Hey-o

this sin't my true 'first' grow, had some failures in the past couple months. Ive been reading you all for a while now, wanted to post and get some input for these plants

first pic is of the setup, got 4 of the 14w on the sides and a 27w up top all daylight style, the other bulb up top is a 42w soft white, had a 27w in but it burnt out and this is what i had. got flat white painted sides, white aluminum gutter made into a hood. its about 83-90 without sun, up to 97 when theres a lot shining onto the roof

the plant (surviving one) is some sort of decent bagseed (got some ADam fems for once I get the hang of it). it been in the soil for close to two weeks. I had started it out in a peat moss pellet buried in some organic soil with organic fertilizers, but then i got keen to nutrient burning at such a young age and pulled the swollen pellet out and out in some organic basic soil mix.

also got Ice seeds germinating right now, should be ready to go under the light in a couple of days

comments?

any ideas to increase reflctivity without making it t

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Looks a tad overwatered, peat pellets are shat m8 , they retain far too much moisture , try coco coir pellets !

Your set up should work... but there are a few things you can do to improve it.

Mylar... line the walls, the table top, and even your reflector with mylar... trust me, with cfls, mylare does make a deference.

Fans.... I don't see any fans... a passive intake with a small exhaust fan will help you control temps, and give the plants fresh air.

More lights.... the more is better... just watch the temps.

And keep us updated =]

good luck man.

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sorry to hear bout the bad luck, get your plants in some plastic pots, and try a good store bout soil. and dont over fertilize. nice little plant, air movement is critical.

yeah i got a little desk fan blowing on the lights to fan some hot air away, they also give the plants some sway.

and a question about mylar- will it up the temps greatly? and i've also heard that flat white paint is more reflective than the cheap walmart/ fire blanket style mylar, though i suppose draping it over the gaps and creating better angles would be helpful

emergency blankets are cheap,they reflect 70% of light but it reflects 90% of heat. thats not good, u shud just spend $18 for a roll of mylar. looks good sofar, get lights closer and ur good.
good luck man

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where do you get mylar? ive read its not an all too common find

yo my electrical bill just went up about $15. should i be worried? it might raise even more because I wasn't using such a high powered set up for the beginning of july. i don't want the company to red flag me

lol.... no man. You have nothing to worry about.... when you're bill suddenly doubles is when you can worry about being red flaged

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