Im a Beginner wanting to grow in a closet.

Freedom23

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That should be enough for like two plants, because each plant needs at least 5000 lumens to grow right
1 pack of 15w CFLs would be more then enough for a 2 foot plant prob could get 1 to 3 feet that's like

150w
9,000 lumes in all (yea I know they don't add up but the lux does)

some on the top bottom area , sides and between the plants:weed:
 

Freedom23

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Yeah but I'd have to set those all up on a rig and wire it myself and Idk how to do that. but no matter what if I have veg and flower in the same closet I have to build grow boxes or can I just leave them in the open closet with the light on?
I could show you how to wire a light socket for a CFL if you watned its not hard trust me.
 

Jtoth3ustin

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panda film is way more easier cleaning. than having to paint over nute staind walls. but thats me... CFLs are okay but for more tha two plants its too time consuming having to adjust the lights to be as close as possible to the buds. i learned from my mistakes. if your trying to get a somewhat constant flow of piff. get a HPS any wattage, and use the CFL's for supplamental light. you gotta look at it like quality over quantity... like you should use a light made for growing instead of a HPs security light... theyl both get the job done. but one will get you that piffffff......
Pe@ce....
 

Freedom23

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panda film is way more easier cleaning. than having to paint over nute staind walls. but thats me... CFLs are okay but for more tha two plants its too time consuming having to adjust the lights to be as close as possible to the buds. i learned from my mistakes. if your trying to get a somewhat constant flow of piff. get a HPS any wattage, and use the CFL's for supplamental light. you gotta look at it like quality over quantity... like you should use a light made for growing instead of a HPs security light... theyl both get the job done. but one will get you that piffffff......
Pe@ce....
if you build your grow area right you won't realy have to adjust the CLFs alot if your smart enough you will have it so that you just have to adjust the plants them self , you can manipulate how the plant grows easly by topper certin areas of a plant to keep it at a certin hight:weed:
 

Jtoth3ustin

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i know mayng... im not bashin CFL's.... you already know thats how i did my first 3 ops lol....... but experience has tought me well..... quality over quantity...
 

nozthedon

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See you will be growing, i on the other hand have already done it and know that he could perfectly fit a four bulb T5 in there and get the results hes looking
 

Jtoth3ustin

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HTG has some good deals on there four tube setups. i was looking at them a while back.... red and blue setups. or just red, or just blue.
 

Freedom23

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if I was going to flower using the same setup and not want to have lights to change out when you want to flower I would buy red and blue spec bulbs to mix so that you get the best of both worlds
 
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