With that much room you'll want to use multiple 4 foot or bigger tubes for the vegetative stages. Just think about it how the light will rain down. It'll be strongest in the center and will fade going outward. Your going to have to divide the room some how or use a grow tent to make sure the flowering area is LIGHT PROOF. When a plant is in the dark part of the 12/12 cycle it can be stressed by even small amounts of light. Stress lowers potency, yields, and could cause hermaphrodites. I wouldn't be too worried about maximizing your usage of space because there are way more important things that will dictate your growing success.

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Day 5.

I planted 6 sprouts in soil and lightly watered with spring water and placed in the sun.

I am still waiting for remaining 5 seeds to hatch.

I would really like to use up most of my space- but i need a bigger plant to make clones from.
As far as four foot tube go... Do they make MH or HPS in that size?

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Ok I came home to find that 2 of my plants i left in the sun are LIMP!??

What happened? five others were left in the exact same sun and they are fine...- i think the highs were 93 F today in my area. Humidity 50-60%.

ANY IDEA WHY?

On the plus side... I got some new supplies today. Used- 1000W HPS HydroFarm Ballast and Fixture/Lamp and a 6RPM Hurst Lightmover $125, New- MH Conversion Bulb and Bottle of Fox Farm Nutes $129. I was going to follow your advice and get the 400W- but I couldn't pass up the deal.

more later...

ya, that's a deal! Looks cool man, you don't have a camera? you'll get tons more help with one.

Ya I gotta get a cord for my camera. For now- here is a pic from my phone.

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It may be tough to see.

I planted four in one pot here. and the one on the bottom right is limp.

Why is it doing that?

Will adding water/nutes/light help?

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A pic of my new light rail and 1000 Watt HPS with MH conversion bulb.

BabbaBOoohey.

I woke up and all my plants are healthy.

8 are planted.

I scraped the remaining 3 seeds with a spoon, spring watered them and put them back in a tupperware on heating blanket.

Today will be plants first day on 18/6 of 1000W MH!

Pics as soon as you can actually see them with my camera lol.

IS it a problem to have 4 plants growing in one pot(3 inches apart)

when should I seperate to their own pot?

Just got a Moisture Meter and PH Guage.

PH of soil is just over 7.

Ph of spring water I am using is about 7.5

Not sure how close this is to what is needed...?

Moisture is between 3 and 4 on a scale of 1-10.

It is not recommended to plant them together. You will have root issues when it is time to separate them. Transplanting is already stressful enough.

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yeah.

and why is your light so far above the plants?

maybe you should have used CFL to veg a lil bit then use your light.

btw what is that a MH? Or HPS?

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