plants are less than one week old, there are currently 6 plants there,
although im sure 2 are pretty much now dead, the top fell off one (no leaves and snapped stem near enough)
so there are 4 under the light
they are constantly checked except when I am at work / asleep, as they are currently based in my living room.
the 60 watt bulb is unfortunately a standard light bulb, the 30w fluro i had was useless.
the pots are 3 inches high, by 3 and a half wide, soil is miracle gro potting soil, no fert used, as there is 4 weeks worth of food in the soil apparently.
location : on a shelf, now about 12 inches from the light source (60w bulb) which is directly above it. temp is about 30c roughly, as I dont have a thermom right now.
I'd say your guess-timate (cross between a guess and estimate) is spot on, the lighting is SHITE, and the heat was making the soil bone dry!