Mac: For light I was thinking of homemade led setups. Rather pricy, but it would reduce power usage and remove any heat issues. Also, it would be easy to fit inside the covers.

P@ass: That's pretty much my idea. I was definitely off when I said 5 feet, but as a first time grower, I don't know. Perhaps 3.5' is more realistic. I'm going to start off with just one to see how well it works, and probably implement a scrog system into the lid also. As for components, I'd guess about $100 per planter, plus $60 per light, pricy, but not bad for such a self contained and small setup. I was thinking of using multiple 120mm computer fans and aquarium pump and filter items to cut down on cost, noise and size. For a single plant, even those items could almost be overkill. I was hoping to get maybe 2oz of bud per plant using the scrog system. That doesn't seem like too excessive a goal, but as it's my first grow, things could go wrong and I'd have to start all over again. Anyways though, sounds like it can't be any worse than planting it in a bucket of dirt, so when I've got the spare cash, I'm going to do it.

Thanks for the tips so far.