first timer here... please help one question...

[mannskee209]

hi folks, I'm doing my first grow of 1 plant in a pc case. it's just a regular sized pc case not one of the large tall ones I saw on YouTube. ive wraped it in mylar from top to bottom with 2 fans for intake and exhaust ventilattion. the question is would 1 29 watt cfl (150 watt equal) be enough for one plant in a small grow space? my seedling is now 5 days old and its been doing fine so far right underneath the 29 watt cfl. I plan on doing a LST on it since I really don't have much height. any help would be great thanks.

mannskee209 Reviewed by mannskee209 on 08-23-2010. first timer here... please help one question... hi folks, I'm doing my first grow of 1 plant in a pc case. it's just a regular sized pc case not one of the large tall ones I saw on YouTube. ive wraped it in mylar from top to bottom with 2 fans for intake and exhaust ventilattion. the question is would 1 29 watt cfl (150 watt equal) be enough for one plant in a small grow space? my seedling is now 5 days old and its been doing fine so far right underneath the 29 watt cfl. I plan on doing a LST on it since I really don't have much height. any Rating: 5

[PhatJay]

You need to get more light. The plant will grow but it will not produce much bud. I think you would be lucky to get 14g's off it.

[mannskee209]

thanks for the reply jay. I need 1 bulb to get the job done. I'm trying to keep it CFL. any idea on what 1 CFL bulb would take care of my one plant?

[budlover13]

GE makes a 55w(equivalent of 200). Mine is Soft White(2700k), 3860 lumens. I'm currently using 3 of them along with 4 32w 4' tubes @ 2600k in a closet. I hope that light works for you. I bought mine @ Walmart for about $12. I hear you can generally expect 1/2g per watt. Not sure if it's correct.? Good Luck!:smokin:

[mannskee209]

right on budlover13. I'm only using one light socket (took it off a old lamp) so I suppose I'll buy a 55w CFL at Wally World and see how it does for me

[budlover13]

You might look and see if they have a warm white that is higher on the Kelvin scale. 6000k or higher for veg and 2700k for flower.:thumbsup:

[mannskee209]

a warm white CFL?

[budlover13]

Check out this quick search. Kinda puzzles me. They call them warm white, but the Kelvin rating is only 2700. I used 6 Lights of America Gro lights for veg, 17w ea. @ 7800K. Got those @ Walmart too for $10.83+tx/ea. I was afraid that 7800k was too high, but they worked awesome! :smokin:

[budlover13]

Sorry, forgot to paste the link. Warm White Cfl - Compare Prices on Warm White Cfl at Become.com

[mannskee209]

thanks budlover you've been super helpful.