growingforfun
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No, that's from needing nutrients not the 2700k bulb hahaha sorry but I use 2700k for veg all the time and what's going on for you is pretty clear
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Yeah ik I'm going to get a 300 w led 127 actual watts with a couple cfls
Its clearly the bulb lol and that's clearly new growth that's why its light green lol
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growingforfun
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Ok these photos look differant. I guess you musta meant the light was effecting the photo not the plant.
It seemed to me you ment the light made the plant turn yellow
I'm going to try and upload a 6 day time lapse photo slideshow
CoB_nUt
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What I meant by my statement is. Instead of using the CFLs bulbs you are planning to add, grab the screw in led bulbs instead.Until you get your Mars.
Actually,you can get more spread and photons from 127 watts of screw in LEDs also. More work rigging them up to a frame and some wiring to do,but you'll get better production IMO.
I'm not trying to dissuade you from purchasing your Mars tho. Just putting it out there you have some options for the same price point.
I have 14 Screw in LEDs in a 2x4 veg spot for a total of 126 watts.I still need to do the bottom half of the 2x4 tent,I've been procrastinating tho.
I'll get a picture later to show ya what I mean.
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Yeah I always thought about that but I'm not handy with wiring lol but yeah post some pics
growingforfun
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They sell power strips at walmart and lightbulb to socket adapters (1$) and you can easily fit 3 bulbs per strip. That's a super easy cheap way to make fairly good lights. Sylvanna brand pushes 140 lm/watt and actually grows well
CoB_nUt
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+Rep. Nice one growingforfun Right indeed. Just an FYI for OP You can get 4 Screw in LEDs on a power strip with the globe off. No wiring or rigging up a frame. Easy peasy.
Or order the 5 way or 7 way socket splitter from Amazon. I'd link it but my device is slow.
https://www.amazon.com/Toplimit-Splitter-E26-Conventer-Intensified/dp/B01FKIE6M4/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_60_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1T9PJ5BEJ67DH7ECNY98
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growingforfun
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I would never recommend taking the bulb off the specific ones I mention, they are a differant design than 95% of bulbs out there. I highly recommend picking up a pack and looking at them if it's of interest to you
growingforfun
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In the past I've personally bought every single brand of led and built fixtures in the way to find the best I could find locally in a givin area if I essentially had to fully start over with nothing but what I could steal or afford from a big box store.
During testing I found some brands are better with the lens/bulb and others are better without it. It's not a one size fits all solution to take the cover off ime
During testing I found some brands are better with the lens/bulb and others are better without it. It's not a one size fits all solution to take the cover off ime
growingforfun
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For many years I actually had a "growers bug out bag" that had ziploco bags of fox farms ocean forest, a pill bottle of seeds, and the lightbulb/adaptor/power strips in it lololol
I'd update it with newer bulbs an such as time went. Started with cfls then moved on to leds.
At this point it doesnt exist but it was a fun thing an minor obsession of mine for a time
I'd update it with newer bulbs an such as time went. Started with cfls then moved on to leds.
At this point it doesnt exist but it was a fun thing an minor obsession of mine for a time
PJ Diaz
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If you gotta grow with flouros, T5's will give you much more bang for your watts vs cfl's, and a small fixture is pretty cheap: https://www.amazon.com/Light-4lamps-DL824-Fluorescent-Hydroponic/dp/B009GU4RMC/
Then again, why not just spend $70 for a small 150 watt hps setup?: https://www.amazon.com/HTG-Supply-150-Watt-Pressure-Complete/dp/B0189JYJ96
Then again, why not just spend $70 for a small 150 watt hps setup?: https://www.amazon.com/HTG-Supply-150-Watt-Pressure-Complete/dp/B0189JYJ96
That's nice but I'm only using Cfls for this week I'm upgrading to a 300 w ledYes,you can do that. If I ever need more power for veg,I can add sockets splitters like growing suggested and move my rails closer to each other. This is nearly too much light for my veg needs right now.I have to keep cutting the gals back.
Here is a picture as promised earlier.
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I could flower quite well with these bulbs alsf course,I'd add more bulbs to meet the sqft. requirements.
PJ Diaz
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You're gonna need that anyway. You need airflow, no way around that. Also once you start adding up cfl wattage you will see heat.
CoB_nUt
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My fault.I was only speaking of the screw in led light bulbs. 9-15 watt range. I didn't look up the bulb you referenced I assumed it was the same type of bulb
CoB_nUt
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Cool,I was only suggesting to grab some screw in leds instead of the cfls you were adding.Unless you already have them on deck.
I'm getting a 4 inch exhaust fan and some ducting smell isn't a problem so ima hold off on the carbon filter but I'm going to set up a passive intake with the 4 inch exhaust I only have a 24×24×48 grow tent using about half of that space with my one plant this run
Yeah I got like 20 laying around my fav is the cree bulbs like yours it's like 10 watts