First Grow: 2 18-Gallon Rubbermaids & CFLs(Pics)

Well i wish i could but im on rent so i cant do any type of cutting. Im gonna put up some plexi glass and eventually replace all of my fans to some powerfull 5in fans for $6 at walmart. I curently have 1 small pc fan intake, 1 walmart fan intake, 1 walmart fan exhaust and 3 small pc fans so i think once i replace these pc fans and also add 2 more walmart fans inside the tubs the temps should cool down a bit, i hope
Pics are of the walmart fans ive been talking about:

Update: 5/17/08
(With Lots of Pics)

Well to keep it short i moved the ladies up so theyre about 2-3in from the cfls but im a little worried that i wont be able to see them for a while and theyll get burnt Watered them with superthrive and 1/2 the recommended dosage for Miracle Gro All purpose fertilizer. With these 2 things they should really start growing fast Anna is looking NICE--her stem is gettin pretty hard so ill have to start tying her down--besides some dry yellow leaves on the bottom which they all have Briana is doing better since last time but is still a little droopy. Casey is looking good besides the bottom leaves. Daisy is growing or maybe just streching since her leaves are reaching up. Elizabeth is really droopy for some reason(anybody know why???) although her color is really nice. Felicia is GROWING, she was my smallest one but she really picked up Im using Nestle Pure Water purified water enhanced with minerals for taste(pic below) is this ok to use???

NOTE: After the 3rd pic(water) there are closeups, each plant has 3 close-up pics, top, side, and theyre worst leaves. They go in alphabetical order after the 3rd pic, so you guys dont get confused. Comments greatly appreciated

EDIT: In family pics the order goes:
Anna----Briana-----Casey
Daisy---Elizabeth---Felicia

I have not had droopy leaves from overwatering, but i have from underwatering. Pretty sure you can get it from both though. Usualy right after I water mine, they perk back up.

coolman1a said:

Update: 5/17/08

im a little worried that i wont be able to see them for a while and theyll get burnt

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ok man put them 5-6 inches from the lights if youre gone for the weekend, they wont grow as much but they wont die either or hit the lights

Yea ima sneek up there today and put them a little farther away. Does anybody have any tips for transplanting? I thought it was gonna be easy and that the whole soil in the cup just came out in that shape but when i transplanted anna it was a mess

Gotta do it a bit after you water, not right after, but soon after. Keeps it nice and shaped.

Thanks Joe this is exactly what i was looking for, hey i remember your ladies getting yellow on the bottom leaves, where the bottom leaves dry too? Im thinkin its nitrogen def so i added 1/2 strength nutes this time.

Green hard or brown hard. And yes yellowing of the lower leaves which I still think I have.

Hey is it my bad phone camera, or is my plants color kinda dark compared to your avatar?

From what i read around here its nitrogen coolman, mine are doing the same thing..

Well, i think im hoping its more nitrogen def than heat burn

Mine could be a little light, I dunno. Your pictures dont help much either

If they are too dark then they are ok on nitrogen then.

Yea i just need to get some batteries and ill be able to put up better pic, but thanks to all who have followed my grow even with these crappy pics

Id rather be able to see some pictures then no pictures at all. Threads without any just dont do it for me, haha.

ya its probably just heat stress man...the dark green is good. check out my grow they look the same just bigger:0 gl and happy growin...
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Good stuff on here, thanks. I'm interested keep us posted please.

If you can get any smokable bud from that environment then I will be impressed. I had a heat issue into the mid 90's which stunted growth on my plant. It was very compact until I solved the heat issue. Then it exploded in growth and gave me some decent bud. I still think it will be impossible unless you are able to draw in some fresh air from the house or the outside. Give it some serious thought - the fresh air that is. I will shut up now and follow your progress.

edcocks: Yeah i have given this a lot of thought but theres not many options. I do have some openings that go outside so i could just put duct from out there and pull it in with an intake fan but im not sure how strong the fan has to be or how loud it will be this is the biggest problem.

D80210: Very glad your intrested, i will try to update as soon as i can, and after thursday my family is leaving so ill be able to fully work on the heat and fan issues and take better pics for the updates

intake fans are really loud

S&P Mixvent series fans are very quiet. They are engineered to be quiet. I have one for my stealth cabinet and it is only slightly louder than a computer fan. I'm sure it will be silent enough for an attic grow.