Grow lights, suggestions needed

[TomatoDon]

This has been a great thread in showing how to set up a simple, inexpensive, and functional seedling table, or tray arrangemnt. Great stuff.

I'm learning the jargon here, and am not sure what "cool tube" is. I assume I can go to HD or Lowe's, Wal Mart, etc. and get a white tube and a full spectrum tube and this is all you need. Correct? Have a timer to run the lights around 16 hours a day. Water the tiny seedlings by misting? What is a good depth for a seed starter tray? I assume these can be bought at the places I mentioned above.

The clip on fan idea is a good one. The shelving set you can get from Lowe's is a much better idea than the one I had for building something. And I am glad Suze mentioned how close to keep the lights to the seedlings. I had no idea you needed it that close, and it was an essential thing to learn.

So...cool tubes...they are just the regular florescent light tubes? A double fixture using one white and one full spectrum tube?

Are we leaving anything else out? I'm hoping to get this seedling thing right this year!

Thanks!

Don