Black Destroyer 2019 (II)

First off, I am excited to try a seed from a new distributor, and I appreciate Original Sensible Seeds’ dealings with me. Lets go with a totally new strain for me with many unknowns - Black Destroyer. The genetics are Black Domina x AK 47. I’m pumped! But..... .... I’m a noob and there is always a story. I decided to germinate the seed in my DIY clone box which was using a 19Watt LED on blue spectrum only (so likely half). I used my typical peat pod method, in a cup with VPW20 soil and Myka microculture. However, this time when i watered before leaving, I did notice the seed float to the surface out of the peat pod! When I returned and saw it popped three days later, the entire thing was on the surface of the soil. I sort of covered it with loose soil, generally not wanting to tamper. Upon return the tap root was sticking straight out, and the cotyledon leaves were obscured in soil! Wtf! I used a tool to reorient the seedling. I haven’t had an issue with the peat pod germination yet, and so this is a sloppy outlier on my part. My next silly mistake: I should have immediately moved the seedling to my veg. tent once reoriented. I let it hang around for a day or two, and I sense it was desperate for real light. I did then move it, it has vegged under medium light as it had mature plants towering over it. It has slowly recovered and seems to be growing new, green leaves. It may be a bit stunted. I top dressed with worm castings to help keep some moisture in. Rough start so far. I need some luck here!