CFL 42W/150W flouro OK to veg?

[Nochowderforyou]

I guess I'll just bite the bullet and get a MH and a HPS but how powerful? Want to veg to 8"-10" inches for SCROG grow 1 plant growing a 2'x2' screen using soil on this one:-(

Whoa holy shit I'm blind, I see your space now duh!

8-10 inches high is not even a ft. That is quite a small space. I suggest using nothing but CFL's. Low heat factor, hps produces a lot of heat and you NEED a fan to keep it cool. For your space, you have the 42W CFL already, I would get a 25W CFL, a total of 67W CFL's for vegging. But when flowering hits, you will probably want to add another 25-35 watts of floros/CFL's. Having a total of 92-102W for flowering.

Keeping your plants that short will be a challenge, hope I helped, good luck.

Nochowderforyou Reviewed by Nochowderforyou on 07-24-2005. CFL 42W/150W flouro OK to veg? I have a spiral compact flourecent light the says on the package that it is 150 watts of light using 42 watts of power. It says "warm white light" on the package description. Is this light OK for vegging period? I have a seedling in soil (already had it going in soil before my hydro setup arrived) and want to use this light for vegging (24/7) and then switch to HPS for flowering.(12/12) Any comments on this type of light? (spectrum, etc) thanks for the help, Max Blast Rating: 5