Unfortunately, The HPS bulb you've acquired needs a ballast. If you are going with the rubbermaid idea, check out some examples around the forum. I'd recommend using CFL's in the space you have, especially if you don't have a fan to reduce heat. CFL's are cheap and perfect for what your trying to achieve. Get a couple 100watt equivalent bulbs.

Start off by starting over from scratch. You have 5+ seedlings in one small pot (Save yourself a ton of trouble down the road and trash em). Place one germinated seed into a small dixie cup to start. Transplant 3 times. Once from dixie cup to larger 18oz party cup and the third time into it's final resting place - a 3-4 gallon pot.

Your plants will not survive long without proper ventilation so check out how to use a fan for an exhaust and create a passive intake.

I am no expert. But this is a little information I'm tossing over to you before I crash into bed. Maybe enough to get you started... I'd like to see you around and I wish you luck on your first grow.
jackforest Reviewed by jackforest on . My First Grow, super noob! Okay, I got a lot of my information off of this forum. Funny enough I had the tub idea before I even started looking. This grow is going to be just bagseed for my first try because I dont want to ruin some exspensive shit. I've got some good seeds on the way for my next batch, provided this one goes well. I'm at about day 5, from when I started germinating the seeds. I chose a method which I learned at the cannabis college in amsterdam to germinate. Just put the seeds into a cup of water and Rating: 5