Quote Originally Posted by mackSwell
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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?
OK lets just say from my very first ever grow, i thought i could use incadescent bulbs also....then i moved to fluoro's, then to HPS....now i still have my HPS and would never go back.....so guess you could say its from personal experience......once again....goodluck with it!!!