The
bulbs I am using are 2X45 Watt (or 200 watt equivalent) and 2X23 Watt (or 100 watt equivalent) for a total of 136 Watts. I don't disagree that HID are far superior but on a budget you can certainly get away with
cfl's. The one thing I do like is the fact that
CFL's don't get HOT. So dropping them very close to your plants is stress free.
David