able to pick up a pack of four 23w CFL's at Wal-mart for $6 or so. sometimes even the dollar store by me has 23w bulbs. I hope this helps you! and good luck!

[potalot17]

To answer your question, TWO CFL bulbs will NOT be sufficient lighting for you plant(s). Mybe a minimum of 4 to 6 23w CFL's, (daylight for veg warm for flower) Even more. You should be able to pick up a pack of four 23w CFL's at Wal-mart for $6 or so. sometimes even the dollar store by me has 23w bulbs. I hope this helps you! and good luck!

you think thats to much power for one outlet??? and thanx for the help

[MonkeyBone]

Stop by my log, in my sig, Every info you need is there!

I have 400 watts of Cfls...18 bulbs total on one outlet without a scratch!

[potalot17]

thanx very much guess ima have to get three splitters then.nice plants to sorry bout the leaves.

[adam59600]

nah its not too much power, you can just plug your lights and fans into a power strip and youll be good.

[AllforMe]

the socket splitters that i think you are referring to are in the electrical parts section of home depot, with all the light switches etc. The cheap white plastic ones are 1-2$ apiece (I believe, it's been awhile). Remeber that those cfl bulbs aren't exactly cool. I had 12 27 watt cfls in a 2.5x3.5x6.5 cab with a cheap inline duct 4inch fan with a homemade carbon scrubber way back for my first grow and couldn't keep temps below 90. just run the setup without plants for a day with a min/max thermometer in it and see your max temps. Then you can increase airflow if necessary.:thumbsup:

[potalot17]

yea so what if i cant get the temperature down do i just decreacs the light or increase the air flow?im mostly worried about how to keep the air temperature up while my lights of im not worried about over heating i got some good fans radio shack and im probly gonna throw out my seedling and start over cause im moving(thank you for the help)