What I'm trying to figure out is how you thought stickyfingers is one of the most experienced growers in these forums when he's only been here since around the time OG went down.

I don't think the CFLs you have are actual 150W output. But yes the closer the better as long as it doesn't burn the plants. CFL's will grow plants from seed to harvest but with a huge loss of yield (about 1/3 of the potential yield is achieved). If you have specific questions on SCroG just ask.