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Glennbun420
Glennbun420started grow question 4y ago
Is CFL 250w dual enough for the grow ?
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MrCrispy
MrCrispyanswered grow question 4y ago
They look good so far, but listen to your plants. At the middle of their day cycle (virtual high noon), they will lift their leaves when the light is above average, and droop when they need more light or are overwatered. If you have a patio with some sun, use it as a booster when you can. Best wishes in your garden.
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HerbalEdu
HerbalEduanswered grow question 4y ago
i have grown with a dual cfl 250 w , good for veg but don't expect great result with flowering my 250 w hps give much better result.
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Glennbun420
Glennbun420answered grow question 4y ago
https://growmalta.com/product/spectromaster-250w-cfl-dual/ This is the one im using guys
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Growladyeastmidlands
Growladyeastmidlandsanswered grow question 4y ago
I dont believe what the other person said about led 300w no way would it be enough for flowering inless it's a quality led but they expensive I use a 200w led maxibright daylight and that's only for veg especially cheap leds if they say 600w then they pull around 125w and there no good for flowering
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Benzels
Benzelsanswered grow question 4y ago
Well your running 500 watts right? if that was a 300 watt LED it would be more than enough light if not too much. Now if it was a CMH or HPS around 500 watts id be able to say yes its enough. But the only experience ive had with Fluros from T8's, T5's HO T5's ect ect was for my aquariums. ok I did have around 20 or so at one point and thats alot of lights and timers to keep track of... but I never looked at my fluros and thought Id try to run my plants under them. But so far they look good, the biggest issue u may have is light temp (light spectrum). Whats good for veg may not be best for flower and vice versa so check the specs of your bulbs. Ur plants look pretty good so Id give it a shot and see how they go. But def look at a LED in the future, they literally pay for themselves after 3 grows in saved power bills vs old school lights.
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