Lighting CFL orientation and distance charts

[don]

I found this some guys might find this handy if using the twisty cfls
please take into account we dont grow under water it just gives you an idea to increase bottom line effiency

 

[Noods]

Thanks don! Sticky'd and rep'd. :thumbs:

 

[don]

Thanks dude!

 

[low_and_slow]

But you gots to have zee cool for veg and zee warm for flowerz!!!11 <---lol

Great stuff Don, what I take away is that it has more to do with intensity and reflector proximity than anything else; is that accurate?

 

[don]

But you gots to have zee cool for veg and zee warm for flowerz!!!11 <---lol

Great stuff Don, what I take away is that it has more to do with intensity and reflector proximity than anything else; is that accurate?

cool pretty much the point i posted it

 

[The Squid]

So am I understanding correctly that it's better to have them vertical hanging than horizontal? Hmmm. Nice post. :thumbs:

 

[Noods]

Depends on the bulb, squid.

 

[don]

So am I understanding correctly that it's better to have them vertical hanging than horizontal? Hmmm. Nice post. :thumbs:

To be fair i was surprised about that I dont know how it would pan out on other shapes of cfl.
what the aurther did not mention is the warms seem to have 7-10% more par but it was in the realms of error

 

[The Squid]

Depends on the bulb, squid.

What about 23 watters from Home Depot? Red and blue. The bigger ones too, not the minis.

 

[don]

are they twisted like above?