homemade light fixture

I just finished my fixture for my first grow it holds 14 cfls and it is 26"x16" I'm probably gonna use 2 42 watt bulbs in the middle and 12 23 watt for the rest do you think this will be enough light for one plant i plan to lst

I like it. really nice.

An Idea for you to consider... Putting a couple small exhaust fans to pull the warm air up though the light board. so your main exhaust can carry the air away.

Just a thought. Great job! I may copy some of this for my next addition of lights.

you will get less heat and more light from a 400w ceramic metal halide... just sayin

but it IS nice work. very nice.

You'll definately be able to grow a plant under that...but the issue with lower powered CFL's is that the penetration factor just isn't there...so you have to keep them within a few inches of the plant as its strength dies off exponentially...so I would use that panel with a scrog...so you can keep the canopy the same height away from all those bulbs Good luck!

I'm a big fan of homemade grow equipment and you designed a nice light fixture, slim. It'll be a good amount of light shining down on your ladies, but I agree with massah that there won't be enough light penetration. Aside from doing a scrog, you could also toss in more lighting around the grow as well. Best of luck!

don't get me wrong, that thing is going to blind you if you look right at it...but your best bet is a scrog to get the most out of it!

thanks for all the input i think im going to lst and scrog because my cab is going to be 3 1/2 - 4 feet tall and with a 3 gallon pot and my light hanging i will have space issues i also have 6 homemade beer can reflectors https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/477877-diy-cfl-reflectors-single-multi.html i did mine like the batwing ones that i will hang around the plant if i need them

i have 2 computer fans that i am going to mount on it for heat control

becorath said:

I like it. really nice.

An Idea for you to consider... Putting a couple small exhaust fans to pull the warm air up though the light board. so your main exhaust can carry the air away.

Just a thought. Great job! I may copy some of this for my next addition of lights.

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Hello CFL burns!

At least the bulb orientation is correct.

slim83 said:

i have 2 computer fans that i am going to mount on it for heat control

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My thoughts exactly! GL with the grow! check out my thread. Could def use some advice.

View attachment 1858368View attachment 1858369View attachment 1858371View attachment 1858372View attachment 1858373View attachment 1858374View attachment 1858375View attachment 1858376bro its nice i like it heres some pics from my cfl grow.they look nice and my fixure isnt shit like yours..use 26w 6500k instead of the 23s