nice progress so far dude! keep it going... To answer your question about my first grow. Geez where do i start... I got some seeds from a guy who said they were a very short strain which is exactly what I wanted. I built a stealth grow box out of a PC server tower and started with two 23watt CFLs and two 12" floros along the sides and was going for an LST grow. I quickly realized that this strain wasnt as short as the guy told me... SO I had to build a cabinet quickly as my babies were getting burnt from getting too close to my lights in the case. I am now in week 3 of flowering and my ladies are getting close to my cabinet top. They are gorgeous and full of buds!
I am now using 10x 23watt CFLs along the top of my cabinet and 4x 23watt CFLs along the sides. It was defintely a long hard journey but if you stick with it and keep reading the forums then you will be succesful. Keep at it and stay high.