have any of you herd of a 5000 llume CFL?

[VapedG13]

Vaped g13, that is 5000 lumens TOTAL for that whole rig ... you could get a lot more light, for a lot less money, making your own setup (and going up to 40-watt, 48" long tubes), or, large CFLs ... if you have the space, of course ... :smokin:

No Bro thats the lumens for 1 - 4 ft. bulb cost per bulb $7.95High Tech Garden Supply

each 1 use 56 watts...So if you have 8 of these in a fixture you have 40,000 lumnes and using 450 watts...about the same lumens as a 400 watt mh but alot cooler

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[VapedG13]

my light is in a 4 ft by 2 ft area or 8 sq ft...... divide the lumens 40,000 by 8 gives me 5000 lumens per sq ft ....:thumbsup: I'm going to add 2 more of these systems to the sides when I'm in bud but I'm going to use the bloom bulbs......5000 lumens per bulb with either version

[the image reaper]

I understand ... you have almost the same setup I have had (4x2x8), I wound up with sixteen 40-watt tubes (total 56,000 lumens), before switching to a 400-watt HPS ... there's no comparison, seriously ... what they don't tell you, 56,000 lumens of fluoro doesn't even equal 40,000 lumens of HPS ... here's why: a fluoro may put out 5000 lumens UP CLOSE, but, drops drastically, even inches away ...that's why we 'float' a fluoro tube an inch above the plant tops ... I had a chart once, that documented the lumens, as they 'fall off', with each inch of increased distance ... it ain't even close ... after reading it, I immediately ordered my first 400 HPS ... not too be badmouthing your setup, or anything ... it's fine :thumbsup: ... I'm just pointing out what works better, and why ... I used to get so pissed at everybody prodding me to drop the tubes, and go HPS, but, I'm thanking those people now ... good growing :thumbsup: