Need Some Advice on Growth!!

**KottonMouthChris** · 05-27-2012, 12:55 PM

Okay i can use some much appreciated tips and just general feedback on my grow.
Ok im on a some what tight budget witch will explain my lighting situation.

Ok this is my first grow as well and this is my setup.
2 Plants Shark attack from attitude seed bank.
Im using 150 watt HPS ( tight budget so i have to grow full term with HPS)
The light cycle is 18 and 6
Im using fox farms ocean forest in 1 gallon planters.
Im waiting 3 weeks to start nutes (bontanicare grow) due to FFOF containg nutes for a few weeks.

Here is my problem..
I started my plants as seedlings in my kitchen window (it gets plenty of sun throughtout the day)
because i dont have any other lighting besides my HPS and i did not want to fry the little babies.

They looked lovely but grew slow. About 1 and a half weeks latyer they looked like
they could handle the HPS so i placed them in my make shift grow space.

Enclosed closet with mylar surrounding. My ventilation is a fan blowing out heat from, HPS and a fan bringing in cool air and another fan blowing on the girls.

It looks like theuy just stopped growing and are starting to grow limp..
IDK whats wrong with them any advise would help because the seeds were expensive and i wanna salvage them if possible. HELP

**Nice Ol Bud** · 05-27-2012, 12:58 PM

They could be needing minerals from water which the rain posesses.
Fox farm soil usually has nutes in it already and it might be burned.
Or its heat stress.
If you can put them outside or back on the window and wait a little more.
& If you can get a picture I could give you a way better answer.
Also alot of grows die because no one invests in a pH meter.
A pH meter is the most important device in growing and without it is like not having water or oxygen or light lumens for the plant.
I Suggest getting one of those.

**scroglodyte** · 05-27-2012, 12:59 PM

what were yer temps?

**KottonMouthChris** · 05-27-2012, 01:02 PM

Hey thanks for the fast suggestions.
I was originally using spring water nut from what ive heard it lack the natural calcuim that tap water produces.
so i used tap water and let it sit for a day to evaporate any chlorine in it.
what minerals in specific?
and it is very hot in there too so i might make a new grow space where my ac can cool it. (is that a bad thing)
and i do not own a ph meter is there a brand you would recommend>
and pictures.. my wife has our digital camera in her purse and is at work so pictures i could post around 8 PM
thanks again man im new to this site

**KottonMouthChris** · 05-27-2012, 01:04 PM

i dont have a thermostat at the moment so i couldnt give a deffinite answer but being in a attic and its 90 degrees outside a ballpark guess would be like 110 due to the light as well