Yep, I cut the older leaves in half to lower transpiration. The only ones I didnt snip were the fresh new growth on the clone tops.

I wanna take pics but I cant find any batts, and im broke til I get paid tomorrow. So those will have to wait til tomorrow night.

Ive definitely been misting the inside of the dome to keep it humid. It looks like im doing everything correctly but maybe once you see pics youll point things out that I missed or dont know about yet.

About the ballast...mine feels pretty warm..dont you think it would be a hazard to have the plastic tray sitting on it? especially in moist cubes. the tray has a small hole at the bottom of each cell..so I would be paranoid about moisture coming down and into the ballast. I could imagine the dangers that would bring.