what lighting?

[astramasta]

ok, i started growing a couple of plants in my window last week, they have sprouted and got about 6 leaves on each, but as im in the uk, they aint really gettin a lot of sunlight in my bedroom window...... so i started putting them under my desk lamp at night for a few extra hours, this seemed to help but i dont think i can use my 60w lamp for much longer before they just die through lack of sun. so
i looked round on the internet for growing lights but they are like 60 quid a piece upwards for a 400 watt unit. and i dont really understand all the stuff written about them like balast and crap.... so, does anyone know of an alternative grow light i can use like i dunno i was thinkin of a powerful workshop light or powerful aquarium light maybe? or reptile light. anything like that.. anyone tried anything or have any suggestions, or know of a really cheap place to get a half decent light from?
thanks.

[newbiecracka]

light is still light man ... u can use anything for light ... all the hid's like hps are good if you want to be producing dank bud's

[Damar]

all you need to know is don't give your plant irregular light cycles, it'll start freaking out, hermaphrodite or male or some crap like that. But yeah, weed is weed, even crappy stuff, and if u grow it it'll be free.

[imscaredofgrass]

something that will help a little is get one of those fluorescent bulbs. It will still be 60W, but flourescent light is much more similar to the suns natural light than incadescant light - its cheaper on you electric bill and brighter too

[Weedguru Higher]

Fluroscent won't do much for your plant if you use it through the entire grow process. Fluros are good for the germination process thats it.

Nothing will be as effective as a 400watt hps or 1000watt. Others bulbs don't even compare.

[imscaredofgrass]

400 / 1000 W? i never even heard of lights that powerful. they must beat the living shit out of your electric bill

[Weedguru Higher]

I've had as much as 1400 watts going steady at my place before. The electric bill went up like $5 or something like that. If you got 10 of those lamps thats another story. Then you need to steal electricity.