SUPER Stealth Grow, what else do i need

IM THE REAL PUFF DADDY said:

So I work in a shop thus I have easy access to tools and I can get wood cut however I want. I'm making a 4' tall, 6 ' wide, 2' deep shelf/bookcase thing, its gonna go in a corner of a room, with the 2 visible sides having shelves on it, a TV and other shit is gonna sit on top. The side though is going to look flat, but when pulled back it will reveal it inside of the box. There will be holes in the back for air venting.

I go to buy the wood tomorrow, and I start getting it cut monday.

Here's what I have

4 36w CFLs (I believe rated "daylight")
2 bulb splitters
one thing that goes on the end of the splitter, with a power plug on the other side
a powerstrip
timer
thermometer hygometer
mylar wrapping paper


So i believe i need

3 3 gallon pots (The plants will have like 3 feet from the top of the pot to the light, should this size pot be enough?)I would go with 2 gallon pots give yourself extra height and it wont effect your plant growth since your objective height wanted is 2', you can also LST ( low stress trainging.. see the sticky thing) to keep your plant height down in that case you can use your 3 gallon if you really want.. but not necessary.

A reflector (where do I get this? Where do the lights go in? Right now im just plugging the lights into a powerstrip lol)

Scotts potting soil mix

Some computer fans and a power supply

Questions

1. So can I just put the seeds right in the pots without transplanting? That would be less to fuck up, ha. You could but I like to start in pet pucks of jiffy plugs so you can maintain and make sure the roots get established.

2. So basically, i'm going to germinate in wet towels, then when they get the tail, put it like a half inch into potting soil and cover. Then this is called the vegetative stage right?
-If the plants have 3' of growing room as mentioned, how big should i let them get in the veg. stage
Then i start flowering, and switch to 12/12

3. Is co2 needed for a first time small grow?

4. I have a job so I might buy more lights, on a <$100 budget, for a growing area of the box i mentioned above, what kind of lights and fixtures would i want to get? HPS? remember I'm a newbie so if you could recommend some lights, a socket or ballast thingy and whatever i would need to hang it i'd appreciate it.


Thank you!

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Last suggestion.. read, read and read somemore, you will find alot of your questions will be answered in stickies and researching. so best of luck