For 9 seedlings I would want at least a 400 watt MH for veg and 600 watt HPS for budding. Even better would be 600 and 1000, but both are going to make a lot of heat and it will need to be dealt with. Depends on the space too.

If you get cfl, just make sure it's blue for veg (5500K) and red for bloom (2200K).

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Opie Yutts Reviewed by Opie Yutts on . First time grow, need light advice Hello... First time grower here, trying to get a closet set up for an op. Right now, I've got my nine seedlings on two Sunblaster 54w Fluorescents pumping about 9600 lumens. They're still pretty small and spindly, but I know I'm going to need more light soon. Do you recommend I get a couple more Sunblasters? Or some other type of lighting to augment them, perhaps some CFL's? I'm getting a 600w HPS for flowering, but as of right now, I'm confused about exactly how much more lighting Rating: 5