I went to quebec once and i saw a mime. i stayed in old quebec. in some big hotel. Chateau Frontenac (Shat-toe Frawnt-tin-ack) somethin like that. boring but nice city though.
dont clip. it DOES increase the stress and the percentage of males can increase. too keep plants short, either begin flowering as soon as the plant sprouts or let it grow for 1 week under 18/6 then switch to 12/12 flower.
HPS lights are great but they can be too strong for seedlings like you found out. Start them under fluoros for like 2 weeks then move them under the HPS.
Yea desk lamp baaad. Halogen light baaad too. If youre really interested in an indoor grow your going to either want a lot of fluoros, a hps light (high pressure sodium), or a MH light (metal halide)
Lumens are a measure of light. Dont know a whole lot about Lumens themselves but you want...
hmm i'll have to look up on that.. not saying your wrong though, just want to check it out ;) cause i definately dont know everything about growing yet