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Light Strength

By Ae9803
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Joined:  Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:55 am
-  Sat May 21, 2011 5:59 pm #103188
Im trying to determine if I should get another 105 watt cfl, or if it would benefit the same ordering two 65 watt cfls. Should we be focusing on lights with more lumens, or does it still benefit the same having a smaller amount of wattage but more lights, ideas?

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By MICKEY
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-  Sun May 22, 2011 12:56 am #103246
2 cfl would give you more even light
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By Jaws
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-  Sun May 22, 2011 2:33 am #103261
More lights means more plants to grow :D

Re: Light Strength

By Ae9803
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-  Sun May 22, 2011 3:00 am #103263
I know this, but whats confusing is... If you purchase two 105 watt cfl's does it benefit the plants the same as if you had 4 60 watt cfls. My question is does lights effect growth by the wattage of the bulb or by the ammount of lumens

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By rhopkins
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-  Sun May 22, 2011 4:17 am #103272
You should focus on the amount of lumens. The more lumens the better. However, you should find that in most cases the rule of thumb is that will be a high wattage cfl. However, I have seen 40W 48 inch Daylight 6500K lights with over 2900 lumens and the same H8 40W 48 inch 5500K lamps only have 2350 lumens. You want Daylight and the highest lumen lamps output available. Good Luck on light sources. Richard
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