I need an easy inexpensive way to set up grow lights

[Budhound]

I heard you could use flood lights, but if thats the case then how would I set that up...I wanna use my closet but I dnt know if I should just replace the old bulb at the ceiling of the closet with the flood light bulb or if there is any other way to set up a home made pendant lamp?

 

[jmark1249]

it really just depends on what kind of flood light bulbs you get because some of them need a ballast to run they will blow quick when installed to a dc outlet

 

[retired again dude]

You might conceder using a 4 bulb florescent lamp and reflector....get them cheep at Home Depot thats better and less heat than Any kind of flood. I have 1 in my 2x8 closet and I have 5 3 gallon pots with mother plants and there 2 feet tall green all the way down there main stem........a cheep way to get a good grow on.

 

[Budhound]

I Appreciate yall's response, and will definitely put these ideas into consideration. Im ready to get the grow on!

 

[retired again dude]

Well Cool glade I could give you some idea what can be done with lettle investment...

Welcome to 420 you will find a lot of good growers here from small to large....

 

[Tyrone Hamilton]

^^ Good advice - get both the "warm" and "cool" bulbs - cool for veg, warm for flowering...

Floods don't work.

 

[jmark1249]

if you want to get bulbs similar to floods because you like the set up of the shape you can get some cfl lights that look like floods

 

[Budhound]

Ok so whats the term or name of a bulb that runs warm and one that runs cool? I didnt know that the grow required 2 different types..

 

[Hightide805]

2700k is warm and 5500k is daylight

 

[Tead]

I use standard household CF bulbs in my veg cabinet. I get 3 lightbulb socket "Y" splitters and screw them together to create a 4 outlet light "blossom".

Cheers

 

[Budhound]

Ok cool..so gotta get both the warm n cool bulbs..and appreciate the information on the bulb set up. Also appreciate the quick responses!!

Gotta get my grow on!

 

[mikej]

homedepot sells 28watt t5 twin bulb ballast fixtures $35 with 2 30k bulbs 4 footers. and you can get 27k and 65k bulbs online. much cooler than 54watt t5 and they give you 27-3000 lumes per bulb

 

[cigo]

CFLs are cheapest way... or you can steal from somewhere that way this gonna be cheapest DDDD but dont do it!