What's the recommended watts I need for veg stage and flowering stage? With CFL bulbs.

Richard Drysift

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Is 160 wat ok for veg and flowering?
No you can start off seedlings under cfls but you won't get much of a yield flowering or even vegging for longer than a few weeks under those. I recommend nothing less than a 400w or LED equivalent for mid veg through bloom phase.
 

SPLFreak808

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Is 160 wat ok for veg and flowering?
A plant will only grow so big before it runs out of light, i wouldn't use 160w of cfl in a space any bigger than 2 sq. Ft. (1x2).

Keep in mind penetration, efficiency & heat is terrible with cfls and will give you nothing like the lights posted above.
 

Scaccia450

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A plant will only grow so big before it runs out of light, i wouldn't use 160w of cfl in a space any bigger than 2 sq. Ft. (1x2).

Keep in mind penetration, efficiency & heat is terrible with cfls and will give you nothing like the lights posted above.
What's the minimum wat CFL I need for veg and flowering?
 
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