Grow Lights Explained CFL LED and HPS easy and cheap to efficient and expensive
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For the full Transcript go to http://www.albertaurbangarden.ca/2014/11/16/cfl-and-florescent-lights-growing-indoors-cheap-easy-and-effective/ References are below I chose to use CFL bulbs in my house for a number of reasons. Bulbs with excellent wavelengths for plant growth can easily found hardware stores so finding a specialty shop or ordering online is not necessary in most areas. The light fixtures are either fairly cheap or the bulbs can be used in house hold fixtures. The fixtures for CFL are often long tubes allowing you to easily fit more plants under them. Having individual light gives me the flexibility to us what I need when I need it optimizing power consumption They also don’t put off a tone of heat allowing you to operate more lights if you desire without having to worry about heat issues. The initial investment is lower than the other lighting technologies for instance both of these combine cost me just over 50$. Because these set ups hold fewer watts of bulbs their power consumption is much lower. Even though some of the other technologies are more power efficient they typically come in single units that consume larger volumes of power. The lower energy output makes it much easier to start your seedlings and tender plants inside. Some of the larger systems can cause issues with your seedlings most often related to heat output. One of the downfalls of using these CFL bulbs is you generally cant produce full size things like tomatoes and peppers. They will still fruit if you chose medium and small bodied fruit but not to the same density as the same plants outside or under the more costly systems. If your looking for light systems for starting seedlings and lower energy plant growth inside during the winter I recommend simple CFL systems. With higher energy systems you can get closer to producing your favorite Tomato or Citrus tree inside during the LONG COLD WINTER On the next episode in this series we are going to go through the basics of growing inside. Click here to go to the Indoor Growing Playlist. Thank you for spending time with me today. I appreciate it very much! I hope you have a fantastic day! A special thanks to Hydro-Lite in Edmonton www.hydro-lite.com Wavelengths http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavelength Absorption for Photosynthesis http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=1668 Absorption Spectrum Chlorophyll A and B (Photo) http://pinklightaeroponics.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Photosynthesis-Absorption-Spectrum.gif Lumes vs Wavelength http://www.sunmastergrowlamps.com/SunmLightandPlants.html Kelvin Light Chart and Comparison between light technologies http://theaquaponicsource.com/how-to-aquaponics/indoor-aquaponics-grow-lights/ Light Technology Comparison Chart http://www.designrecycleinc.com/led%20comp%20chart.html CFL Lights http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp History of HPS http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/20thcent/invent20.htm LED http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode Philips LED Discovery http://www.news.com.au/technology/philips-says-new-led-light-bulb-is-more-efficient-greener-than-fluorescent-lighs/story-e6frfro0-1226618661621 SunBlaster Wavelength Chart http://sunblasterlighting.com/index.php
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right now i'm using under the cabinet grow light , that's 18'' and is 18w, do i need to change the light system?
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curious question on the cfl bulbs can they be attached to a steirlite container lid to make a grow light system and if it can whats the best way to do it, i have a sterilite system where i can adjust the lid as plants grow,
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Great video! Super informative!
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Are standard fluorescent tubes in the same category as CFL?
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can any cfl be used to grow or only grow cfls?
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Metal halide or CFL is where it's at
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Very informative. Thank you. :)
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"tomatos" BAHAHAHAHA
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Question: I bought philips incandescent plant lights Agrolite Br40" the kelvin rating is 2700....so can an incandescent bulb with 2700 rating work or would you still prefer fluorescent? Also, went to Walmart yesterday and they don't sell cfl any more because of the mercury....so just fluorescent tubes are available??? Thanks and enjoy your videos!
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Thank you so very much! I was wondering the difference between the lights. You explained to basically that even I understood lol Now I know what I would like to do. Cheers!
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why are you running a carbon filter in a grow tent for tomatoes? do your tomatoes stink up ur house? just be honest, no one is gonna spend thousands of dollars and lots time running a tent with tomatoes. I got the same air cooled 1000w hps in my tent
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You might want to remake this video as I saw LED's on Amazon recently at 1200 watts for under$200!
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good info ..thanks
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First time indoor grower here.. I tried the light from the November window technique, and ... didn't work. Not enough light, I imagine. I'm thinking very small right how.. on top of a dresser small. I was thinking about a little gooseneck table lamp with a cfl * football approved? * bulb.
All this to ask what bulb should I use? Is there a brand/model that you could recommend as an example? -
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I just cant find good explains for in door cultures here in Brazil.
We hava a good sun, cheap areas to plant and tecnologies are still expensive.
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This is the most useful practical information on grow lights that I have found anywhere. Thank you!
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High pressure sodium emits amber color light. I believe you meant HID, CFL and LED. The lamp you displayed was Metal Halide not HPS. Not trolling. Just noticed the discrepancy.
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Thank you for this video. Very informative for the newbie home grower of... tomatoes.
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