lights

i have recently found cfls at my local supermarket philips tornado they use 23w of electricity and give out 125w at 1550 lumen do you think i could hook 4 or 6 up in a reflector and use for flowering instead of a hps ive seen them in cool and warm white would i use just one colour of a mixture of the 2 any replie is appreciated cheers

IF anything, go to the hardware store and use the 42 watt cfls. as they are more bang for your buck (usually 2700+ lumens each). soft white for flowering.

Now, for vegetative growth you should choose the 'cool white' light. This is also acceptable for flowering, but a 'warm white' light will be better as it is stronger in the red end of the light spectrum which is more suitable for flowering.

mogie said:

Now, for vegetative growth you should choose the 'cool white' light. This is also acceptable for flowering, but a 'warm white' light will be better as it is stronger in the red end of the light spectrum which is more suitable for flowering.

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I have had one successful grow using CFLs in the 2700 range. Yes, they work but I attribute my small success to growing very close to the lights in a small space totally lined with mylar. I was using cool white light for veg and added a very small incandescent for red light flowering.
I have since moved to full spectrum and we'll see how that goes. Jury is still out on that one.
It's bright enough in my little grow space that I have to use sunglasses to tend the plant(s).
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