Which Lights would be better?

[mmaman]

Ok i'm in week 4 or 5 I have 6 100 watt cfls, 2 150 watt cfls, and 2 plant light 24" flos. i dont think my buds are where there supposed to be anyways i'm thinking of adding more light. would it be better to add a 150 watt hps or 6 more 100 watt cfls? i saw the 150 hps and fixture at lowes for 35 bucks. this is only for 1 plant in a 2*2 closet. thanks guys

 

[Bee23]

I found 150 HPS with ballast for 20$ last night!
message me if you want the info.

 

[mmaman]

i went and got 6 more cfl 100 watt equals

 

[mmaman]

well i was wrong on the setup at lowes it was a 70 hps for 40 bucks i didnt think it was that good

 

[Cherma]

it was a 70 hps for 40 bucks i didnt think it was that good

To add only a 70 w HPS for that amount may not be in the better interest for you. And for one plant, is the expense worth the return? HPS is better to flower under, I do not use lights indoors to flower with though. Bee23 has some info on a 150HPS but, again, in a 2x2 area, maybe some more cfls as you stated, also the heat of a 150HPS is probably to much as it is self ballasted so the heat in your closet is greater.

 

[Cherma]

A 500 or 600 watt HPS?
As long as Temps can be kept reasonably, and ventilated correctly.Heat will not be an issue.

 

[zolar]

if the closet is tall you might want HPS but if short warm 2500-3500 K CFLs will probably work better these have a reddish spectrum like HPS

 

[mmaman]

thats the cfls i got what else you you guys think about the setup light wise

 

[Erk202]

pics?

 

[sbhydro]

A successful grow can be done using just CFL's. I completed a CFL grow that was respectable, but what I found was I was using as much total wattage as 1 HPS light putting out twice the amount of light.

The problem is that it takes quite a few CFL's to put out an adequate amount of lumens for the plants. By the time you have enough CFL's you might as well use a 400 watt HPS thats put out twice the lumens of the CFL's.

With the combination of CFL's used I was consuming approx 400 watts at 27,000 lumens, with my HPS light at 430 watts I get approx 53,000 lumens.

The heat difference is a little less with the CFL's, but may not be worth the light difference. The increase in light using the HPS results in a better grow.