Looking for advice to improve my budget grow

[arthurdickson]

Hello guys im new to the forum.

I used to grow under 400W HID's and MH's but that was turning out to be waay too expensive plus i was having trouble with the heat. I moved to argentina now and i just finished setting up my grow cabinet but this time im using CFL's (two 65 watt lamps as you can see below, combined about 5000 lumens i know im not gonna yield no where near like with HID's bit if i can get into a rhythm and flower a bush and replace with a vegged plant when i harvest i will be happy).

the size of the cabinet is 50cmx50cm (1.6ft squared at the base and height is just over a meter but i got my homemade reflectors which work pretty well about 2 inches from my plants as you can see the overhead is pretty dark so they are getting most of the light)

my question is, will this be enough to veg AND flower? or will i need to go to the hardware store and fetch some more CFL's???

seeds germinated and sprouted out from the soild, been under lights for a day and a half now.

[TeeAcheSee]

Please no thread hijacking, I saw u posted the same thing on someone elses. Just start your own its not very difficult

[arthurdickson]

Please no thread hijacking, I saw u posted the same thing on someone elses. Just start your own its not very difficult

im new to the forum been waiting for a reply no one seems to care thats why i posted everywhere.

[TeeAcheSee]

Ive got some updates. unfortunatly i cant upload pics, it says they keeping failing even though im doing it the same way as before. they are lookin mostly healthy but i have a ph problem. i got some ph strips but they only go down to 6.2 and my soil is below that, my water is between 6.2-6.8 with only Fox Fram Grow Big, in my other mix of water with that, Earth Juice, and fish emulsion it is below 6.2. I dont have access to any kind of grow stores around here but does anyone know where to get a good ph meter for cheap? also, can bone meal raise your soils ph? or is there a better option that I would be able to find at home depot or lowes? Ive been looking for ph up but can only find it for pools, is it bad for plants?

and to arthurdickson. i think u should be good on lumens as long as your lights are the correct spectrum, so u should use different ones for veg and flower. just google chlorphyll activity if u arent sure what u need. blue for veg red for flower. and good luck fitting all those plants in that small space. im having a hard time just keeping my 3 from burning on the lights in a 2 sq ft box.