CFLs....warm/coolwhite

[Pothead4204life]

at walmart they might not say cool but rather say daylight or sunlight lamps or some shit like that....

Pothead4204life Reviewed by Pothead4204life on 07-15-2006. CFLs....warm/coolwhite i know coolwhite is the best u can use for veg and warm for flower.....but since i dont really wanna buy both types for differnet times of growing i would like to know if its possible to do a whole grow w/ warmwhites (mainly cuz i dont c any coolwhites around here :( ).....i mean i think either way it equals out i think...like a ton of nodes but shittier flowering cuz its not right spectrum....or a little less nodes but the right spectrum of light for flower so its at its best (besides HPS lol) Rating: 5

[drumanick0]

lol yeah....i was so suprised Home depot was out....kinda pissed me off ....ohwell, what can i do? lol, idk im not thinkin they would stretch too much tho...if i have enough watts and good reflection going....any other big name stores i could look for the hell of it tho?

thx in advance
nick

[slowthestone]

The term that should be looked for on the packaging is 'full spectrum'.

Bulbs designed to emulate the color spectrum of the sun are the ones that will provide MH lamp-like growth, at no where near the temperature or operating cost.

I'd also advise keeping CFLs more than an inch away from the leaves. 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 is more ideal for keeping the temperature of the leaves closer to where they can do more with the available light without having to expend energy keeping itself cool.

The ballast of CFLs is the hottest part...be sure to keep that part of the bulb above the leaves.

[orangeman]

are you serious? how many watts? lol.....really i was just asking cuz i couldnt find any coolwhites at HD....but if they are at walmart....shit looks like im goin to walmart...btw i already bought 4 23w warmwhite....mayb they will have same watts in coolwhite lol....

thx for help ppl....
nick

I forgot but I think they use about 42 and emite about....73. It's some where in that range, probably not exact but it's a good deal. And actually I couldnt find any warm whites at Wal Mart lol. I almost thought I was out of luck with the cool whites too because I only saw like 2 day whites and the rest were soft whites but just look around and you'll find. The ones I found didnt say cool whites on the front, they were on the back and I bought them .