While you cant go wrong with a HID light, for 1 or 2 plants then 8 - 40watt cfls will give you a nice start and a good bang for the buck. However, there does come a point where cfls can get more expensive than HID lights. So think to your future and do you see expansion after a few grows under your belt or are you kinda locked in to certain constraints or reasons for some time and cant expand. Only you can decide that. But I do suggest getting just a little more than what you need because you will most definetly find a way to squeeze just one more in at some point, which is why I suggested the 8 cfls, you could go 3 plants and still be ok.weres the suggestion, and i only need enough light to support 1 or 2 plants im not a big time grower