my first 400 watt grow

i ordered some Skunk Haze plus the bonus free Kannabia Special Feminized from attitude the other day. this is my first time running a 400 watt mh and first order from attitude. im used to running flourals 4' mostly or outdoor. i have some bag seeds going right now. the 400 watt mh puts out ALOT more heat then i expected it would. so now i have to figure out, how to get rid of the heat and where to dump the hot air. right now i have my closet open about 1/4 way with a box fan behind my plants blowing toward the open door. still alittle high but going down the colder it gets out side. i have my bathroom window open it does seem to help a little but not much. any info good or bad about my setup can be posted here https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journal-discussion/388243-my-first-400-watt-grow.html feel free to post +rep for any help.

the light is about 16" from the tops of my plants. the temps aren't to bad right now. but the heater cord popped($30 lowe's heater with just 1 button to change to high or low and temp by set of 5 degree's) so it got down to 60 last night. and i turned the heater down in my room last night, and kept the closet door open part way. damn its cold in my room.

went to lowe's and got some new stuff to hopefuly keep temps down. had to get a 6 inch inline fan for now or will get the rest of the stuff in 6 inch instead of 4 inch.

there's the before, after, and mostly hooked up:
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my ghetto air cold wasnt even closely cutting it with the reflector i had, so i went out a bought a new one. still not staying cool enough. still going up to the 80's. i need a bigger cfm inline fan. being broke sucks. i got a email from attitude saying my shipment is now dispatched. what ever that means.
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heat staying at 83.6 with passive intake and exhaust blowing out the bottom of the open door. bathroom window open to bring in cooler air. plants not looking so good. need either a bigger exhaust fan and use the one i have as a intake fan. or get another 160cfm inline.

i just ordered botanicare pro grow, bloom, karma, cal-mag, sweet, and clearex

Dude you need to oeder a real exhaust fan asap or your whole OP is gonna be on hold. Go ahead and spend the little $125 or even less if you look around real good and save yourself a lot of headache and stress. let me know what you come up with. +Luck

i just added a 160cfm intake fan plus i hooked my small 6" clip fan to my hood intake port(bulb side). i'll post pix of everything later. batteries are charging. i finally got a new memory card for my camera. bigger exhaust fan will have to wait now, i'm broke.

here's the pix of my setup.

You're gonna need some bigger pots in order for the puppies to grow real nice.

i have 4-12 quart pots i bought just for my closet. the plants in there now are test bag seeds and my mimosa's. my seeds from attitude should be here by next week. and i want the heat issue fix first also. and i'll end up buying some good soil from my local hydro shop instead of lowe's or walmart soil. just wish it wasnt so damn much money just for some soil. any organic soil that is good from start to finish without having to added 5-10 things to mix with it.

Make sure you put Vermiculite and Pearlite in your mixture for drainage. Try a bigger fan for your heat, or move your lights up from the plants a bit.

i watered all the plants in small plastic cups. the ones in 2lt bottles were still ok for now. i misted the top of the soil on the larger plants. i always add verm and perlite to my soil for aeration and drainage. i movedthe light up and the heat didnt go down very much at all. a bigger exhaust fan will have to wait a couple weeks im broke right now. i text a couple people to see if some one had one i could buy or barrow but no luck there. and nothing on craigslist either that i could afford. just spent the last of what extra money i had on nutes and a 160cfm intake fan. so next on my list is a bigger inline fan. what size exhaust fan should i use for about a 85 cubic room? i'm running a 160cfm in and out right now.

i made a small video of my closet to better show my setup. i know i need a bigger exhaust fan but that will have to wait for now im broke. here's the link to my setup vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF0imtpdYUU

desided to bend my bag seed plants. their already stretched from using 2' T12 grow lights. and i get to do some bending, nothing harsh of cource. just a little bend then let grow some.

i had to go to the city today so i stopped at the hydro shop and picked up some happy frog organic potting soil. the owner said i dont need to add anything to it at all, and it contains mycorrhizae and mumic acid now i really cant wait for my seeds to get here. by next week i should be germinating.

pix of some strains i got from a friend and a couple bag seeds

my nutes and ph meter showed up today

They're growing healthy! Good job!