1st Grow - 250w HPS

Boecyfus

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Day 1 - Saturday March 27
Day 2 - Move Seedlings to Rockwool and Hydro setup
Setup - Lighting - 24 inch, 18 watt tube
- 20 watt CFL
- Total approximate lumens = 2500
Hydro – 6 Gallon reservoir
- Air pump and 12 inch air stone
- Water pump with 6 feeding tubes, *Only using three
- Rock wool in Clay grow rocks
- 6 pots, *Only using three
Day 3 –First Check PPM – 225 PPM, plain water, good
First Check PH – 8.2 HIGH
Second Check PPM – 450 PPM, 2 tsp GH Micro, good with nutes
Second Check PH – 5.9 good
Day 4 – Added a 13 watt CFL, Total Lumens – 3325
Day 5 - PH – 6.9
Day 7 – Added oscillating fan
Day 8 – PH – 6.1
Multiple Leaves now
Added one more 13 watt CFL, Total Lumens – 4150
Day 9 – Switched over to 250 Watt HPS with 3 CFLs
Day 10 – Changed the CFLs to 3 42 watt CFLs – 7800 lumens + HPS = 36300 lumens total
Very low humidity – less than 20% - Added humidifier
Day 11 - PPM = 587
PH = 6.1
Temp = 81
Leaves are looking a little droopy. Gonna try to move the light closer and see if this helps. The light is currently almost 2 feet away. I am gonna move it to about 16 inches. Wish me luck:-P
 

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Boecyfus

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Day 12- They are looking a little droopy. :-(Not sure what the problem is. PH is good, right around 6. PPM is a little high at around 550. I am gonna try to increase the drip to thirty on and thirty off. Hopefully this will help. If not, I am gonna try a rez change with a lower PPM after.
 

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