27w ( 4 bulb ) Security light 6500k

Hornchen

Member
Saw this light at the store today, wasn't sure if it was hard to get a fixture for it or if anyone had used it before. IMO it looked like a great idea for a micro/stealth grow as supplemental light on the sides/lower sections but I was not sure if anyone else had hear of or used them before.

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Kieshed

Active Member
I also thought about using those for supplementary lighting on the sides , but thought it would use too much space , seems like it would be a decent way to add 108 watts of light though . The 26 watters are ussually between 1700 and 2000 lumen so would be about 6800-8000 added lumen . I`m not to sure about those type of Cfl`s though or if people use them in grows , would probably work fine for vegging though . Clamp reflectors and normal spiral cfl`s seem like a better bet if you are in the States though .
 

SativaMe@420

Well-Known Member
I'm sure they would be OK for supplemental lighting and such, about as good as any other 27W Fluoro/CFL but its only 27W, with the added cost of the ballast & fixtures you might as well get a 42-65W CFL, I heard from a few experienced growers that the most efficent CFL's are the 42W & 65Watters, however if you can afford them T5's with the right combination of bulbs are the best fluorescent grow lights, especially when used with HID/LED they produce excellent results. Ive also been hearing some really good things about induction/plasma induction lights, quite pricy though. You can get a 68W TCP CFL in 2700K at Home Depot for $15, that's one of the best deals Ive found and they work great, very bright but the bulbs are about three times the size of a normal incandescent bulb.
 
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