lotus lighting

[growNM]

anyone try The Lotus by Sun God Komee it is a cfl. I am planning on getting some more lights. I know t5s can go over everything but would it be better to get a bunch of these lotus cfl to put above and between plants. lotus are about 60$ a piece or would i be better buying a t5 8 4ft set up. and if t5 you guys recommend any brands or suppliers I have been getting everything off ebay and craigslist so far anything helps thank you

 

[pcduck]

I would go with t-5's and hps.

Cheaper and better then the cfl's.

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[Roddy]

:yeahthat:

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

It's about the lumens. Most CFLs will give you about 60 lumens per watt. HO T5s give you 92 lumens per watt. So, it cost about 1/3 less electrical cost for the same amount of light when comparing T5s and CFLs.

 

[juniorgrower]

I love my t5!! Its a Quantum BadBoy and that thing is tough. Lets just say that I am like a bull in a china shop, and have dropped things on top of my light and hit against the wall on more than one occasion and it still works like a champ.

 

[growNM]

t5s it is will send a pic when I get them and set up thanks

 

[skullcandy]

anyone try The Lotus by Sun God Komee it is a cfl. I am planning on getting some more lights. I know t5s can go over everything but would it be better to get a bunch of these lotus cfl to put above and between plants. lotus are about 60$ a piece or would i be better buying a t5 8 4ft set up. and if t5 you guys recommend any brands or suppliers I have been getting everything off ebay and craigslist so far anything helps thank you

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[The Hemp Goddess]

anyone try The Lotus by Sun God Komee it is a cfl. I am planning on getting some more lights. I know t5s can go over everything but would it be better to get a bunch of these lotus cfl to put above and between plants. lotus are about 60$ a piece or would i be better buying a t5 8 4ft set up. and if t5 you guys recommend any brands or suppliers I have been getting everything off ebay and craigslist so far anything helps thank you

Personally, I wouldn't be wanting to spend my money that way. It is still a CFL and it still emits approx 1/2 the lumens that a HPS does and approx 1/3 less than a T5. While they advertise that they run cooler, they don't. At $60 a throw (plus cords, sockets, and reflectors), I cannot imagine using a bunch of them as supplemental light. You would be far better off and it would cost a lot less and produce a lot more to simply get another T5 for vegging if you are underlit and buying a HPS for flowering.

Skullcandy--watch the T5s you buy--they are not all alike. Why are you looking at screw-in instead of some high output tubes?