Okay, so as you can see I just joined tonight. We have a big problem. We have seedlings growing in a 3x2x6 area under two cfl's. They aren't growing cfl's, but they seem to suffice (1 30w, 1 15w) for now. I have a 600w hps, and we're simply vegging until it's time to put them outside.
So, the plants are starting to need more light (they're bending towards the light) and we could either go with putting them under the hps for a couple hours at a time in an open room (very inefficient) or getting bigger cfl's. The area is a small closet with drop-in ceilings in the surrounding room right next to a window, making it fairly easy to set up ventillation.
Again, we're just keeping them going until it's time to put them outside, so any help would be greatly appreciated. They are about 2.5-3 weeks old at the moment. We don't have much money, so if we get another light, we wouldn't be able to supplement it with any type of expensive cooling method. We'd love a way to be able to run the 600w as to not let it go to waste.
P.s.- I know hps isn't the optimal light for veg, but that's what we have. I can post pictures tomorrow sometime.
Here are pics.
So, the plants are starting to need more light (they're bending towards the light) and we could either go with putting them under the hps for a couple hours at a time in an open room (very inefficient) or getting bigger cfl's. The area is a small closet with drop-in ceilings in the surrounding room right next to a window, making it fairly easy to set up ventillation.
Again, we're just keeping them going until it's time to put them outside, so any help would be greatly appreciated. They are about 2.5-3 weeks old at the moment. We don't have much money, so if we get another light, we wouldn't be able to supplement it with any type of expensive cooling method. We'd love a way to be able to run the 600w as to not let it go to waste.
P.s.- I know hps isn't the optimal light for veg, but that's what we have. I can post pictures tomorrow sometime.
Here are pics.
