Germinating question

I'd plant the ones with roots and wait for the ones that haven't germed.  Sometimes it takes three or four days, but I would even wait longer.
Have a good grow, enjoy the cultivation of your cannabis, and have fun!  Good harvest to come!
 
Also- glad to hear you used the paper towel method.  It's a tried and true method of germing.  It's great as you don't have to wait for the new sprout to show its head- you know it will.

 

Certainly, mate.  Use the ones you have for now.  Good catch.

 

Yep it's normal! Mist it once early on, and once before your lights go out. Should help it slip the shell.
If the shell doesn't come off by this time tomorrow, you can prepare for surgery to remove it delicately!
But mist it! Should help the seedling shake the helmet.
 
Also the CFLs give off more light from the sides(coils), so maybe you can find a way to mount them horizontally.
Once you see the first "true leaves", not the cotyledons, you can pretty much drop the CFLs right on top of the seedling, to keep it from stretching. You can keep the CFLs literally 2-3" from your plants at all time, and they'll love it.

 

Even with tho hood bro! It's not that you're doing anything wrong, it's just that there's a better was to use the CFLs. But you'll still get where you wanna be with that set up. As your plant get's bigger you will have to add more CFLs tho, around the sides of the plant, because from the top, they won't fully penetrate down to the bottom of the plant.
 
18/6 should be your light cycle...You can do 19/5 or 20/4, but on 24/0, you're just wasting energy.
The plants still grow in the dark haha, more importantly, the roots put their work in during the dark

 

Put those clear cups inside another solid color cup. Roots don't like light. This way you can still pull the clear cup out to check on development.

 

Hey bro, sorry I just saw this thread and didn't respond sooner, but you can throw as much light on them as you can. All 8 CFLs are fine as long as you can keep the temps in control bro.
Are you gonna make this your grow thread? 
If so I'll subscribe to it! Just let me know.
 
DON'T water them again until your cups feel pretty light.
This easiest mistake you can make right now is over watering!

 

You got me in the mood to do some cloning man. Here's what I was talking about having a clear cup inside of a colored cup. Helps keep an eye on the roots of seedling and clones to know exactly when to transplant. Plus its just interesting to watch

 

Previously I'd just double cup my red solos, but from now on I'll be using this one lol!
I've seen the clear cups used without issues with the roots, but I always thought better to be safer than sorry and went with the red ones.
The clear inside the red tho?! Sounds like a def. win!
 
Thanks for sharing

 

6 god bud, 6 LSD clones all solo cupped and sandwich baggied in for the night