Lighting question about cfl setup

[bhaskaraphoenix]

Hey guys I'm planning to grow 3 or 4 auto's in a 2x2x4 tent and was wondering if thirteen 23 watt cfl bulbs would make the tent too hot? I will be starting out with one of those smaller metal desk fans for exhaust mounted up top and plan on buying a 4" inline duct fan and carbon filter once I start flowering it's just I half to watch my spending to start. These bulbs were the cheapest I could find ($10.46 for 4) for 13 of them = 20,800 lumans and 299 watts total.

[Juicyj89]

Just hook everything up before you put your plants in there and see how everything runs! Check the temp after a while and see that it stays consistent and if not figure out how to stabilize it. But i have the same size tent with a "600w" LED with a single exhaust fan out the bottom and my temp sits at 72ºf ALL DAY. So im sure your cfls will be fine. Plus they're only 23watters lol youll be good. Just test it. Plent of watts tho! So as long as your temps right, youll grow some great buds. Oh, do you have any pics of your setup? Thatd be cool to see. I use to grow micro cfl but never anything on your scale. Excited to see and good luck!

[bhaskaraphoenix]

Juicyj89 Thanks for the reply! Sounds like it will work then glad to hear I'll have some pics soon in the auto showdown thread (Participating to learn) I'll be growing 3 Sour Livers autos from Mephisto Genetics (The Livers x Sour Crack) Picked this strain cause the sour crack has all the medical effects I want and is dank but the yield is pretty low on it's own but after they bred it with the livers it increased yield.

[Juicyj89]

No problem man. Anytime. But okay cool. Like i said really looking forward to seeing your set-up. But that sounds like the right strain for you then. Ive never heard of the hybrid but im sure its great. I cant say ive ever read anything bad about mephisto either. Again good luck!

[starramus]

According to Nebula's thorough research you may not have enough CFLs for 4 plants. https://www.growweedeasy.com/cfls#ho...color-spectrum

[Juicyj89]

True. Itd be spot on for 2 tho!

[DW2]

Howdy bhaskaraphoenix, I have been using cfl lamps for eight grows now. I have a closet (2 ft. X 6 ft. X 8 ft.) with two 10 gallon DWC reservoirs in it. I have two home made lamps with four 55 watt (250 watt equivalent) bulbs each. The closet does stay about 15° to 20° F warmer than the room temperature. I have a small 6 in. Dura breeze fixed fan at the top drawing out the hot air at the top.
In an enclosed tent, I would expect that You would need to provide some way to exhaust the warmer air at the top of the tent to maintain the proper temperature for growing. I try to maintain the temperature between 80° F and 90° F,

[D.A.A.S.69]

Yes, in a 2x2x4 tent will a lot of cfls, you are definitely gonna need an exaust fan, to remove the heat.
Good Luck with your grow .