CFL grow.

**2generations** · 27-05-16, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by Dtonic_Lb

Well I've decided to add another 100w 1600 Daytime light bulb for a total of 6 CFls with about 9500 Luminous in a 2.5 sq ft box. My temperature stays around 73-77 and humidity around 34-36. The ventilation is pretty good and they are really cool burning bulbs, cfls don't really waist that much money and they don't run hot..

That rh seems pretty low to me, pal. 60 optimal in grow, 40-50 in flower.

**ReeferDankness** · 27-05-16, 03:30 PM

You'll really need more light than that for flowering... also the daytime bulbs have a colour temp of 5500/5600k It will work for growing as it's light but it contains very little of the blue and red spectrum that the plants need. 9500 lumens is really no where near enough. I used a 300w CFL for veg and that was 20k lumens and after a few weeks I needed more light than that.

If you can afford to buy and run an HPS you'll get more like 90k lumens, and much better bud

Also if you'r RH is as low as 30 you might want to get a humidifier as well.. you can get pretty cheap ones online that will help out.

MrChedHead · 27-05-16, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dtonic_Lb

Well I've decided to add another 100w 1600 Daytime light bulb for a total of 6 CFls with about 9500 Luminous in a 2.5 sq ft box. My temperature stays around 73-77 and humidity around 34-36. The ventilation is pretty good and they are really cool burning bulbs, cfls don't really waist that much money and they don't run hot..

Go and treat yourself to a 200w prakasa led ... it will know the life out of cfl's... you wont be dissapointed 😊

**Dtonic_Lb** · 31-05-16, 07:12 PM

Starting to show some pistils on the tops of one of my plants, I try and keep them out back in the sun light rather then my cfls. I'm looking to purchase a 150w HPS light Thursday and looking for a better grow room rather then the thick box setup I'm using. Plants are looking good, I've been using organic molasses with watering and got some flowering formula I'm going to add in a couple weeks.

**Valve man** · 31-05-16, 07:51 PM

I'll add my tuppence worth.

Forget any of the CFLs for 3 plants. The amount of wattage you are using is insane. For 600w of energy you could pull 20oz using hps.

Get a 250mh/hps ballast and get a small dr60/80 sized tent. That way you can expect 6+oz no bother

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**Dtonic_Lb** · 31-05-16, 07:56 PM

Question: I live in zone 10b and its really hot here normally, would it be bad to allow my plants to be outside during my light hours and then bring them back in during sleep hours? I'm still waiting on reply on the 150w hps system.. the plants have had sunlight most of their life. They been in flowering light since Saturday 28th.

**uparoundthebend** · 31-05-16, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by Dtonic_Lb

Question: I live in zone 10b and its really hot here normally, would it be bad to allow my plants to be outside during my light hours and then bring them back in during sleep hours? I'm still waiting on reply on the 150w hps system.. the plants have had sunlight most of their life. They been in flowering light since Saturday 28th.

zone 10b.....is that on earth?

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**Dtonic_Lb** · 31-05-16, 08:48 PM

...unfortunately.

**uparoundthebend** · 31-05-16, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Dtonic_Lb

...unfortunately.

tough luck buddy! haha

are you in uk?..i am. im not sure about using sunlight, id have thought youd need be near equator to get good strong light, may be wrong though. if you've got the cash available do as valvertoker said above, youll be amazed what you could reap using less watts than you are currently.

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**Dtonic_Lb** · 01-06-16, 06:57 PM

No I'm not in the UK but am pretty close to the equator in a sense. Around 1,500 miles. I'll just keep them outside during the daytime and bring them back in for the night till I can get decent lights and setup inside. It a good 86-90℉ outside on a nice day here my plants love it.