alright so ive just gotten back from a few places and have done some upgrading to the grow op.
I went and bought some seedling starters, not rockwool cubes as they don't sell them at walmart but they should work well. I have one seed still in perilite which has now sprouted, and four more cracked seeds in the starter cubes.
I haven't gotten an exhaust system set up yet, but i do have an intake. I took a rectangle floor vent and taped it over the exhaust of a window a/c unit. then using dryer tubing i ran the chilled air into the closet. Its set up so it blows over the hps, which i think is cool.
For light protection i took a black flat sheet, folded it in half and velcrowed it up against the doorway. cut a slit on one side so the vent can move through and presto! its not 100% lightproof but it works well for me. I'll probably do some more fenagaling later.
I need to get more batteries for my camera and then ill post pics. so far so good.