I wish somebody told me that I don't need lights for the first couple of days until the seed germinates.
And a 25w CFL light is fine. 25 actual watts is enough for the first 2 weeks after germination. Plenty for a humble home grow.
No fan needed if the light is about 4 inches away, and autoflowers don't need a timer, just leave the light on 24/7
All a new grower needs is a plastic beer cup, any potting soil, and seeds. Plant seeds 2 cm deep, water, then....relax
-3 day until germination to buy the CFL. Then.... relax
-2 weeks to choose a container, lights & nutes.
For micro grows a cheap, simple homemade carbon filter works pretty well.
https://www.autoflower.org/index.php?threads/diy-carbon-filter.19545/
Thanks, I started my grow off a littlw wrong. I got ahead of myself. Pretty sure I stunted my girls with to much of everything at first. Haha