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Racefan said:they are 4 feet away from the light? Your only using about 1/16 of the available lumens if that. I place my 1000watt HPS about 12 inches away from my plants. You need to get it closer. If temps are a prob then you need to increase ventilation but to properly utilize your light you need to get it closer. I would put a light 3 or 4 feet away for brand new seedlings or clones but not established plants
Here's a few pics I took today - how much closer can they get? - I'm just paranoid of burning them.
![First_Grow_11_27_2006_0071.jpg](https://www.420magazine.com/gallery/data/500/First_Grow_11_27_2006_0071.jpg)
![First_Grow_11_27_2006_005.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.420times.com%2Fgallery%2Fdata%2F500%2FFirst_Grow_11_27_2006_005.jpg&hash=a7669a5d452c75e397cfea507f9d2bba)
The air purifiers not only make a huge difference with air quality, but really gives a great breeze when on HI:
![First_Grow_11_27_2006_0061.jpg](https://www.420magazine.com/gallery/data/500/First_Grow_11_27_2006_0061.jpg)