You can get the warm white CFL bulbs (2700 K temp) all over the place. I got mine at Walmart for something like $6 for 3. Don't use incandescents, they are nearly worthless for light spectrum that the plant can use and they generate way too much heat. Use as many CFLs as you can, maybe going for the 42w or higher if you can. You'll only want to use the 2700 K warm ones for flowering tho...for now just use your 6500 K.

The cabinet sounds great. Does the fan ventilate it enough for you? Have you done any dry runs with the lights on for all day to check?

I'll be looking forward to watching your grow!
doco Reviewed by doco on . CFL-Flourex light question I just got started on the assembly of my first cab grow today. Right now I've got a small creeping thyme in a 1'x1' container garden that's doing great, so I think I've got enough to take care of my vegetative needs. I'm just wondering, for lighting I currently have a 65W Flourex floodlight and four sylvania 27W daylight (6500K) spiral CFL bulbs. I know the sylvania lights don't have much of a red spectrum available, and I was wondering if the same was true of the flourex as well? I know Rating: 5