Hi CCIE ... Thanks for the response here. I would have gone to check your thread, but thanks all the same. I knew you had started another grow thread, but my question was specific to your grow box. That's why I posted there.

I looked around at my local Lowes, but could not find a cabinet 20" deep. That's why I went for the office supply cabinet. I'll just have to make due with this one for a while. The cost of this 'project' has approached $1500, and I've yet to show anything for my effort. It was tough getting my wife to buy into the idea at $1000 estimated costs.

I know what you mean about heavy. Now, I've not been the weightlifter you have. At least not in the last decade. But, I believe it's safe to say that my cabinet was pretty damn heavy. Fortunately, I had someone help me carry it to the basement. Delivery guy left it at the door. The first cabinet, which was that fantastic particle board, was even heavier, and that was at least 50% smaller. I can only imagine what yours must have felt like.

It seems that things are getting worse. I was never able to get away from the holiday guests, and visit my local hydro shop. Subsequently, I was not able to replace my Phhhit-ing ballast. As a temporary measure, I've lined the cabinet with a reflective insulation, Reflectix.

CCIE, you've been growing a little longer than I have. I started around mid-October. I had great success at first, but things are looking like trouble now. My plants grew very quickly, once they shed their shells. Now, I'm not sure if I have lighting deficiencies, bugs, or nutrient amount problems.

I went to full nutrients last Wednesday, along with a new supply of water. In addition, I switched to flowering schedule (12/12). The plants were getting too big, and I was worried I'd run out of cabinet height. Since I've switched, one of them seems determined to outgrow the cabinet. So far, no flowers, and no gender indications.

The first photo is all the plants in their current environment. I attempted to spread them out with wire ties, as was sorta suggested by faithless with the LST comment. I thought that might help get some more light to the lower leaves. You can also notice a lot of drooping branches, and dying leaves.

The second photo is a close up of the center of the plants. I still seem to have some healthy looking leaves & stems. The bad ones are increasing, though.

The third photos is a close up of the tallest plant. It has some pieces missing from it. I'm not sure if this is getting too close to the T5 lamp, or if I have bugs.

Sorry about the delay in updating this. I really haven't had much progress, except height and some more branches. I expect to see some flowers within the next week. I sure hope there is at least two females out of the four plants.