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03-04-2007, 05:56 PM #18Senior Member
Cheap Grow Lights
Those 65Watt CFLs would do great! At 3400Lumens EACH you would be looking at 20400Lumens total. That's more than enough for a small cabinet grow. 3 of each kelvin would create a well balanced light diet for your plant/s.
You're on the right track.
The only thing I would be concerned about would be wattage. You'd be working with about 390Watts. Your electric bill will be a little bit more expensive. But I'm assuming you're not concerned.
Also remember, with CFLs you need to keep the light as confined as possible. So if your grow enclosure is bigger than 4FT Tall x 4FT Wide x 3FT Deep, make it smaller to get it to around those dimensions or even smaller if possible. The mylar will be an absolute MUST if you cannot make the enclosure equal or smaller than that.
How do you plan on mounting your lights?
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