Red lights setup

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Jaffa

Member

• Mar 27, 2010

• #1

Hello
I'm working on my first set up, I bought 4 2700K and hooked them up as seen in the pic.

I was visiting a friend who is experienced in a few closet cfl grows and bigger ones outside when he stayed in Madrid, And when i explained my flowering lights set up he assured me with a smug Spanish smile that this will not work amigo.

The plan is to grow 4-6 clones
The dimensions are 33cm Length 30cm width

builbs 20w 2700k 1152L

 

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FuZZyBUDz

Well-Known Member

• Mar 27, 2010

• #2

i dont think they put out much light??

MJ is a light HOG!! needs a BUNCH of it everywhere!

 

J

Jaffa

Member

• Mar 27, 2010

• #3

Hey man
Works out to be just under 5000L for just under a sq foot, Its gonna be covered with a reflector and reflective sheeting around the grow area, grow area is about 54cm x 64cm btw.
Mabe it could flower 2 plants..?
Peace

 

del66666

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• Mar 27, 2010

• #4

just be very little bud and you should use blue for veg

 

Rusty Crutch

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• Mar 27, 2010

• #5

You will be able to flower under them, its just a matter of how much yeild you would get from $30 worth of fluros. My guess is about a ¼oz, if that.

 

J

Jaffa

Member

• Mar 27, 2010

• #6

Ah ok, my bad, I got a nice blue for veg http://www.basementlighting.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?page=1/prod/elc125, in hindsight getting a red one of these would have saved a lot of effort and money! £40 =$60 for the bulbs
Oh well, So do u think the set up is ok for a small grow..?

 

del66666

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• Mar 27, 2010

• #7

if its what you got it will have to do, a little 70 watt hps would flower better though

 

del66666

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• Mar 27, 2010

• #8

70 watt hps 25 squid from screw n fix

 

J

Jaffa

Member

• Mar 27, 2010

• #9

cool man, u suppose these bulbs would boost that hps nicely

 

Professor Puff.n.Tuff

Active Member

• Mar 27, 2010

• #10

del66666 said:

if its what you got it will have to do, a little 70 watt hps would flower better though

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I completely agree...

I know how it is to grow on a budget though.

I would recommend using these lights with whatever else you can afford in there just as supplemental lighting. Your HPS for flower will provide more red wavelengths than a MH and still has the blues and whites the plants need and love. But if you put these lights in with a HPS, for flower, then you will have better results than if you just did the HID and much, much better than just under the reds you have.

 

J

Jaffa

Member

• Mar 27, 2010

• #11

Sound advice, thanks dude, i might be able to get a borrow of a red 125 w cfl to go along with these bulbs but if not,£25 wont break the bank