HID vs CFL

[Volker]

Volker i stated that as well...a cfl will work and will give you results, however an hps is far superior if you have the environment controls.

Bleh! Soory, missed that. Guess we on the same page, then!

hehehe... When I salvaged and mounted the squirrel cage fan out of a trashed microwave, my closet temps shot down from high 80s to upper 60's. I only run the fan if I notice the temp in mid to upper 80's. I think I may have enough ventilation to put a small HPS in there. There's a few 75W to 150W HPS "security lights" I can "snag" down the alleys...

Only problem is, it vents into the kitchen. Right now, with CFTs, I can defo smell it when I walk out of the entry foyer into my apt. If/when I go HPS, I imagine that smell will only get worse. I still have to find another chunk of pipe & elbow to vent it to the kitchen exhaust, which vents to the roof.

Volker Reviewed by Volker on 12-26-2006. HID vs CFL in a small one plant situation, given light spectrums being ballanced between each situation and all other factors the same, would you see a difference between ~300 watts of CFL, and ~150 watts of CFL supplimented by say a small 50 or 75 watt HID? my main areas of concern are with potency, density, and mass, as well as time till maturation. Rating: 5