fluorescent lights

[irishbud]

guys, i only havs 2 grows under my small belt haha but i done them the same. i grew in soil and used 4 cool white tubes the 2 foot ones i think they are to veg, i let them veg for at least 8 weeks before changing to hps to flower. are there new types of fluorescent lights out now? i seen some guy on youtube and he was using 1 4 foot tube to veg at least 10 plants and they were pritty big. can anyone bring me up to date on what iv missed over the past 4 years.

cheers

irishbud Reviewed by irishbud on 11-23-2010. fluorescent lights guys, i only havs 2 grows under my small belt haha but i done them the same. i grew in soil and used 4 cool white tubes the 2 foot ones i think they are to veg, i let them veg for at least 8 weeks before changing to hps to flower. are there new types of fluorescent lights out now? i seen some guy on youtube and he was using 1 4 foot tube to veg at least 10 plants and they were pritty big. can anyone bring me up to date on what iv missed over the past 4 years. cheers Rating: 5

[ncgysfnshlst]

just look 4 the highest kelvin rating
and amount of lumens.

for both category's, higher is better (no shit lol)

[kingbud2010]

would ya not just use 125w blue spectrum cfl's there a great job

[irishbud]

are them T5 lighting systems not available over here yet? they sound good, see i still hv my hps lamp but i gave away the flour's nd ballast. im limited for this grow so was wanting the flor's in 3 or 4 foot lenghts to veg nd flower wuld tht be possible?

[kingbud2010]

you can buy 2x 1 ft purple spectrum flor's at thc.ie for 40 euro, their good for seedlings, blue/white for veg and red for flowering,you'd be aswell off to buy the cfl's man their only 40 euro each and one of them should do you for a good few plants, they don't need a ballast there's pretty much no heat off them either so you can have them very close to the plant

[deeproots]

Alright irishbud

Just to let you know i think them cool white are only 2400k so they would be better for flowering. If you look out for 2 foot daylight 6400k flor's there great for veg and it would only be a matter of changing your tube's and can keep your cool white tube's for back up lighting in flowering. You can get the daylight's in Woodies and B & Q:thumbsup:

[deeproots]

Alright bro made a mistake with the kelvin tem should say 4000k

[irishbud]

Alright irishbud

Just to let you know i think them cool white are only 2400k so they would be better for flowering. If you look out for 2 foot daylight 6400k flor's there great for veg and it would only be a matter of changing your tube's and can keep your cool white tube's for back up lighting in flowering. You can get the daylight's in Woodies and B & Q:thumbsup:

so if i got 4 6400k daylight flor's 2 feet long tht would be plenty to veg 2 plants? wat then to flower, wat 4 flor's will i then use to flower? i dnt wnt to use my hps light to flower coz of the heat issue.

[irishbud]

would ya not just use 125w blue spectrum cfl's there a great job

would 2 125w
blue spectrum cfl's be good enough to veg and flower 2 plants? i know the more light the better so i wnt the plants to get the best to produce the best but without the heat issues if possible. the seeds i have are feminized black russion and juicy cronic.

[deeproots]

well irishbud

I have one of them 125 watt blue cfl's that kingbud2010 is talking about and i think there great and the fella in the grow shop said it puts out enough light to do 2 plants put i have mine over 1. The only thing is there 40 / 45 euro each.
You should go have a look in your local grow shop they will tell all about om


p.s. i wouldnt use it for flowering