I have a 22 inch wide, 18 inch deep, 28 inch tall metal cabinet that I'd like to use for my seedling / clone / early veg chamber. I'd like to install some CFL or other fluorescent lighting system. Two foot bulbs would be too large, so it looks like I'll be installing CFL's or some other sort of compact bulb. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations for setting up the lights in this cabinet?
I assumed that would buy a metal 4" by 4" junction box, attach it to the top (from the inside), and then attach 2 or 4 outlets to screw in some CFL's? But, after browsing the electrical isle at Lowes I couldn't really find anything that seemed like it would work for my plan. Alternatively, I was hoping to find some ballasts and sockets so that I could use a flatter fluorescent bulb (like the 13W full-spectrum reading lamps) to maximize my vertical space, but couldn't seem to find anything. So, I humbly ask for your help...
I assumed that would buy a metal 4" by 4" junction box, attach it to the top (from the inside), and then attach 2 or 4 outlets to screw in some CFL's? But, after browsing the electrical isle at Lowes I couldn't really find anything that seemed like it would work for my plan. Alternatively, I was hoping to find some ballasts and sockets so that I could use a flatter fluorescent bulb (like the 13W full-spectrum reading lamps) to maximize my vertical space, but couldn't seem to find anything. So, I humbly ask for your help...