First grow, Rainforest 66, Secret Jardin

kristus015 · #1 06-10-2008, 06:37 AM

This is my first official grow. I aquired some WW, Ice and Crystal seeds, but decided to go with bagseed for my first attempt. The setup is as follows:

Secret Jardin DR120 (grow tent)
600w MH/HPS light w/ digital ballast
Rainforest 66 aeroponics system
General Hydroponics standard 3 part nutrients
w/ Canna Rhizotonic and Boost

Temperatures in the tent stay around 79F-84F with a humidity fluctuating between 50%-65%.

It took two days to germinate the 6 bagseeds, and they were put in the rapid rooters late June 4th. For the most part they appear healthy to me, but it seems like they are now getting a slight yellow tinge to the leaves. It could be me getting paranoid about them, though. What do you guys think so far? Any advice/criticism is more than welcome.

pimpnitjc · #2 06-10-2008, 07:33 AM

You are getting paranoid. That is normal for the first set of leaves to do that. Where did u get the seeds from, the internet? I am about to buy a Rainforest 66, Is it easy to get started, I have also heard people recommend you put a couple air stones in the tank to get more oxygen in the water and to move the nutrients around good. That is what I am going to do when I buy a rainforest 66 this week. Also, do you have a cooltube for your light, I don't so I am worried about temps because I just bought a growtent too.

kristus015 · #3 06-10-2008, 07:50 AM

The seeds that are in the Rainforest right now is just regular bagseed. The other seeds (WW, Ice, Crystal) came from marijuana-seeds.nl, but they aren't being used for the first round just in case I mess something up due to lack of knowledge.

The rainforest was pretty easy to start. It pretty much comes with everything you need to get started. 3 part nutes, liners, lids, hydroton, and the hardware. I havent thought about putting airstones in the resevoir, but I think that is something I am going to look into. Thanks for that tip!

The hood for my light is a Easy Cool 6 and I have a 275 CFM (I think I got the number right) fan with flexible ducting to cool the fixture. Initially I had heat problems because my 3rd floor apartment gets hot this time of year (80+ degrees late in the day). I ended up having to get a portable A/C unit for my bedroom where the tent is. If your house doesnt get this hot I doubt you would have any need for additional cooling. I would at least recommend getting some sort of exhaust fan for the tent. My secret jardin knows how to hold in that light and heat.

420inmyapt · #4 06-10-2008, 09:22 AM

Rep+ to you my secret jardin using friend. I got plans to get the DR300 just need my house first lol... but nice start I'll be checking in.

pimpnitjc · #5 06-10-2008, 10:05 AM

I am going to be checking in two to see your progress because I am getting the rain forest too.
Good luck

kristus015 · #6 06-10-2008, 10:23 AM

I love the secret jardin so far. Everything about my setup was based on various different things I saw recommended on RIU. I specifically got the rainforest based on a thread started by email468 where he used a rainforest 66. I realize that its going to be difficult growing 6 plants to maturity in there, but if I keep them trimmed well I figure I can get through it.

kristus015 · #7 06-12-2008, 11:55 AM

I have a new set of pictures taken today. Last night I noticed that the PH in the reservoir was sitting at 6.6 from the 5.9 I had it at originally. I think this may have had a part in the yellowing of some plants. I brought it back down to 6.0, and today at about 12:00pm I checked it again on lunch break. It was back up to 6.4 so I brought it down to 5.9. I guess I am going to have to check the PH several times a day to ensure that it stays at the proper levels. Here are the pictures and other stats for today:

DAY 9 VEG - 6.12.08
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TEMP = 78F
HUMIDITY = 61%
PH = 5.9

I am going to work on being a little more detailed on my grow log. All of the pictures will be posted in order from plant 1-6 in each update. Plant one is at 9 o'clock in the full sized picture in the opening post, and the count works clockwise.

LoudBlunts · #8 06-12-2008, 06:28 PM

nice!!!!!!!!!!

kristus015 · #9 06-13-2008, 11:56 AM

If you havent noticed by now some of the plants are having some slow growth while a few are having rapid growth. The yellowing on plant 3 is still there, but no other plants have the yellowing to this degree. Several of the plants have a slight yellow tint on the tips of the leaves, but its only noticeable if you look hard.

DAY 10 VEG - 06.13.08
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Ambient Temp = 74.3
Tent Temp = 78.4
Original PH = 6.1
Adjusted PH = 5.9
PPM = 490

Plants 1-6 in order below:

kristus015 · #10 06-14-2008, 10:13 AM

Today I see that the leaves of plant 2 are starting to curl noticeably. Perhaps this is a Mg deficiency?

DAY 11 VEG - 6.14.08
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Ambient Temp = 75.9
Tent Temp = 78.6
Humidity = 58%
Original PH = 6.0
Adjusted PH = not adjusted
PPM = 460

Plants 1-6 in order below: