Bob....you need red spectrum tube fluorescents....example- GE,Sylvania,Phillips C4 & L4....you got the right idea just the wrong bulb...peace
altwnyguy73 Reviewed by altwnyguy73 on . Bob's Setup. Check it out, each light is 150w cool white compact flouro. there's 450w total, then 145w (money is limited) of incandescent (red spec.) with a total 4 plants and two sprouts, the oldest being 5 weeks and roughly 11". and the others only a week or two behind... They've been put into 12/12 now... so we'll see what is to come. Enjoy :) It makes me proud. Rating: 5