Ok so here goes, this is my first official grow and I've chose to go with the classic rubbermaid grow. So here is what I have

2 30gal Rubbermaid tubs,
6 26W 1750 lumen GE cfl's,
2- 3 light strips, a 8" fan on top(pulling air out) and 2 pc fans on the sides ( one pulling air in across the light, the other pulling air out on the opposite side), 2 4" pvc elbow joints on the bottom for passive intake.
I've decided to paint the inside white instead of using mylar.

I germinated my seeds for about a week by soaking a paper towel and putting it between 2 plates, I had about 8 seeds pop.

While they were germinating I did some research and read a lot of good things about Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil so I picked up a bag of that and perlite. At this point they have been in the soil for 4 days and I have 5 that are above soil with leaves. I have them about 4" from the lights. Any tips at this point would be super helpful.

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looks similar to my grow, its my first too but maybe you can pick up on some things i learned in the process

First grow, CFL's

good stuff man.. hope all goes well.. ill be watchin....

Thanks no big changes today, they are a little bigger and the leaves are getting longer. It's holding at about 72 degrees in the box and the plants are about 3" from the lights. I'll probably water tomorrow since the top soil is getting dry and post some new pics.

Ok just got done watering the babies. They are all looking strong and are about 1.5" for the shortest and about 2" for the tallest. I noticed after my last watering a lot of excess water run off in the case so I put plates under the cups to catch that water.. Now my questions is will that cause issues if my plants suck that water up from the bottom? Other than that I think I'm on track thanks for all the great posters. Loving this forum.

pic1: Just a shot from above to see the leave growth.

pic2: Group shot from the side to show height growth.

pic3: And back to the cab for some "sun".

pic4: This one is looking the best.. Have some high hopes here.

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Just checked in on the babies, and they are looking strong I think. I noticed a little leaf growth and some height. I'm starting to wonder if I need some more light on them or if I need to move them to bigger pots. Here are some pics so any ideas.

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looks good r those daylight bulbs cus u need 5500k-6500k bulbs for veg state and 2700k bulbs for flowering.
but deff looking good man lemme know if u have ne questions

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Just checked the rating on the bulbs I'm using and you were correct they were at 2700k I thought I picked up the Natural light ones. Looks like I'm headed to Lowes to get the right lights. Hope this hasn't hurt the plants. They have been on 24/0 light with the wrong type. Thanks for catching that and probably saving me a headache.

update: Just got back from Lowes, this was a good catch on SyNiK4L for seeing I had the wrong light. Due to them only having 4 packs I am now up 2 lights. So now I have 8 Bright Effects Day Light bulbs. Lets see what this change does. Thanks a ton

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I'm starting to wonder about my grow space, got about 34" H x 39" W x 64" D , I have 5 plants in cups, but I'm thinking I need to get them to bigger pots. any suggestions on sizes?

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NP glad i could help on the light situation....thats 1 thing i really focused on learnin about cus it deff makes a difference....dont worry tho light is light....so even if u had those wrong bulbs for awhile it prob didnt hurt them...i did the same thing...i had 2700k bulbs for like a week or 2 and didnt know the difference and then i changed them out....u can deff tell a difference in the color and the brightness of those daylight bulbs...make sure u keep those 2700k bulbs for flowering. And on the pot question. i just went to home depot and got all different sizes of pots...ranging from the size of ur cups to huge planter ones.. i basically have transplanted my biggest plant 3 times to end up at the size im at now....check my sig and look at my newest pix I basically have 1 plant that is about 5 or 6 weeks old which u will see and then i have 3 plants that are about 3 weeks old. 2 of them i transplanted yesterday into my medium sized pots and i need 2 go get another pot to transplant the last 1. so look at my pics and u should b able to get the idea of when u need to move them to bigger pots.....basically when u think u need to move them u do....cus i waited around thinkin i should wait longer....but then i pulled them out and they had the hugest root system ever lol....the roots grow fast and u need plenty of room for them. My newest pix are HERE

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