Help-- My Spouts look... DEAD!

Help... my sprouts are looking sad... They haven't moved in 2 days... and the one poking out of the rockwool is turning brown right under the seed helmet. The germinated seeds had a starter root about 1/2 inch long and I dropped them into the the pre-soaked rockwool. I then placed them in a bowl with a little water in the bottom and placed them under a CFL. This is my first go at growing... and im just killing . Help please. Thanks!

Did ya touch the tap root ith finger?

I dont think so... i used a toothpick to help it into the rockwool. Thx.

Try to remove that seed cap, but dont force it, that way it will be able to find the light. Also that rockwool looks soaked, did you sling out the excess water? Roots require oxygen and without it they will screech to a halt.

No... I didn't sling out the excess water... I dropped them into a soaked cube... Damn... Im will try and blot some of the water out. Thx!