hps should win by a large margin when compared to cfl. How much wattage was the hps you ran vs the wattage on cfl? I can understand you saying the difference in hps vs cfl to cost of operating might not be worth it to you if you only pulled in slightly more. But I would def try running it again...
I am using General Hydroponics grow-micro-bloom and it's been decent but I am also using Advanced Nutrients Big Bud and B52. This is my first grow so I can't compare to other nutes but this setup is definitely helping the flowers along. I have heard all good things about fox farms, botanicare...
I have 2 plants in flower now, I live in a basement apt. I exhaust out of my closet through a carbon filter. The other end of the fan has an additional 4" ducting that runs into a bucket of Ona gel and you can't smell a damn thing. Of course the closet is also lined with plastic drop cloth to...
I saw a video on youtube and the guy uses a jar of honey instead of rooting gel and it worked just as well. I think the video was called "save money, use honey"