Elgaranswered grow question 4 years ago No, not at all, check all my diaries if you want to see the results, I have the same exact light. The buds are very airy and have very little amount of trichromes comparing the LEDs. I added like an experiment a cheap led lamp from Amazon and my last grow transformed! You can buy a CFL for extra light or for veg, but not for nice buds. Good luck, dm for anything 😊