soil drying out preventing growth of shoots?

Hey guys, i planted 12 SSH in individual pots 9 days ago and i have been watering the pots every day and checking on my lil grow room. I have 3 2700k 23w CFLs and 1 300w 6400k CFL and the room does feel quite hot while im in there. I have a fan in there i use to keep cool at night but thats about it. The whole room is shut off by a carpet texture curtain. I put my finger quite deep into several pots and the soil was completely bone dry. None of the seeds turned into shoots and i decided they werent ever.

So my questions are:

do i need a bigger fan? Its about 15cm wide

do i have poor drainage pots?

Will pots not drain if they are just placed onto the floor (but have holes in)?

Why isnt my water soaking down into the rest of the pots?!

Im going to try again after this fail i just want to get things completely right this time. I think it is due to the temperature but im wondering if it is also the drainage?


Help really appreciated!!!
 
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