Quote Originally Posted by purplekush989
sorry for the lack of info/visuals - i dont have a camera so bear with me. i have the t5 at about 1.5 - 2 inches away from the plants, so i doubt it's the lights. the cup i have it in is draining well but i forgot to add perlite in the beginning so i think the soil is compacting too much. i am not using any fertilizers, and when i do fertilize it will be something that isnt too overpowering, like worm castings or a bit of bat guano. i have the plants in 20 oz soda bottles, but i might just transplant the droopy one to a cup with fresh starter soil and perlite added. would transplanting in it's droopy state hurt it even more?

also, i have the plants in clear bottles wrapped in black construction paper, so just by unwrapping the the construction paper i can check the roots. The soil was pretty dry when i checked this morning, so i gave it a good watering.
sounds like you're doing most of it right, but the bottles may be a problem ... are there generous drain holes ? (plastic bottles, I assume), I see you said it drains well ... definitely add Perlite when you transplant, I like about 25-30% perlite to soil, myself ... also, some plants need to spread their roots wide, others like narrow and deep ... I would transplant them all into larger, conventional pots, if they are rooting well ... and, yes, even healthy plants get a little stressed when transplanted ... usually, only a matter of a couple days' slowed growth, no biggie ... do a couple at a time, make sure you don't lose them all at once ... good luck...