personally i use a cycle of 18/6 for seedlings and veg,

im not a fan of cfl's because they just aint as good as HPS, but you could buy a cheap one, say a 250 or preferably a 400watt, much better compact growth, i just dont see the point of buying loads of cfl's and then having to wire them all up for average results when you could just save the cash for a 400 watt HPS, and get good results...

belive me, ive done the same thing, save your cash and buy a decent lamp.