leggy, stretching seedlings

ok, so i started some seedlings under 2 T12 fluorescents. Problem is i had the wrong lights (grow lights...bad), so they are are all stretched out. i'm picking up new lights tomorrow night (cool whites...good). but i'm wondering, once i have the new lights in, can i just pile on more soil to bring the the cotyleons (seed leaves) closer to the soil surface? i know it works with tomatoes. in fact, the tomatoes like it and grow all sorts of fresh roots out of the newly covered leggy stem.

never mind...i found this sticky: https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/429767-replant-those-long-stretchy-stems.html

couldnt figure out how to delete this thread though

It's probably not so much you had the wrong lights (grow lights..good) rather more that you had the lights too far away.

thanks, i probably did have the lights a bit high bec i had little humidity dome baggies over the tops of the cups. maybe i'll just take those off now and bring the lights closer. thanks!

thanks for the link on the cfls at wallyworld.. won't work with my setup at the moment, buec this is what i have : http://www.buyplantlights.com/compact-light-cart-g48-pla.html.... so i need straight tube lights. but i bookmarked the lilnk and will keep it in mind for future grows thatnks again

i think its funny that grow lights are even worse. if my stems get to long i just gently ease the whole stem/taproot out and replant it, never had any troubles