What is the soil? Have you given any nutes?

You can't run a HPS bulp in a flourescent ballast. The bulb and ballast MUST match. Otherwise it is at best going to kill the bulb or shorten ballast life, and at worst, start a fire.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . First time, having problems Here is my situation: Closet setup, am using a HID florescent ballast for the growth phase then will switch to a HPS bulb for flowering. I have been running the florescent setup 24/7 for a little more than a month now. Plants are beginning to reach a foot tall. Started the seeds directly in standard "kegger" red cups which i cut holes in the bottom for drainage. I will be transplanting to a 6" pot once the plants start to show gender. (will also switch to HPS 12/12 at this point) Rating: 5