Gorhad
New Member
Hi all had a go at my first grow through the summer with two plants I germinated from seeds. Had a few problems as a novice with bugs, over watering etc, however they came through but the yield at harvest time was quite low in fact they only produced 16 grams total, but it was very nice bud.
Anyway in the meantime I took 3 clones and have now decided to bring them indoors for security, bugs and its getting cooler here now in Florida.
Still a soil grow
I built a homemade reflector/hood and installed a total of 9 spiral cfl's in there. 6 are mounted horizontal and 3 are vertical.
They are all 5000k bulbs
The 6 are 23 watt 1600 lumens per bulb totaling 9600 lumens and 138 watts with a current draw of 2.28 amps after ignition
The 3 are 14 watt 800 lumens per bulb totaling 2400 lumens and 42 watts with a current draw of 0.69 amps after ignition
So because I read spiral cfl's don't emit light from the ends and only from the sides I was thinking the vertical ones (3 x 800 lumens) would be reduced by a third therefore equating to a total of all 3 at 800 lumens
Therefore the total of lumens I have in there are around 10400
The reflector/hood is 24 inches by 16 inches dome shaped
They are controlled via a timer for 18 hours light and 6 hours dark
However all 3 plants look as though they are trying to flower
My question is do I have enough light to get them to veg and grow?
Thanks
Anyway in the meantime I took 3 clones and have now decided to bring them indoors for security, bugs and its getting cooler here now in Florida.
Still a soil grow
I built a homemade reflector/hood and installed a total of 9 spiral cfl's in there. 6 are mounted horizontal and 3 are vertical.
They are all 5000k bulbs
The 6 are 23 watt 1600 lumens per bulb totaling 9600 lumens and 138 watts with a current draw of 2.28 amps after ignition
The 3 are 14 watt 800 lumens per bulb totaling 2400 lumens and 42 watts with a current draw of 0.69 amps after ignition
So because I read spiral cfl's don't emit light from the ends and only from the sides I was thinking the vertical ones (3 x 800 lumens) would be reduced by a third therefore equating to a total of all 3 at 800 lumens
Therefore the total of lumens I have in there are around 10400
The reflector/hood is 24 inches by 16 inches dome shaped
They are controlled via a timer for 18 hours light and 6 hours dark
However all 3 plants look as though they are trying to flower
My question is do I have enough light to get them to veg and grow?
Thanks