I was wondering what's the best distance to place your fluorescent lights from newly sprouted seedlings. I've read that some people recommend 12-18 inches whilst others say 6-8 inches.
you can keep them about 6" away as fluoresents dont heat up and wont burn the seedlings keep them moist at the start as they like to be in a moisty pace starting off
keep them at 18/6 until they are to the height you want them to get but remember depending on the strain when you flip to 12/12 they will grow 2-3 times that height