Attachment 293511I'll post a pic if I have one on the PC, but you should try what I did, and put 2 CFL's in each corner (total of 8) I used the 8x40 watts for a total of 320 watts. They don't have to be inches away to do any good, but they can be inches away, that's the bonus, you can put them almost right on your plant without harm.

This is the best pic I can supply, sorry

The sickly plant was a transplant from dirt into hydro that had been topped just before the transplant - It healed.
low_rdr Reviewed by low_rdr on . Supplemental CFL light - how many to make a difference? Flowering... Hi! I am growing 3 plants under a T5 HO 4' (blue) light. Right now they're midway thru budding, with 4-5 weeks to go and I was wondering about supplementing their lighting with some red CFL's on the sides. I've been reading in the forum for about an hour trying to understand more about lighting, but I'm not very mathmatically or electrically inclined. How many CFL's should I get in total - was hoping 4 would do (2 on each side), but maybe I need 6? More? Should I go for the 23 watt Rating: 5