fluorescent lights

[irishbud]

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

so blue cfl's to veg ill get 2. can u get a reflector to go around lik a ballast? any idea on wat to use to flower? cheers lad

irishbud Reviewed by irishbud on 11-25-2010. 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

[loststix]

i have those bulbs and i use them they come in different colour codes
red for flower and blue for root growth
no heat of them and light fittings can be got at local hardware shop
reflector can be got at a hardware shop
it is just where ya buy them they come in 125,150,200,250
shop around as i havent seen any about in a shop that comes near internet price
i am using one for a re-veg which seems to be working
change all the lights in ur house to the cfl's and wont notice the difference in ur esb bill
:rastasmoke:

[irishbud]

i have those bulbs and i use them they come in different colour codes
red for flower and blue for root growth
no heat of them and light fittings can be got at local hardware shop
reflector can be got at a hardware shop
it is just where ya buy them they come in 125,150,200,250
shop around as i havent seen any about in a shop that comes near internet price
i am using one for a re-veg which seems to be working
change all the lights in ur house to the cfl's and wont notice the difference in ur esb bill
:rastasmoke:

thanks for the input lad when you say blue is for root growth is that veg? and would yse the red to flower?

[deeproots]

Well bro

You can get them as follows.................
Eco light blue for grow/veg in 125 watt 45, 200 watt 65, 250 watt 85 euro,s
Eco light red for bloom/flower in 125 watt 45, 200 w 65, 250 w 85 euro,s
Eco light purple for veg/flower in 125 watt 50, 200 w 70, 220 w 75, 250 w 90 euro,s. I would get the purple as there only a extra 5 euro,s and can use them for veg and flowering i am going to get one myself hope this help,s

[irishbud]

Well bro

You can get them as follows.................
Eco light blue for grow/veg in 125 watt 45, 200 watt 65, 250 watt 85 euro,s
Eco light red for bloom/flower in 125 watt 45, 200 w 65, 250 w 85 euro,s
Eco light purple for veg/flower in 125 watt 50, 200 w 70, 220 w 75, 250 w 90 euro,s. I would get the purple as there only a extra 5 euro,s and can use them for veg and flowering i am going to get one myself hope this help,s

deeproots nice one for the help man, i bought a ballast to hold 4 2 foot flor's only cost me 15 quid but dnt no were to get the proper flor's for it, can you tell me were can i get the cfl's and all the stuff to get it working. im sorry for asking so many questions but i dont want to mess it up yeno but thanks again lad ur on my xmas card list

[khyberkitsune]

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

All gas discharge lamps require a ballast, from HID to fluorescent. Who told you CFLs don't require a ballast?

[khyberkitsune]

i have those bulbs and i use them they come in different colour codes
red for flower and blue for root growth
no heat of them and light fittings can be got at local hardware shop
reflector can be got at a hardware shop
it is just where ya buy them they come in 125,150,200,250
shop around as i havent seen any about in a shop that comes near internet price
i am using one for a re-veg which seems to be working
change all the lights in ur house to the cfl's and wont notice the difference in ur esb bill
:rastasmoke:

Blue for root growth? No. Red for root growth. Red is responsible for photomorphogenesis and structure production. Blue is primarily responsible for bulk mass production.

[irishbud]

All gas discharge lamps require a ballast, from HID to fluorescent. Who told you CFLs don't require a ballast?

iv seen pics on here ppl using cfl's in wat looks like a normal socket scrwed to a bit of wood......im just trying to get my setup going using cfl's or flor's to veg. im starting from seed and trying to take on board what everyone is saying you could say im a bit confused. is it 3 fdifferent colors i need? a bulb for seedling, one to veg and one to flower?

thanks man

[mickrick]

iv seen pics on here ppl using cfl's in wat looks like a normal socket scrwed to a bit of wood......im just trying to get my setup going using cfl's or flor's to veg. im starting from seed and trying to take on board what everyone is saying you could say im a bit confused. is it 3 fdifferent colors i need? a bulb for seedling, one to veg and one to flower?

thanks man

hey bud, the wood is just a bracket to hold the bulb fitting.ballast is in the base of the bulb..
only two color's blue for seedlings and veg red for flowering
with the cfl's for flowering you wont get much back for ya time and effort hps is the way to go.. just a thought mate.. have a read of this..

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mick.

[khyberkitsune]

iv seen pics on here ppl using cfl's in wat looks like a normal socket scrwed to a bit of wood......im just trying to get my setup going using cfl's or flor's to veg. im starting from seed and trying to take on board what everyone is saying you could say im a bit confused. is it 3 fdifferent colors i need? a bulb for seedling, one to veg and one to flower?

thanks man

Find one that closely matches the spectral output balance of the sun.