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(4) 200 watt CFL grow light setup compared to 400 watt HPS ...help...!!!

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by zoomatl, Oct 28, 2006.

  1. #1 zoomatl, Oct 28, 2006
    Need some help setting up lights ...im planning on getting (2) 200 watt red spectrum and (2) 200 watt blue spectrum compact fluorescent grow lights ....all 4 bulbs are gonna rum me about 250 bucks....i want to complete my grow box by seperating it into a flower side and a veg clone side ...my question is do i mix the red and blue in each side or do i put both blues on the veg side and both reds on the flower side....i wanted to go hid hps / mh but i cant seem to get around the 4-5 hundred dollar mark with the light reflector and quality inline duct fan....any sudgestions and or comments welcome.....:hello:
     
  2. #2 zoomatl, Oct 28, 2006
    this is also using a stealth hydro bubble ponic sytem as a starter sytsem... (2) 105 cfm fans are also installed at the top back of the grow box to push out warm air ....plus there are (2) 4x11 inch passive air :hello: intake vents at the bottom front of the grow box....
     
  3. #3 toastybiz, Oct 28, 2006
    Try htgsupply-dot-com, they have a 400w MH/HPS air coolable kit for $250.

    For lighting, if you stick with CFLs I think you should put the blues together in veg and reds in the flower chamber. If you were talking two HIDs in each chamber I would be inclined to mix the spectrums in each, but the CFLs will have lower light penetration as distance increases, so for those I would want to get as much coverage of the needed spectrum as possible.
     
  4. #4 100WattWarlock, Oct 28, 2006
    And remember to keep the cfl's as close as possible without destroying it. You might get a few burnt tips, but that ok, its worth it.
     
  5. #5 zoomatl, Oct 29, 2006
    :wave: I have the bulbs right on top of them but they are really short and bushy ...i have 6 plants in my bubbleponic...:wave: im trying to get them large enough so i can take about 6 clones from each plant.
    I have checked out the web sites including ebay...looking for a low priced air coolable 400 watt hps/mh with an inline duct fan. i am trying to find a descent reflector with 6 inch flanges for the ducting and at least a 265 cfm inline duct fan that will pull cool air from outside the grow box over the bulb and out the othe side of the grow box.
    i want the best deal i can get which set up from which site do you reccomend...?
     
  6. #6 ice#1, Oct 29, 2006
    www.wormsway.com or www.insidesun.com the second has some of the cheepest lightsystems i've seen it is where i got my 400 watt hps with hortilux buld upgrade for around 150 dollars
     
  7. #7 zoomatl, Oct 29, 2006
    I am looking for the air coolable hood with 6 inch flanges on both ends so i can pull cool air from outside my grow box over the bulb and back out the grow box...or i have also been considering a cool tube ...its just hard to tell what kind of hoods they are...the pics arent that great .
    Im growing in a 4x4x4 box right now but am looking into the grow chambers i have seen online...the ones that are like tents 4'x4x'7'feet tall.
     

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