Thanks for the awesome reply. What you said is the exact information i have collectively gathered in the past few days. I think i am ready to start my colony. The initial price cost that i am worried about is roaches themselves.
I will get an inexpensive 18 gallon high gloss storage bin cut out a 1x1 square at the top, line it with mesh, and duct tape. Im actually keeping in my closet so I can raise the 125 watt bulb, i already have, from the clothes hangar bar like i did with my plants. That way in the summer i can raise it and in the winter i can lower it accordingly. What should the humidity be? I know it kills them but at what percentage does it harm them? 30%? I have grown plants in my room that required a certain amount of lumens and humidity. It wasnt worth it just to have a natural aroma of peppermint in my room.