high man, you need to do more research on your own bro. ...and you need to
post up some better quality pictures because it looks to me like you have some
kind of deficiency going on there, and it wouldn't be caused by your lights.

also, Metal Halide's are most commonly used for the vegetative part of the
life cycle, ...in flower, the light is too blue so you won't get the bud production
you should, ...not only that but, with the number of your plants, 1000watts
is way more than you'd need.

i've been a CFLer now for a couple of years and i've grown out some very
tasty buds using nothing but 23 and 26watt bulbs. ...you can also do a
google for 'DrBudGreenGenes', he has been growing for almost 30 years
and now, he grows strictly for head-stash so in a micro-grow environment,
and so he now uses only CFL's.

another thing, as was suggested by VapedG13, you should find some way to
box your grow, it'd be way easier to control temps, maximize your light
and prevent pests.

keep in mind that these are living ornanism's so, the better you care for
them, the greater they will reward you.

here is a pic of the good Doctor holding one of his plantlets, then a few of my
own CFL buds, and then, finally, a couple things you can do to box your grow in.

Quote Originally Posted by stickyichy
So i have been doing a CFL grow and i have done that before with good results. The bud is small and grows really slow but hey on a cheapo budget it was nice.

I have just got a 1000w MH with bulb for 100$

The only question i have and i look around the forms for a bit but i guess it might just be to simple... How far away should the light be from the plants?

I have it over about 5 plants, they have been doing poorly but i think with the added light they should be coming back to normal. My old set up was quite a joke.

I put a photo of my old set up... and one of the plants... Im very open to suggestions.