Need some help with lights

So I have one grow currently under cfls almost near harvest and looking into the next one. The cfls worked excellent for veg but I have really small buds right now and I'm looking for another type of light to use that would be better and that I could use with a normal outlet any ideas?? If so how would I do it (like if I have to install ballast or anything along those lines)

depending on ur grow size id recommend you go with a 400w ceramic metal halide set up. U can use the same bulb for veg n flower and it burns much cooler then all regular mh n hps bulbs. I just put a cmh in my mini grow and dropped my temps 5+ degrees.

Check out www.advancedtechlighting.com

They got some very good videos on there u should watch.

did you switch from blue spectrum to red spectrum? if not then theirs your problem right their.

I'd go with this setup from HTG


And change out the bulb for the Philips 250w CMH

http://www.lightingsupply.com/cdm250s50-hor-4k-alto.aspx

You can run he CMH in both veg and flower.

Dude, you can use the Home Depot bulbs, no prob. They sell Phillips here where I am. Go with the CMH and you'll sacrifice a considerable amount of lumens for a lot more money. There may very well be a difference in the general use bulbs and the "horti-whatever" bulbs, but I'll be willing to bet you'd have to pull down a few grows to offset the difference in price. You can get a 250w, but I'd recommend you get a 400w and be done with it. If you stick with growing, you're gonna end up there anyway.
Yes, I've used just 400w MH thru BOTH phases, as well as a grow or 2 with HPS thru both. I've not seen a noticable difference in yield in either one.

Yeah def go with 400w. Like said above u don't need horti bulbs n shit to grow good stuff. I use reg home depot sylvania mh bulbs for veg under.

My last harvest I veg n flowered under hps and pulled just a lil under 2 pounds per 1k watts.