Hey Mr. C. Thanks a lot for the kind words.

That really sucks about your buddy and the $#@*&! snitch. Why can't... Ah forget it. Worked out OK for you though.

It's great to hear you're going to get your hands wet. Best of luck to you. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at what can happen in hydro. Good one about the problem section, but I'm sure you'll do just fine. Especially with all these fine people here that are willing to help.

Which digital thermometer are you talking about? The one one my back wall was $9 in a Home Depot bargain bin. Talk about a score, it was exactly what I had in mind, and it's worked wonderfully so far. The one on my right wall is a Tri-meter by Nutradip (I think) and is available at fine hydro shops near you, and everywhere on the internet. They claimed I got a discount, then another 15% discount for pre ordering, so it was $174.

The fluorescent portion of my lighting are just, darn what are those thingees called. Lemme see if I have any laying around... OK I'm back. Ask for "outlet to socket" adapters. They also make socket to outlet adapters but that would just be wrong. They're just little prongs that plug into power strips (in my case) and have a spiral socket on the other end to screw a light bulb into. They're $2 each and I've got them at Lowes, Home Depot, Bi-Mart, and True Value Hardware. The smaller stores seem to stock 1 or 2 of these at a time, so I recommend calling first or going to Home Labyrinth if you want to fill up a power strip.

Good luck and glad to have you aboard.