taking the ballast out of the grow space will make a HUGE difference.

the light leak will not only comprimise the security of your grow but will cause the plants to flower extremely slow, hermie, revert back to veg, or even not flower at all. the dark cycle must be COMPLETELY DARK if you want a good grow. i always made my 12hours on from 6pm to 6am. in the summer it is much cooler so the temps stay down and in the winter it keeps the temps from getting too low at night. with lights on from midnight to noon you better not have a day job or you are gonnahave to stay up real late or get up real early to take care of your plants(watering, transplanting, training, etc.) you cannot open the door to the growspace when the lights are not on!!!!!!!!!!!!