CFL Veg Area

[Dan42nepa]

I need an alternate veg area for when i put my current plants into flower. They are currently under a 400w MH but will flower them under a 400 W HPS. I have 18 cuttings which are surviving but need a new veg area. I am thinking of using CFLs until my flower room frees up in about 8 weeks. Any idea as to what sort of bulbs? If i used 3 bulbs would I need 2 cool and one warm? The only fixture i can think of is these ceramic 3 piece fixtures which are wired together into one plug and are designed to be screwed onto a board. Anyone use anything like that?

Dan

 

[cobo]

I need an alternate veg area for when i put my current plants into flower. They are currently under a 400w MH but will flower them under a 400 W HPS. I have 18 cuttings which are surviving but need a new veg area. I am thinking of using CFLs until my flower room frees up in about 8 weeks. Any idea as to what sort of bulbs? If i used 3 bulbs would I need 2 cool and one warm? The only fixture i can think of is these ceramic 3 piece fixtures which are wired together into one plug and are designed to be screwed onto a board. Anyone use anything like that?

Dan

If your going cfl's you wud be much better getting a ECOLITE (Envirolite) i've got good results from them , they are low energy which helps keep the electric bills down and you will have " NO " Heat issuses to worry about freely available in the UK ... i got the eco lite instead of the envirolite as grow shops said too many enviros were coming back with faults ... have a look at what you can get with eco lite






Envirolites



My ECO lites at work

 

[Dan42nepa]

i have tentatively looked for these at home depot and lowes in my area but cant find them.. what sort of fixtures do you use?

 

[cobo]

i have tentatively looked for these at home depot and lowes in my area but cant find them.. what sort of fixtures do you use?

People in states seem to have trouble getting them .. Ebay seems to be place to get them . They use a E-40 LAMP holder

 

[Guest]

Got to the lights of america website lowes and whatnot dont carry the good ones anymore.

 

[Guest]

BTW you are better off with more small CFL's than 1 big one. Lights of america sells lights of the propper spectrum for vegiging and flowering i use them below the canopy for solid top to bottom kolas.

 

[cobo]

BTW you are better off with more small CFL's than 1 big one. Lights of america sells lights of the propper spectrum for vegiging and flowering i use them below the canopy for solid top to bottom kolas.

I use the small CFL's as well , but they DO NOT COUNT compared to ECO light , if you have a small vegg area just get the 125w ECO(12" long and 3" wide).

THEY ARE ENERGY SAVING BULBS TOO , ONLY USE 20% OF ELECTRIC

 

[Dan42nepa]

This is what i will be dealing with.. at least temporarily. I wanted cfl's because it could be somewhat portable. Case in point, my sister is visiting over xmas and i will need to relocate my planned alt veg area to the basement or somewhere... Out of the 22 plants a few may not survive and some will be males once they determine the sex during flowering. These are cuttings from 6 plants and the others are some sour diesals gifted to me this weekend from a friend at a party. Once my current grow is harvested i can go back to my 400w MH area but have no idea what state these will be in after 8 weeks. I actually hope they grow slow and i dont want anything overpowering since i am dealing with young cuttings. I was thinking of a tub i can cover with a screen (for my cats) and suspend the lights and a fan over the top. the fixtures i am considering is 3 ceramic fixtures, wired together and connected to a single wall plug. I think they may handle 40-60 watts each. I would screw them into a board and hang the board over the plants. I am not sure of the spectrum. I had 40 watt shop lights but they are too bulky...

 

[cobo]

seedlings and clone trive with ECO , and with 3 40w cfls there will be more heat issusess . also very portable , easier than what ur talkin about . You will not reget getting the ECO ... Thats my 2 cents worth anyway , but im talking from my experiance with the ECO .

 

[Dan42nepa]

are they for veg or flower or both?

 

[FunkBomb]

Check this out for the Ecolights:


http://www.1000bulbs.com/products.php?cat=200-Watt-Compact-Fluorescents


-Funk