Hi all,
I definitely need help here just a push to get me in the right direction.
Some background into our climate, we have had 11 days of weather over 38c in a row the longest heat wave in Australian history! Which may or may not contribute to her problems.
OK, this is my first attempt to grow anything, so I’m not even an amateur I’m more like an absolute novice! However I have managed to get the equipment and build a cupboard especially designed for growing hydroponics , I have spent about $400 which got me a Phat filter 150mm 280Ltr per second inline filter, ducting. 600W HPS + ballast and shade, 2 pots and pump with reservoir and Dutch musters “one” Oh and pearllite. the cupboard has a mounted fan on the side And a 120mm fan on the top blowing fresh air in whilst the duct is sucking hot are from the cupboard in the Phat filter.
As I mentioned before it was so hot! For 2 weeks almost I had to move an air conditioner into the room because the room was about 80f in the day and at night when the light are on it was 115!!! Thankfully the heat wave is over! And the heat is normal now,. My plants had suffered some heat and the tips started to burn.
I'm into the 3rd or 4 week on and she still has burnt tips, I have moved the lights higher and it hasn’t really made a whole lot of help.
With the Ph level I’m pretty confused, I use Dutch Master One my tap water Ph level is about 7.0 and the instruction say add 100ml to 10 liters of water. If I do that the ph is about 7.5! So I added 150ml to 170ml to 10 liters and the ph is around 5.8 to 6.0 is this the incorrect way of doing it or the correct? As some leaves curl on the sides a little.

Basically it was Chaos from day one. The dude who was supposed to help me is being a real dick! Basically just helping himself and not sharing any knowledge even after he suggested and coached me to do my own setup, as I had about 4 HPS lights and 2 ballasts. He’s just laughing and being insanely paranoid even if we talk in my own FU&(king lounge, as well as he’s trying to say Dutch master super bud is the best and if I don’t use it I’m stupid?? I thought that shit was recalled? For health reasons (not in Australia tho????????) So I’m on my own + a DVD of Jorge Cervante's Ultimate Grow DVD
The heat waves over so was the plant in shock and is recovering? What is the suggestion? Anything will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance

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ill take care of you...but its late so pm me a list of questions and in the morning ill be glad to help the best I can....and welcome to the site....

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Thanks CALIGROWN any help would be appreciated I don't want this girl to die.

ROFL... well I'm a complete novice myself... but if you don't mind a "blind-leading-the blind" friend ...then I'll be happy to entertain you until the PROS arrive.

Your "so-called" friend sounds like a dick! (I believe the UK translation is WANKER). Anyway FUCK HIM (tell him to SOD OFF)! The Experts here will be along shortly to help you (and me).

Honestly I'm lost on your case.... except for possibly the 2 400wt. HPS. What is the size of your crop? 2 HPS @ 400 watts seems like too much if you have a small crop in a small area. Maybe they are getting burned????

I dunno... I'm just a novice guessing

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first off you found a way better place full of usefull information and nice people willing to lend a helping hand other then you douche "friend"

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Just a quick observation...to me it looks similar to heat burn....what are your temps??

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maybe cut the light to one 400 for a couple weeks till it gets bigger...then kick on the second one when you start flower....

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for 2 plants one 400hps is MORE then enough in a grow box.

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Sorry to mix my paragraphs lol I have 2 400hps but I didnt use because I read that they put out the wrong color to much blue or green. But in this setup I'm using 1 600w hps
I'll get thermometer and reply lat time I checked was in the heat wave which was about 115 I think it's back to about 75f


double checked looks like the grow cupboard is 85-90

You guys are heaps helpful!
Thanks so much in advance!
I don't know if the digital thermometer is stuffed or not but the latest reading is 101f!!! far out! It definitely doesn't feel that hot in there, I guess that does explain the burning as well. I have just setup an evaporative air conditioner in the room. And set it to the light timer. The other unfortunate thing is I cannot make a hole through the roof as to set the Phat filter up there although I’d love too. Most of the heat in the room is generated from it sucking the heat out of the cupboard into the filter which is in the room. I know I need to re design things but I keep thinking in the back of my mind, “it works for other people”
Thanks guys