Should i keep all 4 of my flouros right abouve my 2 plants or can i have 2 above and 2 to the side. The reason for this is space.

Hank.

what kind of bulbs so you have? give us the specs...

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4 T-12 ecolux bulbs and one 16watt Natural light CFL. Oh and 2 plants a few weeks old and seem to be doing fine but would like to have more room.

Hank.

i'm not familiar with using cfls as a main source of light, so i don't know if you have enough light or not, but if you haven't already, i would check out the lighting section of the growfaq- there are some good posts in there about calculating how many lumens are getting to your plants. side lighting can be really good, i'm doing it with some cfls, but i've got a 400w mh above my garden.

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Yes i was thinking about getting a 400watt metal halide. How much would this run me in loot? I would like a self ballast one. Perfect for flowering i hear.

Hank.

i have 3 flours. and 1 26 watt cfl (=100 watt) on one plant and its nice..it starting to get white hairs..its crazy.

i got my 400 watt metal halide agrosun multi spectrum bulb, lumatek digital ballast, cord set, and econo hood for $300 at the local hydro store.

most people would say that mh isn't ideal for flowering, because the color spectrum of the mh is better for what the plant needs in veg. mine is a multi spectrum bulb, so it provides some hps spectrum light, which is ideal for what the plant needs during flowering. you'll get bigger, denser buds with hps rather than mh. however, since i'm on my first grow, and building up my equipment a bit at a time, i decided to use mh for the whole grow to see how it does. there is a lot of talk about mh being better for more thc production because of the uvb light it emits... supposedly the result is that you have smaller, fluffier buds with mh, but they are stronger in thc. for what it's worth, i'm going to add a 600 w hps to my next grow's flowering period, but i'm gonna keep the mh in there...

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Thanks a bunch guys. I guess i'll just stick with what i have since money is an issue. Let's just hope both of them turn out to be females. "Fingers Crossed"

Hank.

in my finishing room i'm using (2) 4', 4 bulb floros for side lighting...3 gro-lux and 1 daylite bulb in each...cheap, low cost, low heat for an extra 320 watts...really compliments my 400 watt hps on top

the bottoms of the plants look as good as the tops...good luck!!!

I just bought this 400 watt hps for $140 including shipping yesterday at htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=47929
(would have made it a link but it has to be approved)