On the tomatoes a Ultra Sun 6500K 10W CFL for a nano reef tank was used. It produced growth but was a bit under powered and created a plant that was stringy. The tomato was reaching for the light. At the local Lowes home improvement store I found a 2-pack of Sylvania micro-mini CFL 23W bulbs. They are 100W replacements, 6500K and produce 1,450 lumens each. Also a socket adapter to make a single to double was purchased. Then a new 10.5" clamp lamp with a porcelain socket was obtained. This new hood has plenty of room for the new lights.
Combined the bulbs will be the equivalent of 200W and only consume 46W of electricity. It will produce 2,900 lumens which should be about 4-5 times what the 10W bulb was giving. The thought had crossed my mind to start the tomato over again but I am going to see what this does and probably order a bigger bulb as well. Who knows this setup may be good for another vegetable.
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