grilledcheese101
Well-Known Member
Hey guys i figured id make this post for the cheap guys looking for an alternative lighting source than cfls. I was running 1 125w 6500ks, 3 23w 3000ks, and 2 45w 3000ks. And tested at 12 inches was getting anywhere from 16-25k lumens (very uneven).
I purchased 14 10w 800 lumen bulbs from walmart on sale for .50 cents a piece. Globe brand. Got a good deal on vanity fixtures and merreted them all together. Then i took the opaque reflectors off of each of them and socketed them in place
Instant on was the first benefit i noticed- zero warm up time, full lumens as soon as the light turns on. Second benefit was i grow in a 36x20x70 inch grow area amd swithching to cfls netted me 7°F in heat loss alone. Another benefit was penatration. I can have the plants further away from the fixture yet get more light than before. I plan on updating with progress and growth from my new led grow
I purchased 14 10w 800 lumen bulbs from walmart on sale for .50 cents a piece. Globe brand. Got a good deal on vanity fixtures and merreted them all together. Then i took the opaque reflectors off of each of them and socketed them in place
Instant on was the first benefit i noticed- zero warm up time, full lumens as soon as the light turns on. Second benefit was i grow in a 36x20x70 inch grow area amd swithching to cfls netted me 7°F in heat loss alone. Another benefit was penatration. I can have the plants further away from the fixture yet get more light than before. I plan on updating with progress and growth from my new led grow
lol my ph was super low hence why theres no growth but i got everything dialed in today. Runoff is in thrle 6.8 7 range right now which will do till i repot them in promix- i was running half peat half coco and thr peat dropped my ph down to like under 5 or something fucked. Im surprised theyre alive after 2-3 weeks of this. I only just started ph'aing now cause i stopped all summer long growing outdoors with the same nutes and same water with no issues. Whrn i realized my fuck up - to much peat - to acidic. I flooded the plants for about 2 hrs with water then hit em hard with a water molasses mix phd to 8.0 and soaked them for about 2 hours, flushed afterwards and the run off had raised significantly. I assume i ran into no issues with my plants outdoor because my soil mix had less peat and coco and had manure and black earth.
