1.000 watt MH Light distance for 10 seedlings?

hey there fellas, rainy season started again in my country, and since I¨ve been growing every year during summer, I have a question.
last year during rainy season I grew indoors but I did`t got good results, so for this year I`m going with a greenhouse system which I just finished last weekend.
In my country we are blessed to have 13 hours of sunlight everyday all year long, so my plan is to go with 10 seeds, each in 5 gallon buckets inside my greenhouse which is in the middle of my backyard and place a 1,000 watt MH light to give my babies 5 extra hours of light for vegetative, and then for flowering go with the 13 hours of natural sunlight to complete a 18/13 cycle.

my question is: a 1.000 watt MH light is good enough for 10 seedlings for vegetative?
and: at what distance should I place the light?

all comments are welcome.
thanks for taking the time to read my post. Happy smoke...

Like 4 feet away but i wouldn't recommend it

far away that is alot of light for babies

try to keep it indirect and slowly move them into more direct light so they get used to the intense light

yup that's what i would do, but your wasting electric. Plus they might actually start to stretch

I would get a cheap 4 foot T8 and use that until they get bigger..also it will save alot of electricity.

thanks for your replies. do you guys think I should get a smaller MH light? what would be the recomended MH light size for 10 plants during veg.?
again all comments are welcome.
Happy Smoke

Or should I go with a 240 watt veg/clone L.E.D. light? or should I stick to MH light just to give 5 extra hours of light during veg.?

you're fine with that 1000w light. It can't hold a candle to the sun, and seedlings grow under it just fine. Don't worry about it being too much light or stretching because that wont be a problem. Just put your hand at your plant tops and raise your light until its comfortable when left under the light for a couple minutes. I used to veg under a 1000w mh bulb before i got my t5s and never had any problem whatsoever. Good luck and respect!