dome is off, and the setup is not staying on a chair, i was going to use just ambiant room light instead of a cfl that should work no? the stems are just touching the water, i find if i dont use those little foam pads the plants, they just dont sit right in the water.. too deep to shallow... this keeps them just right, theres not a lot of pressure on the stems at all just barely sit in there holding them i can slide them up and down very easy if needed. thanks for the pointers. hope this works.