First Ever Indoor Grow 150W Sun System HPS Bulb

Hey guys this is my frist ever grow and its indoors. Im a complete noobie and I bought some clones from the club I go to regularly, and ive only been growing for 2 days. Ive watched some videos and here are the spec ive decided to run with:

Lighting: 150W Sun System HPS Bulb (18/6) Veg.
Soil: 1/3 Perlite, 1/3 Peat Moss, 1/3 Vermiculite
Enhancers: Mylar Paper
Fan: Small Desk Fan

Ill fallow up my post with a pic of my grow room, but i have a few questions that i need help answered, please answer by number.

1) Do My Plants Look Healthy?
2) Is my light at the appropriate hight away from the plants?
3) What fertilizer is best to grow use?
4) Any other tips that might help me grow better?

Personally i am really liking the result I have been getting with fox farms hydro 3 part kit, and a little bit of great white,

get your pics and stuff posted dude so we can see what you got going.

Try using Roots organic soil its awesome and cheap!!

Pics Coming Soon But Just To Let You Guys Know My Lamp IS About 2 Feet 4 Inches Away From The Top Of The Plants, Is This Good Or Bad!? Also As U Will See Some Of My Plants Have Shriveled Leaves And Are Growing Oddly And Are Shriveling Up! I Need Answers Quickkk!

what are your temps at? I would get the light as close as possible w/o burning them. Hold the back of your hand under the light where the top of the plant is, if after 30-60 seconds its uncomfortabley warm its too close, raise the light and try again till it isnt uncomfortabley warm, do that and you'll be good. I keep my 400w hps 8 inches to a foot away.

My Temps At about 87. I Keep A Fan On All The Time Blowing Throughout The Closet, Pointed Away From The Plants Though. I Feel As If Ive Overwatered, its been 3 days and ive watered 2twice. i know this is bad. but i need 2 know why my plants have started growing deformed and shriveled! any ideas?

pic didnt load. how are you deciding when to water? you are most likely is overwatering but their is also a very very small chance you are not. Here's the easiest and most accurate way of how to tell if you need to water. i didnt write this, all credit goes to the original author.
What is the "lift the pot" method?

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The "lift the pot" method is a widely practiced, and very accurate method of knowing when to water your container plants.

The best way imho, to know when soil grown potted plants need more watering is by checking how heavy the pots feel. This method is very simple to learn once you get the feel for how light a ready for watering pot of soil feels.

Get an equal size pot and fill it with your soil. The medium should be about as moist as a new bag of potting soil. Use this planter as a learning tool to get a rough idea of how much the pots should weigh before watering again. The pots with your plants will feel only just slightly heavier when the soil is ready for more water. Pick up one of your planted pots, if its noticably heavy, do not water it until it feels "light". Next time you water a planter, pick it up and feel how much heavier it feels compared to the sample pot of soil.

It only takes a few times picking up the pots until this skill is like a "second nature" to you. You wont even need the sample pot after you get accustomed to the lifting method.

Sure your plants are always putting on more weight as they grow larger, but once you're proficient at lifting the pots, you'll also know how to compensate for the weight of the plants with ease.

I dont know how to better explain this method of knowing when to water, but believe me, anyone who learns this method, will always know when its time to water.