thanks for the advice harddon, the book i've read and use as a referance is the "Marijuana Grower's Guide" by Mel Frank & Ed Rosenthal...great for all kinds of information on indoor and outdoor growing.

as for the piece of reflective board i've got on the pot of the one plant, i'm removing it at night to ensure no mold is going to grow... i've already lost a good portion of the lower branches and first fan leaves.. probably due to lack of light through the canopy...not a big deal though...

growing is like having kids (if you have kids you'll know what i mean) the first one you're panicing if the leaves begin to yellow, or some fan leaves fall off.. but by the 4th or 5th grow.. you know what is a plant threatening problem and what isn't...

Remember, this plant wants to live alot more then you want it to live...it takes alot to kill an MJ plant.

Preflowering is in full swing, it's been about 8 days on 12/12 and the growth has begun to slow considerably.
I know there's alot of light being lost from the setup i have and frankly, there's nothing i can or am going to do about it right now.... this grow box was designed as a beginning grow box... a shelving unit with light fixtures screwed in.. crude you might say.. but it did the job...

In the near future i plant on hingeing two 6x2ft book cases together and having them on castor wheels... fully loaded and done very professionally...

money...time...and freedom is preventing me from doing this right now.. but hopefully soon... you'll see my masterpiece