Cfl Light Question??

I have 2-105w 6500k cfl lights And 1-55w 5000k light...Is that enough light to grow 1 plant? And When its time to Flower I have 5-55w 2700k lights..Is that enough to flower?

I would say use all of them the whole time even though certain spectrums are good for veg and for flower mixed spectrums will not hurt at all the more light the better

how many plants?

I have 1 plant.

I use 2 200 watt equivs and 4 100 watt equivs for two plants and 3 of the 100 watt equivs arnt really close enough to do much and mine are doing just fine. They would obviously do better with better light but its going just fine and im a month into flowering. I use no nutes and tap water so anything is possible

if you have only one plant you dont need to use all of them like thatguy said... lumens dont add up... in other words adding another 3000 lumen light bulb (aprox. 50 watt cfl) will not give the plant 6000 lumens of light, it will only cover a larger surface area with 3000 lumens... the three bulbs you have with the high color temp will get you where you need to be in veg... i use less because there is a line between wasting electricity (you only have one plant remember) and giving the plant what it needs. start off with just one of the 105w's for the seedlings (if you are starting from seed) than add the other as it gets bigger.. and if are planning to veg for a while and get her big you could decide on using the 55watt 5000k clf.... you will need more than two 55w cfls for flower btw... or at least you should have more

Just make sure you keep your light about 3 inches or less from the top ive noticed that the rest of the plant thrives wheen just the top has a good amount on it. I try to keep it more like an inch away but my sativas grow so fast that you may get some burnt leaves here and there

chuckbane said:

if you have only one plant you dont need to use all of them like thatguy said... lumens dont add up...

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Yes true but eventually there will be a bush little one growing and if you position your lights in all kinds of places there is more light gettin to her because cfls do not have the penetrating power of hid lighting. That is why everyone knocks them but you really can get more light where you want it

chuckbane said:

\i use less because there is a line between wasting electricity (you only have one plant remember) and giving the plant what it needs. start off with just one of the 105w's for the seedlings (if you are starting from seed) than add the other as it gets bigger.. and if are planning to veg for a while and get her big you could decide on using the 55watt 5000k clf.... you will need more than two 55w cfls for flower btw... or at least you should have more

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I do agree with this part however you don't need all of them going now add as you go

right,, as i said,, add more as it gets bigger,, one little plant does not need all that light,, it is a waste of electricity... it may give you a little more product in the end but it wont be worth the electrical bill

yeah i edited just before your post lol got a little fiesty when i saw ya knock me sorry bout that lol

i wasnt trying to knock you.. just trying to save our mother earth.. and it seemed like a waste to run all of those lights to me... not a bad waste,, i just dont think that it will be worth it

... for one plant

deesbarrett said:

I have 2-105w 6500k cfl lights And 1-55w 5000k light...Is that enough light to grow 1 plant? And When its time to Flower I have 5-55w 2700k lights..Is that enough to flower?

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are these the "equivalents"? or the real watts of your CFL's? If you have 2 REAL 105watt 6500k cfls I would use one for one plant until you see that the light is not penetrating enough to lower spots/leaves. then start adding other lights at different angles or as you see fit. Personally I like smaller bulbs so the watts can be spread out.. check this picture, ive got about 300watts of cfls. All spread out. Plants are 23 days old and LST'ed, practically growing horizontal. Thought this might give u an idea.. and I kept adding lights, when I started I only had 3 lights! one fourty two watt cfl over each.

exactly what i start out with... 45 watts

not at first at least but towards the end i am sure they will want to focus they're light and get some big buds and yes mother earth does need a break at some point it is over kill looking at cost of bulbs and wiring it can sometimes come close to an hid system though the cost is spread over some time

my setup is different tho... i hang my light and keep it a few inches away at all times... i also only grow sativas which are tall growing plants so this is necesary

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Hey guys, this is my new set up. I used a 4" square 6' long PVC fence post. I have 3 shiva skunks growing, one more week of veg. On 06/01 I'm going to start the flowering cycle. If this system works, and it looks like it will, I have already made 4 more planters, holding 24 skunk plants. I am using 2-4' long 6500k flouresent tubes, 3-100W equiv. cfl's, 5000k, and 1-100W equiv. at 3500k. I'm using foxfarm nutes, keeping the pH between 5.2 and 5.6, and trying to keepthe water temp in the low 60's, and like I said before, I'm a week from flowering. I'm hoping for 4-6 ounces from each baby.

is that a filthy setup? you know the rui guy lol, It looks great

I'm notgetting the rui reference? Have any of you tried cherry bomb? the dispensary over in santacruz is selling some stinky and sticky cherry bomb. damn. I'm pretty confident with my little set-up. ventilation is an issue,considering this is all being grown in a walk in closet.

Hey folks, I added 2 more lamps to my filthy system. On top of that, I changed all my cfl's to 26W (100W equiv.) at a color of 6500k, pumping out 1600 lumens each. Here's a pic...