thanks for the input. i picked up some more cfl's today, making a new light to compliment the one already there. got supplies for a separator in the middle, and some stuff for cloning. yes, you are right about no perlite in the soil. i looked at 3 different places today, all three of which only had MG perlite...yay for no one having good stuff. but i guess that can be expected. im sure i can find a place around me that sells better soil and nutes, i just haven't looked on the internet or anything. that makes me sound incredibly lazy lol. yeah i only have the one pot right now, so i think ill move the small one into it and transplant the other two into new ones when i get them.