moving from cfl's to mh...is it shock?PLEEZ HELP

[curious101]

i have been using 3- 42watt cfl's for two plants that are about 6 in tall, i put them under a 400w metal halide last nite with some new seedlings and the 6in. plants seemed shocked, kinda droopy but the seedlings look fine, i've raised the light to about 3.5ft from the ground today instead of the previous 3ft i started with last nite...any other suggestions or is drooping normal with such a huge light output change of about 9,000 to 38,000 lumens...pleez help

curious101 Reviewed by curious101 on 03-27-2007. moving from cfl's to mh...is it shock?PLEEZ HELP i have been using 3- 42watt cfl's for two plants that are about 6 in tall, i put them under a 400w metal halide last nite with some new seedlings and the 6in. plants seemed shocked, kinda droopy but the seedlings look fine, i've raised the light to about 3.5ft from the ground today instead of the previous 3ft i started with last nite...any other suggestions or is drooping normal with such a huge light output change of about 9,000 to 38,000 lumens...pleez help Rating: 5

[Weedhound]

Not to mention the difference in heat.....Keep your light back and watch your plants for their reaction....wilting is definitely heat stress if it just started when you changed your light source. And I'd try four feet or so for a few days.