100 Watt Lamp

[ganjadude11]

is it ok to use a 100 watt light bulb for seedlings and get sufficient growth

 

[Pot Belly]

Yes - if it is a 100 watt HPS or MH light bulb and matched ballast. Incandescant bulbs or mercury vapor lights are no good for growing.

 

[trillions of atoms]

^ YUP.

if its a flo.-

flourecents work fine for babies but you will want an HID light for proper bud formation.

 

[Cole]

I use 100 fluoresent shop light for seedlings and get good growth

 

[ganjadude11]

its a 100 watt halogen light with a light output of 1600 lumens

 

[Growdude]

its a 100 watt halogen light with a light output of 1600 lumens

Halogen is bad for growing, wrong spectrum and too much heat.

 

[trillions of atoms]

^ YUP! buy another light asap! flo. or HID like HPS or MH.

 

[smokybear]

No good. 100 bucks will buy you a 400 watt hps. That's what I would do. Take care and be safe.

 

[ganjadude11]

so a 150 watt incandescente wont work, what if it says that its for growing plants

 

[Pot Belly]

so a 150 watt incandescente wont work, what if it says that its for growing plants

Then they did their job to reel you in. Anything with a filament like that does not work for growing. I think it's one of those Grow n Show lights.

It's so inefficient for growing. And hot like growdude said. Your meter will be spinning for nothing.