As for your lighting, what kind of lamps are these lights? You can't use regular bulbs for growing, the only kinds you can use are: CFL's, Floro tubes, Mh, Hps, sunlight. Anything else you try and use, will create more heat problems than grow.

I suggest using CFL's and/or Floro tubes, because, for one, the CFL's, screw into a regular light socket, and have a built in ballast, create low heat and are low on energy. You can use Floro tunes as well, but they require a fixture, a ballast, take up a lot of space.

Get yourself some CFL's. 1-2plants you say? I'd get around 200W of CFL's, to start out. Good luck!