Plants wilting indoors

oniscorp

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Hello, all,

I'd like to ask for some advice on my current grow (vegetation). Here is some background info: I have an indoor setup with a 1k watt hps light, cooled with an inline fan ducted outside. I am using an entire bedroom, not confined to a cabinet or anything. We are having a very warm Fall right now, and due to this, I'm keeping the plants outside during the day in the sunlight. Then when it gets dark, I bring them inside at night under the HPS for a few more hours to keep them in veg state.

Here is the problem I'm having: whenever they are taken indoors, after about an hour or so, the leaves begin to wilt. They don't look terrible, but it is very noticable. Out in the sun during the day, they flourish, but at night they have this issue. It is the same behavior every day, and I'm worried about the health affects of them going through this all the time. At first I thought that it was due to the warmer temperatures in the room, which regularly 80 degrees. But then again, it was close to 90 degrees outside yesterday and they were loving it. The temperature at the plant tops is usually the same as outside temp., at times maybe 5 degrees warmer. Usually between 75 and 81 degrees...can reach 85. I'm keeping them 24" from the light.

Another thing is that the oscillating fan in the room recently broke. It still runs but no longer oscillates, so I point it at the wall and have the air reflect back to plant area - gives them a tiny breeze, not much. There are only 3 small plants in a 8x10 area, so they are not fighting for air or anything.

Can anyone give me a hand here please? Could the broken fan be enough to cause this problem? Are there any problems with switching between sunlight and hps? Thanks in advance for the help!
 
I'm beginning to think that it's more of a heat thing. Today was extra sunny in my garden and they didn't look so well out there. I moved them over into the shade and they perked up a tiny bit. It looks like my SFV OG plant is not having this issue, but the two Skywalkers are. I guess that strain is not so tolerant to warmer temps?
 
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