Blynx's 1 sqft CFL cab & other CFL micro cabs
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pANicModE
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CFL is the past.. future is now 
all of us or should say 90% of us are using LEDS .. cfls are junk next to LED 
HuffnPufferfish
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cfl ok for under/side lighting, 360 light spots..
starke
Well-known member
I wonder if I could just replace my existing CFLs with LEDs with the domes removed in my current air cooled hood. The lights would be horizontally oriented in relation to the plants as pictured below. Picture credit to BlueAdept from his how to thread on building the box I am using.
Opinions appreciated.
Opinions appreciated.
I don't think this would be optimal as the CFLs give 360 degrees of light whereas the LEDs give a more directional light...
Ideally you would come up with way of mounting the sockets vertically so the LEDs face directly downwards towards the plants.
But: The LED's don't produce that much heat, maybe you could do without the cooled hood ?
Or if you cannot change the setup, have a look at these corn-style bulbs, they give off light in all directions, like CFLs (but I guess the reflected LED light won't be as useful as the light that hits the planst directly...
good luck
CC
If you want to have them horizontal, you should keep the dome on.
Otherwise the LEDs are just shining on themselves.
Ideally this type of bulb would be great for that set up.
Or one with some other design inside the bulb to redirect the light, this one puts out a lot of light on the sides
But most ideal would be if you could mount a generic normal LED bulb vertically with the dome removed.
If you want to have them horizontal, you should keep the dome on.
Otherwise the LEDs are just shining on themselves.
Ideally this type of bulb would be great for that set up.
Or one with some other design inside the bulb to redirect the light, this one puts out a lot of light on the sides
But most ideal would be if you could mount a generic normal LED bulb vertically with the dome removed.
If you want to have them horizontal, you should keep the dome on.
Otherwise the LEDs are just shining on themselves.
Ideally this type of bulb would be great for that set up.
Or one with some other design inside the bulb to redirect the light, this one puts out a lot of light on the sides
But most ideal would be if you could mount a generic normal LED bulb vertically with the dome removed.
The Philips filament style tend to be 100 lm/w with the 12 watt one being 118 lm/w.
The other type I linked tends to be less efficient.
300WLED30x30x60
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Amazing thread. Im not quite uptogether enough to start my own thread. Id like to join in the sq ft challenge just for fun, i know i wont be breaking any records. Is it ok to ask a couple of questions here about my setup i bought so far? I dont want to butt in on this amazing thread though.
Peace !
Peace !
Here's the LED cab after vegging for a little over a week.
Mob Boss
Day 09 Veg
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Vegging under 60w of daylight LED. One of these days I'll pick up another two bulbs so I can veg under 80w lol.
Mob Boss
Day 09 Veg
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Vegging under 60w of daylight LED. One of these days I'll pick up another two bulbs so I can veg under 80w lol.
doams
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It holds 3gals of soil.
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HuffnPufferfish
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its not a icecream bucket, its pretty large
