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I need to get some CFL grow lights that are equal to 250 -300 Watts

I'm only going to be growing 1-2 plants at a time so not sure if that's an issue i am new to growing and i do know that HID are the way to go ,

but i have only a small space to work with and about 500$ at my disposal

I'd be happy to use a certain amount of CFL's for vegetative growth then add maybe 1-2 Bulbs to up the amount of NM during Flowering (budding)

Here are some pictures of: The room i plan on growing in, the foam box with multiple drain holes , top shelf and metal pole i will possibly hang lights from , wooden tray i made to cover the carpet and keep the plants/foam box in as well as the exterior.

 

I will add all the measurements if it helps anybody

 

I would really like some information on the best place to buy CFL bulbs and hangars in Australia Qld, thanks in advance

 

Sour Kraut

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Recommended lighting is 260W i got 322W on another site but it didn't measure the height so the Cannaversity one is more accurate

I have a bigger 120mm Computer fan but its got blue LED's :/ and a smaller 70mm fan which won't do anything lol

I may have to order some computer fans from Umart aswell

 

If i cut two holes in the shelf big enough to fit two 120mm fans(which will sit above the light/lights) would that be enough?

I will probably have to get a fan aswell but i can fit that in no trouble

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heya Kraut, mate, you can put better lighting in there, but if ya wanna go CFL nothing beats the 80w Philips Ecotone E40 fitting bulbs for lumens per watt.

You could go 4 of them in there and get a small/ medium harvest............ But you'll still need ventilation......they about $50-60 each.

 

or............ That ceiling inside the cupboard goes into the roof, I would make a hole in it and set up decent 150mm Centrifugal fan and a 150mm x 500mm carbon filter in cupboard (or bigger filter in the roof) and buy yaself a 250 or 400wer with cooltube and ballast. then ya can grow whatever ya like in there.

 

500 should get ya that online, or very close.

 

read a few of the cupboard grows in here, and you'll see it dont have to be expensive. Smaller HIDs dont add too much to the bills and the punch through the canopy is superior to CFL's.

 

Peace. Nibbler

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My robe is only a touch bigger than the area you have.

 

I am running a 400w through a cool tube, with a 150mm centrif fan with a 125x400mm carbon filter, with passive and active intake.

 

My temps this time of year sit around 25c, in the hotter times of the year the robe runs at 30-33c.

 

Have a look at this fan it will do a 100% better job than the pc ones...

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Would i need more than a 250W for flowering?

Honestly i only want one Light for both Veg and Flowering whether it be a HPS or CFL or Halide im not to worried

How much would you say a 250W HPS with cooltube would set me back?

sorry about all the question just wanna get it right the first time hehe

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Hello kraut , I have done a few grows using cfl lights mate , I made sure that i had 5000lms per sq ft , I also ensured i had adequite ventilation with temp gauge inside both cabs yet i also had the luxury of flowering outdoors on 1 of my grows . I purchased all my cfl bulbs from bunnings daylight bulbs and i also removed 4 daylight bulbs and replaced them with warm white bulbs during flowering , my cab was approx 1200mm high x 900 length x 900 wide . anyway heres a few pics to give u a few ideas it cost me about $150 and kinda looks a bit hows it garn but it worked bloody bonza mate . Oh and the bulbs were 24w cfl @ $7.60 each and i used 8 in my wooden cab and 6 daylight in the vege box with the foil on the walls . goodluck .

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