Temps of CFL's?

[krustythfreakinclown]

I can't find a thread which specifically addresses the whole color/temp of CFL's and their application, so here goes:

Which color (warm vs. cool) and which temp (5500K, 3500K, etc.) are best suited for vegetative growth and which are best suited for flowering?

Also, when determining wattage per square foot with CFL's, should you use the actual watts consumed by the bulb, or the equivalent light/lumens put out by the bulb?

krustythfreakinclown Reviewed by krustythfreakinclown on 08-20-2006. Temps of CFL's? I can't find a thread which specifically addresses the whole color/temp of CFL's and their application, so here goes: Which color (warm vs. cool) and which temp (5500K, 3500K, etc.) are best suited for vegetative growth and which are best suited for flowering? Also, when determining wattage per square foot with CFL's, should you use the actual watts consumed by the bulb, or the equivalent light/lumens put out by the bulb? Rating: 5

[psycho]

flowering is warm and veg cool as for the other questions no idea

[katacus]

6500k veg
3000k flowering

[Pothead4204life]

use actual wattage..not equivalent...

[BlueBear]

Use lumens even over watts when it comes to CFL's. Look for 1500 lumens and up per bulb. The more lumens the better.
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