First grow!!! HELP!!

Sirsmokealot91

Sirsmokealot91

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Buba Blend said:
I use 600W MH for seedlings, it is not adjustable. I start at 36" when they peek through the soil and slowly bring it to 24" over a 7 day period. They seem to like it.
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Ok. Like I said last night I dialed it up to 400w and came home this morning. The heat is a difference lol. Still not too hot though because the bathroom has ac and I can open the door as need be. Just moved light up because of heat. Light is about 12 in away now. I use the back of my hand to check. I have my plants sitting in what I feel is the "cool zone"
 
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In my experience in hps/mh i used a 400 wt with a blue tarp under it to help filter some light watch your temps and moisture and humidity thats what i did before going to led some of my best hps/mh batches was when i was doing this i also kept the light much higher at about 38" aswell but i was doin this i a small 3.5 x3x9' closet
 
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Went and bout some new equipment yesterday. Got a small desk fan and have it set enough to make the leaves gently rustle. Also picked up a temp and humidity monitor. Temps are currently 72 F with the lowest over last 24 hr being 64 F and highest 78 F. Humidity currently 50% with the lowest over 24 hr being 41% and the highest 54%. Next I want to pick up a ph and light tester
 
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So I transplanted today . Don't know if I should have or did it correctly but I did lol. They are a little over 2 weeks. I skipped watering this morning when the lights came on. Soil dries out fast enough in the solo cups anyway.... I prepped my fabric bags by washing and rinsing them real good in regular water. Filled bags with fox farm ocean forest. I proceeded to lightly water the soil no runoff just to get it wet. I then dug holes in said soil about as big as the solo cups. Then I grabbed a solo cup and just cut a slit down the side. I opened my palm and gently placed it over the solo cup. I turn the solo cup over and the plant, rootball, and dirt fell out into my hand. It's amazing how many roots a plant can grow in 2 weeks!!! Roots were looking good and looks like I decided to transplant at a good time because these plants seem aggressive. I know that most ppl post saying "knock off the dirt" but being a newbie and this my first time I just took what was in my hand and placed it in the hole/s. Then I covered with more soil. Haven't watered yet and don't plan on it until next watering as the soil is already moist and I don't want to overwater. Adjusted lights and will be looking for updates
 

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Keith Stoner

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Their looking pretty good in those fabric pots, keep them pictures coming! Are you going to just let them grow and do their thing, or are you planning on training them and trying for multiple colas
 
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Keith Stoner said:
Their looking pretty good in those fabric pots, keep them pictures coming! Are you going to just let them grow and do their thing, or are you planning on training them and trying for multiple colas
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No. I plan on training. I know I will too for sure. I have been reading up on training but am still deciding. In your open which training method would best utilize my grow area and maximize my yield
 
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Sirsmokealot91 said:
No. I plan on training. I know I will too for sure. I have been reading up on training but am still deciding. In your open which training method would best utilize my grow area and maximize my yield
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Also I transplanted them but I don't think I set them deep enough in the soil. I mean they are fine but I was hoping for a more even level of soil. The way I transplanted and moved the dirt I have a little "mound" around the base of the plants. I know I could add more soil but I don't have anymore on hand and have to order some and wait for it to come. Could I maybe wait until the soil is dry, dig up plant, re adjust soil, then re add the plants. Or would it be better to just maintain them as they are and wait for more soil. Will probably be at least another week before I get the soil in as I have spent my "grow budget" for this week on a 6in inline fan with 440 cfm, a fan speed controller, ph meter, ducting, gorilla tape etc
 
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I understand the budget completely haha, if I were you I'd just maintain them rather than re digging them up, and chancing tearing a root or risking drying one up, as far as training if you had some light fence you could try hanging it slightly over the plants allowing them to grow the through the holes and around. The other easy option would be thin garden wire, and just tensioning it to the sides of your pot or heavy anchor spots along the floor
 

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Got my exhaust fan yesterday. It's a 6" in inline fan with 440 cfm. It's WAAAYY bigger than I thought lol but it's not a problem. I probably only needed a 4" in inline fan but using logic I figured it made more sense to spend the extra $10 for the 6" in and the use a controller to dial it down if needed. I'd rather have more cfm than less imo. What is a problem though is all the damn air the fan moves lol. So I ordered a $20 fan speed controller which is shown in the pics which I have questions about. I've been spending the last few days reading and trying to get a solid answer but all the info I see is debatable and/or outdated. I don't know if the fan has a "brushed" or "brushless" motor as I don't know what these are or the difference. So my question is will this controller work PROPERLY with my fan, is it SAFE for my fan, and will it damage/decrease the life of my fan. Or should I send it back and spend $50+ for the other kind of controllers I see
 

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That's a really good question, if it is brushless the cotroller wouldn't work correctly, I'd do some more research on your fan specifically. Absolute worst case you could open your fan casing slightly and look capacitors and count the number of copper windings. Due to electrical/warranty issues this wouldn't be advised. As far as adding a controller for a controlled stealth grow it's a must, not only to control air speed and flow, but help lessen the noise created. Common to popular believe both brushed and brushless motors create noise aside from the motor from being balanced and channeling airflow
 
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