greenmonster714
Well-Known Member
Its great to see your coming along with your grow. I'm pretty sure a incandescent bulb gets rather hot compared to a fluorescent bulb. I'd be careful getting that bulb very close. I use these:
At $10.97 a pop at Wallyworld they work pretty good. I use the T8 bulbs which are a few dollars more. I place two 1020 trays longways under them and the plants respond rather well. Plus, you can get these lights right down on top of the plants without worries of burning your little ones. Wattage is not really what you need when using indoor lamps. It is the lumens per square foot your looking for. Ideally you want at least 2000lumens psf for young plant growth with the top end up to 7000 (Width x Depth = Square feet. Divide the lumens available by your square footage. This will give you lumens per square foot). Even if your a little short on the lumes its okay because you can get very close to the plants with the fluorescent lamp. They will respond nicely. The specs on the bulb you are currently using only provides 270lumens. That's a pretty short even for one square foot.
At $10.97 a pop at Wallyworld they work pretty good. I use the T8 bulbs which are a few dollars more. I place two 1020 trays longways under them and the plants respond rather well. Plus, you can get these lights right down on top of the plants without worries of burning your little ones. Wattage is not really what you need when using indoor lamps. It is the lumens per square foot your looking for. Ideally you want at least 2000lumens psf for young plant growth with the top end up to 7000 (Width x Depth = Square feet. Divide the lumens available by your square footage. This will give you lumens per square foot). Even if your a little short on the lumes its okay because you can get very close to the plants with the fluorescent lamp. They will respond nicely. The specs on the bulb you are currently using only provides 270lumens. That's a pretty short even for one square foot.