85 on the temps? I've heard some folks say 90, some mid 80's...Seems to hit 85 right around the middle of the day, fan blowing on them constantly, the heat will go away soon enough I think. The growth pace seems alright, I honestly don't think it is 85 where the plants are, I will put the therm on their level and see what it reads for tomorrow...We'll see.

Moved the lights down a bit (and the plants were placed on a makeshift table to raise them. Second real leaf set just starting, light is about 15" away. No water.

Temps 73-83. Humidty 42-50.

What I'd rather be working on right now...

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Nice setup man, i have that exact same tent except mine is a little bigger i think. I just upgraded my lighting system to a 400 Watt HPS. How much did you pay for that inline fan? I really want to get one, but they are pricey. I am 26 days flowering right now, i think my girls are gonna love that new 400 WATT HPS if i can keep the temps down.

But anywho i am gonna watch your grow man. Hope it turns out just as good if not better than your first grow!

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lookin good, if your still trying to stick to the organic route you should know that fox farm grow big is not organic rather its organic based... which i think means it doesn't use all natural products it uses some processed minerals but it doesn't use any chemicals or harsh stuff like that (this goes for tiger bloom and the fox farm solubles as well). also you should look into using a little molasses during flowering, it is said to increase bud density and weight.

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Thanks! Yeah, I'm hoping this one works out well. Your plants are going to eat up that HPS, really watch for those things to fatten up!

The inline fan was about $40 w/shipping on ebay. I think it retails right around $130-150? Ebay and craigslist will have all kinds of building supplies and exhaust fans can be found fairly cheaply. Keep searching and you'll find a reasonable price.

Totally forgot to mention it in the first post, but I did use molasses once I was into flowering. Just heated up some water, diluted the molasses into that (too thick otherwise), dumped it in with my nute solution, plants loved it and it makes the solution smell nice, even though there is shit in there (literally) - I noticed a big difference in density and will be using it again on this grow.

Sidenote: Does this Molasses seem a bit racist? See attached photo...

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Hey i was wondering about that, i too am using molasses but i thought mixing it in with my ferts (fed every other feeding AN Big Bud) would be too much, i did not want to over feed the girls, but you say you used it in combo with your fertz? No problems huh?

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I would think it should be fine as long as you are ph'ing you solution AFTER you add EVERTHING into the mix. The molasses shouldn't interfere with your flowering nutes, but anyone can feel free to contradict this.

Right on thanks man, i def ph my water i have been using PH UP and PH DOWN, man that is sensitive stuff! I have a digitial PH Meter and just a drop or 2 changes the whole Gallon of water. Any suggestions, i need to get an eye dropper, and do you know how long you have to wait for the PH to adjust? The label says 24 hours, and it does seem to be different 24 hours later...not too sure, what is everyone else's method?

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Plants seem to be doing great, minus one sort of Corky-runt. This is the one that was slow going from Day One - it finally started getting second leaf set today. Problem is...it's a little deformed. Not a little, a lot. I assume it is just a 'birth defect' if you will. I'll keep it alive, take care of it just the same (minus the jokes behind its back.) You can't really see the claw hands in the pic, but you get the idea by comparing it to a healthy plant.

Temps lower today, averaging about 79. Humidity was 30-40, a bit low, I'll put a little tub of water in the tent to raise it a tad.

No water again today, they'll get some tomorrow. Thirsty bitches.

Here is some clip-art I found on Microsoft Word...

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My ph method is pretty budget...Just some up/down drops and a little sample tube where I can tell the result by color (after adding some other drops.) I think this is the cheapest/most widely available method. Worked for me, but I didn't have sensitive plants.