I they are just clones, you don't need the HID yet. I get my clones going in a humidity box with 2 CFL's outside the box, that's all they need.
Then I put them in 8 oz coffee cups to get them going. I my veg box I have 4 CFL's. You can get the lights very close. 1-2 inches.
I transplant them into 16 0z cups and I keep them there for a week or so, unless I have to wait on my flower box. In which case I will let them veg under CFL's until I have room in my big box.
I dry my buds in the Flower box, as it has the carbon filter in it which keeps the smell way down.
Then ...... I clean up and switch the bulb to Metal Halide and transplant again into 1 gallon pots.
I will veg them until they are 12-18 inches and then I will re-pot them in 3 gallon pots. When they are 18-24 inches tall and topped or fimmed or lst'ed, I switch them to 12/12 for the duration.
