Man, thanks for the comments, Weez.

I kept thinking "there's just something I'm not seeing." Tried just about everything I could think of except the research path you took (wink).

Man, nothing worked. I was using a brick of CocoTek, mixed with perlite. Same exact stuff I used for a successful grow earlier this year. Everything I put in it died and everything I tried failed. Seems like you're onto something with the tiny critters. I'll learn more as I go, but for now, the OF is workin (and I'm behind schedule).