Help with Lighting

After a whole lot of down time im going to start up a simple cabinent grow, Around 2 plants (Again, just a small grow). Im planning on using 4 x 55 watt cfl's which should be somewhat adequate for 2 plants as i've seen pc grow boxes with as little as 50 watts.The only problem is that i want to setup the cfl's without using Y splitters as im not sure that the bulbs would fit right.What i mean is that if i have my two Socket cords set up at the top of the cabinet i want a way to have my bulb set up side by side instead of two y spliters next to each other.

Simple Diagram:
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Y Y <--- What its like...

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Anybody have and idea for a simple/moderate difficulty setup?

*Dimenaions are as following
Width-Depth-Height
22in x 18in x 28in
The dimensions arent exact for are very close.

Help would be appreciated!

there is the power strip fixture, sounds like what you are looking for
power strip at top, then an extension cord/socket/bulb for each strip outlet
haven't used it myself, but there is a thread around that shows some examples

I used a cheap assed vanity mirror fixture to hold my CFL's.

Something like this...

not sure i know what you mean, but how about using these, and a power bar.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/4-PCS-110V-OUTLET-SOCKET-PLUG-TO-STANDARD-LIGHT-BULB-ADAPTOR-CONVERTER-NEW-/220897123256?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336e7e9bb8&_uhb=1#ht_1921wt_906

as stated above.

Thanks guys i'll be sure to order the stuff later tonight, anybody have sugestions for cfl's that'd be compatible with this type of setup? Because im not exactly sure that the bulbs will be able to be placed right next together as they are wider than regular low end cfls. Any Suggestions would be great, i want to keep things a little cheap this time around so im going with a 30-$50 limit. I have decent strains i'll be growing, I'll most likely start out a Berry Ryder and a Auto Lemon Haze both feminized. I have eveything i need except for my lighting setup and i dont want to skimp out on lights so i really just want to know how to get the biggest bang for my buck.

Hugo Phurst said:

I used a cheap assed vanity mirror fixture to hold my CFL's.

Something like this...
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You can get something like this for 9.00 at wally world

xp0c said:

not sure i know what you mean, but how about using these, and a power bar. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/4-PCS-110V-OUTLET-SOCKET-PLUG-TO-STANDARD-LIGHT-BULB-ADAPTOR-CONVERTER-NEW-/220897123256?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336e7e9bb8&_uhb=1#ht_1921wt_906 as stated above.

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same basic idea, these are fixed up close to the power bar
if you use a few cords in the mix it lets you drop bulbs down lower to give better light coverage to the middle/lower half of plant

Yeah, ill most likely add a few extra cfls torwards the bottom of the cannopy, im a little more worried about the temps inside of the cabinet and the overall airflow. I cant exactly just put a hole in the side for exhaust and intake as the cabinet is metal and not wood. To give you an idea its similar to office cabinets but it only has two 'shelves/drawers' you can pull out, im taking theese out of course.

that's a nice flash back, i had thought very seriously of going with the file cabinet/stealth setup
i have seen some that have done this, don't recall following the grows
you will need to get air/exhaust somehow, which likely means cutting some hole(s)