Why won't you grow?!?!

I germinated some seeds (3 days) and once they cracked I placed them each in 1" rockwool cubes that were soaked in 5.5 pH water. Then I lined the bottom of 2 4" pots with a layer of newspaper, then a layer of perlite, then filled the rest of the pot with organic potting soil, leaving 1 inch to the top free. I made a little ditch to stick each cube in and leveled the dirt with cube to make it even. The seeds were kept under 4 CFLs (2 - 100W and 2 - 120W) 24/7 receiving water any time the soil became dry and dusty on top. It has been a week now and the seeds have shown no progress past where they were after germinating. Any ideas?

try not to water too much u can get root rot very easy but other than that just give it time sometimes sprouts take 7-14 days some seeds are stubborn trust me i know

perl;ite and the soil should be mixed together...and why the newspaper? are you covering up the drain holes in the pot?

highly doubt it is whats effecting your germination, but just fyi, in soil mediums you are aiming for a higher pH than 5.5 (thats more of a hydro pH). The pH you would want your water at is going to depend on your mediums composition and current pH level. Ive got a pic included that should help with the soil pH you are looking for.