80w phillips cfl - complete grow

[oldman_67]

Hi all,

Going to setup another grow area - a large fridge. And I'm going to chuck my autos in it. Just two plants.

 

Thinking of just using an 80w Phillips CFL with reflective shroud, and maybe put a second in there depends how they fill it out. And using the cfls for flower too.

 

Or should I use 1cfl for veg, and buy a 250w ish hps and use that for flower?

 

Dunno if this would be worth it or just use the setup for seedlings/clones

[El Gato]

More light is always worth it oldman.

 

At the end of the day you take a big risk growing the 'erb, so I feel you should do the best you can, or give what you can.

 

The po-po arnt gunna give you a slap on the wrist cos it looks like ya set up isnt "profesional" or it looks to them like "its just a few plants under the kitchen light."

[oldman_67]

Yeah just going by canaversity anything over 220w is gonna be excessive. So dunno if it'll be worth it going with 1 80w for veg, and a hps for flower. Or two CFLs the whole way through

[Vape]

if it was me.... i would set the fridge up with a 250w cooltube, and use

mh

and

hps

..just sayin'

 

the cfls need to be close to the plant for maximum efficency, i get the same light reading, 1inch from a 20w c/flouro and 1.2 metres from my 600w

hps

..we all know the more light the bigger the plants means more buds..,..

good luck with what ever you do its all fun..cheers!

 

oh...... im not an expert..nor do i pretend to be.

[oldman_67]

Yeah just going by canaversity anything over 220w is goyeh the setup cost for a 250w won't be too much more then dualing 80w Phillips, will be cheaper if I make my own cooltube aswell. Hmmm decisions decisions

[oldman_67]

Good news, canaversity said I can use a recommended 240w light or a max 360w light.

 

That's without gutting the insides

[iTiC]

a cuppla fans for ventilation and cirulation and your in buisiness. GL