I have some fem seeds. They are supposed to turn red, purple and blue, and cure to a lavender. The problem with the hps is space and heat. Will I get the coloration with the cfls?
uhh... dunno... sometimes you need really cold temps to bring out purple colors... but whatever
who said cfls don't put off heat?
who???
i've been running a 400w hps with a homemade cooltube and temps haven't gotten abouve 84 with it... and thats without a real ventalation system besides a couple box fans (gotta get my high cfm muffin fans soon, dammit)
and space?
my 400 only covers about a 2.5 square foot floorspace, so its not taking up a bunch of room (keep in mind they have 250 hps lamps too, which would probably be better if you plan on doing a single plant only)
in the end, you gotta figure out whats right for you
best of luck friend!