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Pepper newb here, growing reapers

Hello everyone, I recently started growing peppers as a hobby. I am growing Carolina Reapers from seed, ordered from the Puckerbutt website.
 
They were planted on 6/21 and 6 of 10 seeds germinated. The earliest took close to 4 weeks, with most coming in at 5-6 weeks. 
 
My first reaper started to yellow on the cotyledons and lost both of them along with its largest true leaf. It's possible I overwatered that one when it started to yellow.
 
My next healthiest reaper has started growing very quickly, and its leaves are nice and  green, but they are curling a bit. 
 
Overall they seem smaller than I think they should be, am I wrong?
 
 
Pic 1 - https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uUZi6JNG6i5xx51PCi_aV99qXR0wdrkKPdiglbTL1UdVpBe8zpJ2LzS4g9l2cCh035Y1WVXrUFc37jmtZwkm34E2GliX3U8p0D5FZFC7SFi92iarp6QQbUU73OfYhfG2q0KP93JIAzkGyxqbg6u9g7AXp7EBqrrhmsPWc3eruKUWBlc4ib9HYrFDhJbaflZci9-36eSPpDIVbN6hNqxhoNjl3zxWQ85yyvBkMiU8D62kspynabIKjlnbm7Ik3ajGU1-_LJjQJnU4nCbsTL2tKucQHYqgWwwwQKXLPXZhIwJgIhP0nZrFqDn_Q2q6tDAytONMZYIa_LGW9qC9eqIPRJ0H4U1qNgPAiamlkqOkOpGen-iXJ3S8I0JUwhIw3r_36pV2_LNDsq2IhrKfUVkkjJY0e7ZTTPyL_V7E34R_YqVqEzG84VqtD9xAeApVsX3tX3QAzmo1FUUela3moyVgK_YEJIzY3Hr19Gi9gvkww6zEFg6ezsmUMLrywhFzaB-WOLEDm_Gq8v8oBGZkLlHGWA_KBRTrRDPU12iuycwCXPyNZ92_pUtQP6KUDoYCCEv8l_HMBz3a0Ho4hUUHGOOKbEW9NSskA948-LuVqIGpRNQBiGMogQ=w1741-h979-no
Pic 2 - https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lfqBD2V6rXG9q1L_q1VzJLUrsItglBk5n7VNb4gm1NGVJavO6SlNhNXOafHt3NyisYSx4z1n1ILQlAcEs8ivTz4zGLpLH4PC3s06NeeWT1G_VMJh-6UveQIFhyp6MYF8CztHoDgdO5_QnTX3vLSMf28imWOLquYM7T3Lnge5NqWleaRujIUw0TnkeiMbz0jmBhAJDlUyaKAgrGoiSiaChDxZT6braxK6EQ_lExCJfMmK4iRwACFgd8HPRAE3X0WtbYPVkwZhukdv1w03usqet8F8EMi4zaRYhomBBkCggD-EaFRXADMwL35u994Mborv5f-CRLHnkd8UOexxgU61VjP1rxcirXpjA-w9q6SI9OUObgYQGuIfkGscNkDXJ1iOCUpV2B3QqHzOkVhZcNefTuRjeBWJbH1sGAEKZrTrGGC3V28SpC1in-2oodWMB9UPM2IGgphFiZ5T_9dQDX6IAcpjjM6Ou_CSPjF9qL_wdi2-nepnbra8NLyJIYboDkyPV1_rJBhAKyotqZ1Uq4BEALb0i3N6KvzZ_sfp5UDZQVbEfPm-txIuWl6S1srSwLa1D-n80RJGP4BjjZFBD8_4F6rCzT1nWYmOpNTvQ7YzHXmySoNn1A=w1741-h979-no
Pic 3 - https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JTfTXroC6KA2P1toEU8T7iDMU9hgIkQa31GQkPW7YPTRbTXua3LLvapdByzarcFSAS0ErT-zqA7LDgho6s8jCKMYNcfsUeSHM43DLJ2cfWXHOIi7eh5U-SMCAbPNvX8y8beeVkJ3MEGYnUpu-Ih857qiBAwb2EwMpjbzmvpehn_EKV2-hB68Csx15DV5HxJASTj78QD3bCGRWk19zLHVjXEwTdvuvKOXu9EFLS8ImduFeQhQ5xNbfYRdmwjUmY0mNcBryDHb3_bL6B-13iRGdjoza8Sv1ITMuhXQ9EkI18TYBfuLw-c9fL1EpAKmVCbkFp2n0yt8P65ZKxTjS8PdVjSMr1BWHhwcqkI88-o2OpCYfpL7xkpBy7cW1AO2aUgIdKYdjggM__CoqD8j1SwBeOsv7qo9Ehflm_SkZEb-2kxDyBB6SOviuBUjjK31yyIyl4SJO24CVjkgf07u_f1xHGyKIcjwRHkShCzepjdNpRklwhh5SUZwBdriRQzrCek20yY0ggWWP_BBQ5OR_NcWxpnK2mmZ7A79e_4ca4LpZ8r02Su2JHY51Vh1RaHiNj_41Pnq1kYAaDlvD6sepUKcZGuui5lqxpaQCKm2HhPuTW7lp_zDog=w1741-h979-no
 
Can anyone give me some advice on these plants? I tend to be under the impression I'm doing something wrong.
 
Here are the growing specs:
 
Seeded: 6/21/16
Jiffy Seed Pellets
After cotyledons, removed pellet wrapping and moved to mixture of 1:1 vermiculite and peat moss.
Cups are double stacked with holes on the bottom of the inner cup. I water from the bottom.
6500k daylight 2x T8 fluorescent lights, the plants are 3-5 inches away from the lights (not hot). 16 hours on, 8 hours off
Kept in garage at a steady 85-80 F day to night.
Small fan circulating air in the area, turns on and off with lights.
 
Recently added small amount of 10 10 10 fert to the bottom of the watering cups. Also have cycled half strength fish emulsion.
 
Could the pure peat moss be too acidic and hindering young plant growth? Should I change soils or add magnesium yet?
 
Thanks!
 
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