First Grow Leggy Plants

[Nestling]

E-indoor or outdoor---Indoor
E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic---Hydroponic
E-specific medium---Rock Wool
CSL-Soil type/brand---N/A
HCL-Hydro/aero/soilless system type---Stealth Bubble Hydrophonic
SCL-Anything you have added to the soil---N/A
SCLR-Soil or slab runoff pH---6.0
E-Water source---Small Tub
E-Source water pH---6.0
HRT-Source water EC (if hydro)---Bottled Distilled
E-Age of plant---13 days
E-Type of fertilizer---General Hydrophonics
E-Rate of application (if hydro, this is your PPM number, preferably after each component is added)---1.0ml/us gal
E-Lighting source and distance from plant---CFL 3"
E-Air temperature (both day and night if you are running a dark period)---80*
HD-Reservoir temperature---unsure at time will post later
E-Air % Relative humidity---30%
E-Lighting schedule---24/7
E-Type of ventilation your room has---4 fans
TR-Did you pre-soak your media in pH corrected solution?---no

Plants seem to be leggy. Opinions?

[Weezard]

Aloha Nestling
Could you elaborate on the lighting, please.
Wattage, color temperature?
It is the foremost cause of stretch.

Regards,
Weezard

[Nestling]

I am using incandescent equivalent 200 watt dual spectrum vegetative light in a reflector and an smaller incandescent light in a reflector that emits ozone. They are 3" above the plants. I have 4 fans going all of the time to keep the plants
from getting to hot and to circulate the air. The closet door is always open about 5". I have posted pictures in the picture forum. They are titled Nivana's Aurora Indica. There a some shot on April 5th and some on the 8th. I planted them in the Stealth Bubble Hydrophonic system on March 26th. I have the lights on 24/7. I hope that is enough info.
Thanks.

[Nestling]

http://www.cannabis.com/files/photosae87a54e183c075L.jpg

Here is a link to the setup taken today, April 8, 2009
Started in system March 26, 2009.

Opinions? Leggy? Thanks so much for your experienced answer posted above. Any advice is very welcomed. Thanks again.

[Weezard]

I am using incandescent equivalent 200 watt dual spectrum vegetative light in a reflector and an smaller incandescent light in a reflector that emits ozone.

The only incandescent light that creates ozone,is a small mercury vapor bulb.
Said bulb is used as a sterilizer because it emits short wavelenght UV and ozone.
Not something you want anywhere near your plants, or eyes!
Regular incandescent lights emit too much Fr and IR for young plants and will cause them to stretch themselves to death.

They are 3" above the plants. I have 4 fans going all of the time to keep the plants
from getting to hot and to circulate the air. The closet door is always open about 5". I have posted pictures in the picture forum. They are titled Nivana's Aurora Indica. There a some shot on April 5th and some on the 8th. I planted them in the Stealth Bubble Hydrophonic system on March 26th. I have the lights on 24/7. I hope that is enough info.
Thanks.

The 200w inc. equivalent sounds like a flourescent.
If this is the case, you could use a bit more light.

I'm going to go hunt for your pictures now.

If they are easy to find, I'll look at them.
But yer workin' me too hard for free advice;)

I'm a lazy guy, if it's too much effort, I'll bail.:cool:


Weezard

[Weezard]

Hunted for the pics.
Got no where.
Post 'em or point at 'em.


The weeze is not a patient fellow.

Exit, stage up.:abduct:

[Weezard]

http://www.cannabis.com/files/photosae87a54e183c075L.jpg

Here is a link to the setup taken today, April 8, 2009
Started in system March 26, 2009.

Opinions? Leggy? Thanks so much for your experienced answer posted above. Any advice is very welcomed. Thanks again.


"The page you are looking for is not found..."

[Nestling]

I am very sorry to have caused you so much trouble. There are 5 pictures posted in the picture section at the start of this website. I am sorry that the link did not work. I do not know what went wrong. I am new to this site and am having a hell of a time finding my way around. I thank you for taking the time to try to help me. Peace


I would like to add the the lights are Sunlite brand compact Fluorescent lights that screw into reflectors. They are spiral
in shape like the new energy saving bulbs only a lot larger and full spectrum.

[Nestling]

I mistakenly read the box wrong. They are equal to 200 watt incandescent bulbs. I could not throw this in as another edit. The forum would not let me. :hippy: