Indoor CFL Journal 1'st grow

hey guys, i'm having trouble keeping my veg/flowering chamber below 82-84 degrees, im running 3 26 watt bulbs, and 2 80mm fans. For some reason i dont think my fans are running at full potential. My father is an electrician, and the problem is i cant ask him any questions cause he will think, what do you need that for ( Italian ) any way to know if my fans are running at full potential? its not too large of a box, if u look at the pics from before its the white cabinet in the closet, its about 12" wide, 24"tall and 24"long, im debating weather or not to install another intake fan.

do have exhaust so there is air flowing threw

wyteboy said:

do have exhaust so there is air flowing threw

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im having the same prob. im at 83 degrees and 47% humidity. is that normal? i have 3 150 watt cfl bulbs. each light puts out 2700 lumens. i have 5 plants. thats 8,100 lumens. i also have a plant light from home depot. its like a blue colored bulb. size of a flood light. is this useless? im about 30 days in

maroman95 said:

im having the same prob. im at 83 degrees and 47% humidity. is that normal? i have 3 150 watt cfl bulbs. each light puts out 2700 lumens. i have 5 plants. thats 8,100 lumens. i also have a plant light from home depot. its like a blue colored bulb. size of a flood light. is this useless? im about 30 days in

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Post a pic of your grow space bro maybe we could compare, do u have fans running
I have exhaust its about 2inches below the lighting fixture
intake at the bottom

Well today i was out for most of the day and when I came back I noticed 2 plants were tilting towards the light. They are starting to get bigger day by day. I have decided to install another fan to try and keep the temps down, hopefully this will solve my problem when I'm running 4 23watt cfls in my veg/flower cabinet that sits about 82-86 degrees. Pics are from today guys! check them out. Happy smokin

Nov,1,2009.

Hope everyone had a nicely stoned halloween!

Today the ladies were moved into their new home. The veg/flower chamber is running 1 42/6500k cfl right now due to my temperature problem, which will be solved 2morrow i hope with new fans. Has anyone with a similar setup had these heat issue problems?? i figured the cfls would generate some heat, but 1 42watt cfl or 2 26's get the temps up to about 82-86 degrees. I'm also waiting for my digital temp/moisture from ebay, i'm using my old skool thermometer right now and i don't think its giving me accurate temps, well i guess I'll find out soon.
I'm thinking of going with 2 more fans to help cool these girls off, i'll try one at a time, first another intake, and then if that does not help i will try another intake fan or maybe some passive intake holes.
Anyways today is day 10, Ive been running the lights 24/7 until about day 16-17, temps have been around 80-84 at times, how do they look !!!

Subscribed. Plants look good and healthy to me but i am new to this...I am considering cfls and want to see how everything come out with yours. LMAO. My dad's an electrician also and he was wondering why i needed high wattage cfl...I knew he could get all the lights i need for practically free but i know he wont do it and wants to know what are the for. Just have to do something myself

Cme home today and found 1 plant grew about an inch away from the light, she is burned =(
How bad is this, will she survive??? i feel so bad for her! Please help need some advise! what should i do will she be ok?? im going to get the other fan right now, i have her sittin far away from the light right now =(

Hey guys if you have any advice i could really use some, calling out for some of the veterans here;
the lil burn victim!



Will she be ok??? im worried, she is by far the biggest/best out of the 3.

Bumpy for helpy! will give rep if need be!!! put my mind at ease here guys is she looking bad??

With today's problems being dealt with, i would like to bring the importance of keeping a journal when growing, espically for newbs like me! I have everything documented so when the time comes to step my game up i'll never forget what i have learned and how to cruise over the bumps you can face when growing. I have adjusted the lights accordingly to take in effect daily growth when I'm not around or at school. A good lesson was taught today and i believe it has given me more respect for my plants, taking precautionary measures reduces problems in the near future.

Sorry for all the posts before too i was freaking out a bit after seeing my baby burnt!

Pics will be posted later! thanks for the 500+ views guys I invite everyone to check this grow out, learning so much everyday.
Peace for now

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Can anyone confirm what looks to be alot of heat stress, im starting to notice it on another plant.

2 words.. moisture dome

punker said:

2 words.. moisture dome

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Meaning?? to much moisture? i have some pellets i received from a friend who works in the lab at my school, these pellets absorb excess moisture

maybe i need another plan?

no you need moisture for the clones or the seedlings, put like a plastic dome over them that has a lot of moisture until the roots develop and are ready to pot..

Alright thanks for the reply bro!

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Well, today the lil ones turned 15!!! aww, i will hit a bowl for them, i have not smoked in about 8 days due to exams and assignments! over the past few days i have freaked out cause i thought i killed my babies =( What i thought was heat burn, turns out to be the stupid soil im using (shultz) with time release ferts in it! can anyone recommend a good soil thats a fair price

Also, i was going to transplant these gals into bigger pots so i can begin the veg stage. Would this be a good idea since the soil is causing damage to the plants? will transplanting them cause more stress or should i wait???
15 days old, how do they look!
Advice, comments criticism is always welcomed! thanks for checking it out!
pics below!

Yea man transplant those girls. Those time release nutes are going to be a bitch to deal with. It seems like a good stage to do it at, you will have to sooner or later, better sooner cus theyre too young to be getting the nutes from the soil.

furbieone said:

Yea man transplant those girls. Those time release nutes are going to be a bitch to deal with. It seems like a good stage to do it at, you will have to sooner or later, better sooner cus theyre too young to be getting the nutes from the soil.

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Well just finished the transplant into bigger pots,this was my first transplant so i tried using extreme caution, hopefully it works out.
I added some organic peat moss and mixed with some shultz soil.
The roots were building up into the bottom of the cups so i hope the reacts well being in their new homes and continues to grow even bigger!
Will post pics later on tonight.