first grow!lst?ProperLighting(height)?HELP!!!!!!!!!!

All rigth team let me tell you how it is ...i got a closet about 3feet deep 7 long and id say 5 high.in my closet there is a 125watt mini blaster compact fluorescent light paid way to much for it but thats what happens when your local hydro store owner is a crack head... nice guy tho.. i planted my seeds from germ on april 2nd i have 9 plants said to say three died.. they are currently id say 4 inches tall the roots are strong (did a transplant to some bigger pots 2 days ago) today the 15 of april i started to lst on the first set of leaves that came out... now there is 3rd set of leaves and i would like to stretch that steam out of there as fast as possible does anyone have ne tips... my light is 10 to 12 inch from the top of my plant while its in lst mode lol is the rigth? and i also switched my timer today from 20/4 to 18/6 is this maybe a good idea i will have pics on here in a few hours... i also have a hygro meter its a 7 dollar one for a lizard tank but it will work.. where is best place for it and what should it be reading ? thanks yall pics in a bit

that was one of the hardest to read posts i've ever seen but from what i gather you bought flourescent tube lighting? and you want to stretch your plant? from my experience ive never seen anyone grow anything with tube bulbs except clones or seedlings. so i would recommend maybe a cfl if you want cheap electricity bill and a cheap bulb. otherwise HPS is good. i wouldn't recommend stretching your plant and you should keep your light id say about 6in above maybe? put your hand right above your plant and if it burns your hand then its too close if it doesn't burn it try moving it closer. if seen a plant touching a bulb and it was growing healthy.
i used 24/7 first month almost two of my current crop, you should adjust according to your plants. www.cheaphydroponics.com is a good site.

With the light cycle, it seems to be different strokes for different folks, but I use 18/6 to give the babies some time to develop a solid root system. If you are using tubes, I would recommend looking into some CFL's as well. Listen to Greenboiii420 about the distance with the lights. Trust me when i say the plant will stretch plenty during the length of the grow. It doesnt need any help with that. Plus with the LST Training, you want to keep it nice and tight for low profile. Throw up some pics and we will let you know what is what. Just remember, your first time will not be perfect, dont over do anything, be patient, and if you are unsure about something ask someone. Trust me, I botched so many things before I starting asking questions. Peace.

man i cant upload pics it tells me to contact the admin

Pics First two yesterday after light drop and time change to 18/6 and the bottom two pics are this morning after about 4-5 hours..

They look good so far but more lights are needed! not all of those plants are getting enough light! Good Luck!

how many should be under there i dont have a problem getting rid of a few in there i have anohter light and sunlight to so this grow is just to get a solid plant but i dont have a female i started from seed

How many? u can have as much light as u want DONT GET GREEDY it might get u time. my suggestion if ur gonna leave them in thos pots( i would) id buy a ballast and 2X500 watt lights for all of them that would be a decent grow with little to no hassle from your hydro company

yeah iv been looking online to purchase some sodium lights a 400 watt wouldnt mind getting a couple of them

need more light,also your light doesnt get 2 hot so u can lower to about 9-12 inches as long as u have a fan on them

ok so everyone is telling me more light more light and i have more way more but i dono what these kind of lights are ill snap a quick pick and post and tell me if i should bother rigging them up in the closet

will these light work at all?.

yes put it as close to the plants as possible like 2-4 inches away they would work until u have like 2-4 node growth keep your plants a Decent Size 4 nodes 5-6 inches

whats a node?