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Okay, Grumpleberry Crankypants - Allow me to respond:

This is my first hydro grow, not my first grow.

Seems to me the main "Experienced Grower" participating in this thread has been pro-CFL, not staunchly pro-high-intensity.

I'm happy to get constructive input, but baffled as to why you're so ornery about my choices. It's not as though I've even suggested that anyone follow suit...

I'm also curious as to how you know I'll get poor growth, "stretching, minimal foliage, and a 0-10 gram yield"... Have you employed these same methods with said result? Or are you, perhaps, just regurgitating what you've read/heard?

People have been growing indoors for much longer than all of the high-intensity options have been readily available on the market. If my lighting gives my plants the wattage and wavelenghts they need to thrive, I'm pretty sure they don't care what kind of bulbs I'm using. And I certainly don't know why you do!

So Darlin'... Use HPS, use MH, use a lava lamp - I don't care. I'm simply describing my set-up & reasoning, and, obviously, my research about plants & spectra. I've added graphs to concisely explain the science behind my choices. And I'lll report on my results for anyone who is interested, but it isn't required reading, so if it gets you agitated, just pick another thread to read. Click, click.