yep, sudden swings, they dont like... because sudden temp swings like that simply dont happen in nature, the plant has no defense against it.
im still thinking that if your droopy, its because of a lack of h2o... when growing any strain for the first time, finding out that strains particular watering needs is always a headache.... and then, just to complicate things, each strain can have several phenotypes. a phenotype is like this- say you got a big happy family with a dozen brothers and sisters. lets call your family, a strain. now its obvious all your siblings will share the same DNA, but, they can be just as alike OR unalike to each other as night and day. call your siblings, phenotypes. different phenotypes within the same strain require different feeding/lighting/watering schedules, just like your bros and sis's have different appetites, likes, and dislikes.
it can take several runs of the same strain to dial it in properly.
but dont panic, the learning curve is not as steep as it seems.
instead of following others written instructions, it is best to experiment and find out what works best for yourself, than rather to sit by the comp and wait for advice that may, or may not be correct at all in the first place.
my advice, if the plant is drooping, then add water! check back in a few hours and look for signs of improvement or further drooping... if the plant loooks better, than your on the right track! if it looks worse, well, sit back, do a lil research, and try a dif approach.
i would stick w/ the hps... a cfl wont shock them, but an HPS will give much better yields, as far as amount of bud harvested.
its pretty simple physics, tho there are some that will argue for weeks on end about how cfl's can compete w/ hid lamps.
its just simply not true.
here's why-
like i said, basic basic elementary physics.... the law of conservation of energy!
a cfl uses 43w (typical 100w replacement lamp) to create x amount of lumens.
your hps uses 1000w to create x amount of lumens.
there is simply more energy available to the plant from an HPS lamp than a cfl.
not that cfl's are bad, by any means there not. i use them myself, as supplemental lighting for some of my grow cabinets.
but there's no viable reason to toss an HID system for a CFL unless the light bill or heat, becomes to much to deal with.
