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Guys what’s the most cheapest cheapest effective light I can use for vegging
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She said effective. CFL's are great if you just want to keep a plant alive but that's about it.Compact fluorescent bulb? It will fit a standard socket, and I think you can get a 60-100W for about $10.
Wow this is helpful thank you for posting this! I am looking for an affordable LED for 2 plants. I'll check these out!Mars Hydro, a sponsor here, sells very affordable LED's. I personally have 2-300w old style and 1-300w Eco. Ive used them from the start and added the Eco this run. They work great for veg and flower and are only around $70.
I do use two 100w cfl's in my cloning setup and Ive left rooted plants in there for weeks and they have thrived, so they are a viable option short term.
My initial veg is always under a CFL. I next go to a 400W MH, and flower under a 100W HPS. Never had a problem. I thought the operative words were "cheapest cheapest".
Philips 19w LED bulbs, 2300lumens... Use 2-3 , cheap, reliable, do a great job.
About $15-20 each.
3 will pump a 60cm x 120cm tent... Need about 6000lumens to be decent for veg area.
Yeah that's how I do things too. Those CFL are the bollocks for the first 2-3 weeks. .My initial veg is always under a CFL. I next go to a 400W MH, and flower under a 1000W HPS. Never had a problem. I thought the operative words were "cheapest cheapest".
Less heat. More light.Don't get CFLs. They have been replaced with identical LEDs that are up to %70 more efficient and %50 cheaper
This is not a CFL, this is an E40 (same as HiD) connection with an LED in its place.
Its 65watts and is as efficient as a 200w CFL.
Costs about 30 bucks, but you can get even cheaper smaller ones that connect to a regular E27 lamp (edison screw) that are used in most modern homes.
They cost about 15 bucks, use 35w and replace the old 130w CFLs.
Just like chips, lighting is also benefiting from nano tech.
ha yeah that too. Forgot to mention that if you live somewhere cold and without heating then LEDs are less usefull.Less heat. More light.
Guys what’s the most cheapest cheapest effective light I can use for vegging
HPS are really inefficient, they waste a lot of energy and make a lot of heatSome use them in a tent that's too short. The plants can get closer to them without burning. But for efficiency you may as well use HPS. HPS is affordable and it was the gold standard in the olden days.