i had that issue with my lamps hoods... Instead.. I made one using the power-strip method.. Got me 4 lights for under 10 bucks. And then i basically sawed off the lamp heads or hoods /refelctors of my lamps...so i could fit the y-splitter and have two lights per lamp.
i figure having an extra bulb per light lamp outweighs any loss of light from removing the reflector..Plus you can attempt to capture the light in another ways.


Question..

So daylight for veggie stage.

I got 3 daylight 26 wat CFL...But for the past 2 days been using two 42wat CFL not sure the spectrum but it's 2700 lumens... on very young plants. about 1.8 inches tall.

So.. should i take out the two 42wat and add 4 more 26 wat daylight bulbs?
or should i keep it as is now which is two 42 wat bulbs and 3 daylight 26wat bulbs all at once?

I figure once i flower .. I'll have about ..the same 3 daylight 26wat bulbs, plus about 5-7 42wat bulbs.. full spectrum, varies 42wat bulbs.