need some advice from the experts

[Snow_grown]

sounds great, ty mymy, well i would like to have a veg room and flower room, but im not goona buy another lighting system, so basically i guess is should i veg wit cfls and fllower wit hps or vyca versa

 

[Jericho]

Flower with the HPS and veg with CFL's.

CFL's have much less penetration than HPS, when the plant is flowering you want as much penetration for better results.

Mh bulbs put out allot less lumens than HPS as you read. I would veg until they are about a week or 2 old with CFLs and then start using the HPS during veg as well.

Only difference is the spectrum of the MH bulb is better suited to veg like the white cfls are better than the warm for veg.

The extra lumens put out by a HPS i think make up for the difference in spectrum.

 

[Snow_grown]

awesome, thanks jericho

 

[Snow_grown]

ok, i got my light, now how far away do i keep this thing away from my plants?? i usually have cfls just a couple inches away with a fan blowin on them, dont know what to do with this big ole sucker

 

[ozzydiodude]

I start at 12 inches away and will let the plant get closer as long as there is no heat damage. If it's a cool tube you can get closer.

 

[Snow_grown]

well it has a cool tube but i havent added no venting or a fan to it yet, will be doing that sometime this weak.
and man this cool tube is way bigger than i expected it to be, its pretty cool lookin tho

 

[ozzydiodude]

The cooler the glass the closer you can let the plants grow to the light. With those cool tubes the faster/more CFM the better IMO

 

[Jericho]

well it has a cool tube but i havent added no venting or a fan to it yet, will be doing that sometime this weak.
and man this cool tube is way bigger than i expected it to be, its pretty cool lookin tho

I remember thinking that when i got my Cooltube. I agree with ozzy more CFM with a cooltube the better, keeps it nice and cool.

 

[Snow_grown]

well im glad im not the only one who wasnt expecting it to be huge, it def uses more room than my cfl setup, but it also pumps out alot more lumens to, so, i wont complain. and use more cfm, check. thank u guys

 

[Snow_grown]

lol talked to my boss/brother in law, told hime yall said the more cfm the better, and him bein a smart but and a central heat and air man, he says well then we will rig it up to 2,000 cfm, lol mite blow my bulb out of the cool tube

 

[ozzydiodude]

With 2000 cfm you can put a Wye fitting with dampers in each leg to adjust the air flow and pull the cool tube and room air out with 1 fan.

 

[Snow_grown]

lol ozzy, 2000 cfm is more than my central heat and air unit puts out for my entire house

 

[ozzydiodude]

:rant: here I was figuring I could rig it up to work too :rofl:

 

[Snow_grown]

im sure u probably could, knowin u, u would probably find a way