how come every 1 uses spiral c.f.l's cant u use normal bulbs ? its hard as f*c* to find em where i come from in u.k all i can find is fluorescent bulbs from 20w to 100w .. and ive never seen a bulb box what mentions kelvins i hear u need 6500k 4 veg and 2500k's 4 flowerin' ineed help quick as i havent really planned this out properly my seeds are starting to pop out thru the soil and they;l need light !! thnx -tommo-
they dt sell anything close to what you need look at there website..! do reptile lights work .. ? i got a reptiglow 10.0 uvb 26 w..? it says ultra high uvb output..
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/n...ew=summary&fh_start_index=12&ts=1219433460266 That link is to B&Q´s website, where they offer a pack of 4 CFL spiral for 11.98 UKP. Took me 2 minutes to find it.
No idea, I´m not an indoor grower. I suggest you use the Search facility, there are lots of useful threads here.
Sorry bud, I don't know what to tell you except no, you cannot grow with normal incandescent bulbs. The reason is their spectrum, which is focus in the red and infrared, aka heat. For the amount that you'd need to grow a plant, even one dinky lil plant, you'd burn the house down.
Where the fuck did that come from??? This whole thread has been about obtaining CFLs - it is understood by all parties that incandescent bulbs are not required.
dote be harsh man any help n suggestions are all good to me im doing this 4 the first time ever n i know absolutely fuck all about lighting i got a 26w c.f.l light n 2 normal cfls at 11w n 8w the 26w looks really white when turned on and the others are more yellowy like any other kinda household bulb they are probily the rong 1s bt its all i had in my house the 26w 1 i bought and got ripped off its all i could ever find enywhere in town and payed £20 !!!!!! then later that night i looked on the internet and saw 40w c.f.l for £3 haha so im gutted!im goner take pik after this quote and show u all but seriously dote laff at my setup cos im new to this haha -tommo-
1st pik was my empty space with A BLACK LIGHT I HAD 1 LYING AROUND N THOUGHT THAT MITE WORK.. THEN WITH THE OTHER LIGHTS AND TIN FOIL THOSE STANDING UP WERE GONA BE REFLECTORS 4 THE LAMPS BUT CANNABIS GOT THE BETTER OF ME AND I SIMPLY JUST COULDNT BE ARSED,, OH N I GOT A COUPLE OF COMPUTER FANS NOT VERY POWERFULL THO.. IM GONER NEED TONS MORE LIGHTS I KNOW BUT IM SKINT AT MINIT , IM THINKIN BOUT JUST GIVING UP 4 A WHILE AND SAVE UP MONEY AND ACTUALY PLAN AHEAD BT GESS IL JUST SEE HOW I GO 4 NOW WHO KNOWS I MITE GET A LEAF !! U CANT SEE THE PLANT BT ITS COME UP ABOUT 1/2 INCH BUT THE HEADS STILL FACING DOWNWARDS .. :S
i never thought of tesco im looking at ther website now .. n im looking at ..GE 11w (60w) 15yrs Low Energy Stick Light Bulb ES do they work if not will u send me the link cos thats all what looks like wud work ..
i couldnt find them online dude, i had to go instore, they did have 20watters but they discontinued them and prices them at 1p each, shame i missed it when they had them instock else id have baught them out. 11watters willwork but id always go for the biggest i could find, shop neer me just stocked in some 25watters at 2700k, but theyre £9 each ffs, and i got 5 fittings to fill.. heres some 20watt sticks http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.100-2284.aspx
Yea man any kind of fluorescent bulb will work apart from a black light lol, just that some bulbs work better than others due to the spectrum of light they disperse. I just got made redundant so I knew running a 400w hps for 24/7 was goin to be expensive, so I headed off to wilkinsons/wilco's and purchased 10 cord grip lamp holders (the sort that hang from ya ceiling) 3mtrs lighting flex (cable) a plug, and a couple of junction boxes, then I went to QD and got 10 x 20watt cfls for a quid each plus a baking tray. When I got home I drilled holes and fitted all the lamp holders around the edges of the tray, wired it all up and I was off. Not ideal I know but im currently growing some KC36's and they are short bushy really healthy looking plants. So basically Iv got a smart little 200watt grow light for vegging my plants and it cost me 16 quid, my mates were so impressed iv had to make 4 more and sold them for 30 quid each lol. Hope I may of been some help, good luck buddy!!
haha that souns good! i never knew u could use any fluoro's so im goner go get myself some of them.. u can buy adaptors with like a plug wire then socket 4 a bulb u no wat i mean.. i got a few .. americans use a y shaped splitter but i hear they dont sell em in europe so.. how old are your plants ? do u have picks .?
Yea thats right thats what I used except I bought them without the wire attached as it worked out cheaper that way. They a little over two weeks, im gonna veg them for about another 2 to 3 weeks then put them under the hps for flower. Iv been trying to upload pics but I dropped the camera down the stairs and killed it lol, im goin to take some with me phone and give it a go.