CFL 400 watt or 250 watt hps?

leeboy007

Active Member
Hi Everyone,

I really need some good sound advice! I have 6 NL plants under a 125watt CFL blue in a 3 foot (width) x 1.5 (depth) and around 4ft vertical height.

I know it's not much light at the moment but they are vegging up nicely and I plan to sex them in 2 or 3 weeks. I will then make this the flowering chamber and use my current light for a smaller cloning mother area.

Given the width of the room just over 3 foot and the lack of height I was going to buy an envirolite twin 200 watt red cfl system.

I am just so worried that even if I get the lumens right and even use more than i need for the area and use CFL, am i still missing out on yeild?

My problem is i don't know if its worth using sodium in a cooltube or even a lowbay glass covered or something I am worried about heat/height limitations......???????
 

Old in the Way

Well-Known Member
with 4' height restrictions you will need to flower clones immediately after the root (6-8") tall under HID lighting in a cooltube if you want to be happy with the results.

Flowering with floros is not a part of any successful recipes:peace:
 

420weedman

Well-Known Member
whats up man... i dono about those red and blue cfls ...
but i got 10 6500 CFLS (walmart 2fer 7$) and i got 7 20" mother plants going great !
and have room for another big one :)
 
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