i was thinkin of gettin 2 cfl strips.. and grabbin 2 bulbs, (1) 420nm 40w and (1) 450nm 40w.. as well. i'd be using a couple of cfls to just manage the grow.. I'm using those strips specficically to see how the spectrum affects the plants..

since i'll be growing (1) plant in a bin, i'd say its safe to keep the 80w.. it should definitely have a substantial impact on the grow.. i'm gonna try on and off days, see how the grow continues on certain lighting (for example i'll try a few days with just the aqua lights..

i'm also lookin into actinic lights.. check those out too..
sheist Reviewed by sheist on . Walmart cfl "reading light" Recently picked up a rather big compact fluorescent at Walmart for about $8. It looks like a smaller version of cfl grow lights, and is called the Reading Light. I threw away the package, but I think that the lumen output is something over 2000. But the thing that separates this light from most other readily available cfls is that it appears to be about 2700k, so a nice reddish light output. I'm gonna pick up a few more today. Ballast is built in and it fits a regular lightbulb socket. Rating: 5