Leaning Tower of Stems...

I'm wondering, my babies (feminized lowryder #2) are about 3 days old and they already breaking through the plastic cover on my AG. The damn PH is still 7.2 and I tried putting PH decreaser and it lowered from 7.4 to 7.2 now. Any suggestions other than PH decrease?

Also, the stems are leaning a bit (curving) to one direction. What can be the problem and why aren't they straight up? Or is this normal for the beginning?

Also, I put in a 4 inch round air stone on one side of the AG and the bubbles only seem to affect the side the airstone is on, in other words, the bubbles don't reach the other end of the AG. Seems that the pod with the most bubbles has the strongest stem. Lemme know your thoughts. The pump is for 30lbs and the airstone is 4 inch round with an 8 inch tube. I put in 1 AG nute after the 2nd day after putting in the germed seeds.

Oh, I have the stock lights of the AG, (3 of them) plus 2 100 watt equivalent blue spectrum CFLs). I have the lights and pump on 21 on 3 off. I've seen recommendations from 18 on to 24 on for these type of dwarfs. I figure I reach a middle point of 20-21 on.

Where are your lights positioned? Plants grow towards the light source.

What kind of water are you using? tap water?

I don't think putting a nute tab in there was a very good idea so early on, that probably lowered your pH a little bit though.

thanks, I'll reposition the 2 cfl lights I have in different directions. I'll have the light behind it so it can hopefully curve back.

Yeah, putting in the nute was a no choice scenario. I didn't have my ph meter and I didn't put distilled water. The water I put in was from my Fridge water dispenser that has a filter (40 bucks per filter - so I hoped it would have a lower PH than tap). Now that I have my PH meter and realized how high I was, I bought a PH decreaser. Put in 1 millimeter in so far and it's down to 7.03 now. Trying to get it at least to 6.8 before the night is out.

Let me know if you have any other suggestions. Thanks... I'm getting the foxfarm nutes any day so when I clean the rez (after the first week or second???) I'll start the foxfarm regiment.

IDK about the FF nutes, follow whatever guide they have. You don't need nutes until it has a few leaves. 2 weeks is just an approximation.

If you have a lowryder strain or something 2 weeks is way too long to wait.