CFL floodlight?

[Corkboyhigh]

Hi all, Could anybody with some lighting know how check out this page and tell me if it would be any good for vegging my ladies. At present im using a standard 5' fluorescent, but its a bit big and my babies dont seem to be growing as fast as some iv seen on here, thanks in advance :detective1:

eBay.ie: 36 watt (=300watt) floodlight next working day delivery (item 300353645389 end time 13-Oct-09 16:35:18 BST)

Corkboyhigh Reviewed by Corkboyhigh on 10-11-2009. CFL floodlight? Hi all, Could anybody with some lighting know how check out this page and tell me if it would be any good for vegging my ladies. At present im using a standard 5' fluorescent, but its a bit big and my babies dont seem to be growing as fast as some iv seen on here, thanks in advance :detective1: eBay.ie: 36 watt (=300watt) floodlight next working day delivery (item 300353645389 end time 13-Oct-09 16:35:18 BST) Rating: 5

[dustoxx420]

Yes i know its a cfl but buying two cfl bulbs from your local hardware-store at halve the price and double the lumen strength because that's looks a little to expensive its a security light. Jamrock :rastasmoke:

[oldmac]

With a reflector like that it will be capable of putting more lumens towards your plants then just a bare 36w CFL, but the question becomes what is the degrees Kelvin of the bulb?

If your vegging then you want 5500K-6500K, if you're flowering then you'd want 2700K-3000K.

As dustoxx420 points out, CFL bulbs can be had relatively cheap, maybe just more bulbs are your answer. I'd look for a deal on a six pack of bulbs.

[Corkboyhigh]

I dont know what colour temp. or lumen output it has, but my dad has one the same with a sensor over the back door and its damn bright. I think its the reflector as you said. I would probably get a new bulb anyway at the correct colour temp

[JackdaWack]

I dunno about those numbers.... 33watts 300watt equivalent seems like an absurd difference. I have a 68watt 2700k cfl from homedepot that is a 300watt equivalent. Your going to want an exact kelvin rating and not just soft white or daylight they can mean many different things.

[krisk1227]

70 Watt Fluorescent 15 In. Aluminum High Bay - L-1784 at The Home Depot

Bright Wing Grow Light System | BGH


i have seen several of these do the trick..