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holymoly2012
04-28-2012, 09:21 AM
284202What is your experience level? Beginner!

Your Equipment:
.1) Type and wattage of lights. 125CFL for seedlings and 400w HPS for veg and flower

.2) Distance from tops? currently 1 foot.

.3) Reflector type? cool tube vented with 5" TT extractor fan

.4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? Air supply is passive. Dragged through using a 4" RVK fan and carbon filter. window in room on vent constantly or fully open.

.5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? TT fan extracts hot air from cool tube out vent to the outside of
the house. The carbon filter pumps the filtered air back into the room but in a enclosed box where the intake for the cool
tube is. It also has a vent in the enclosed space to allow extra air if required in since the 6" draws more air than the 4"
expells. circulation is from 6" clip on

.6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? 400w Sylvania Growlux HPS Bulb 58000 Lumens not sure of kelvin. lights are on 18-6 schedule

Your medium:
.7) Specific brand and type of soil. Canna Terra Professional Unsure of values.

.8) Size of container. Medium sized pot. Unsure of exact Literage!

.9) Did you use peat pucks (or similar) to root clones or germinate seedlings? No. Used kitchen paper in airing cupboard

Your nutrients and water:
10) Source of water? (tap, bottled or filtered) What's it's ph before adjusting? Tap water. PH 6.5 Never adjusted

11) Method of checking water ph. (ph pen, test strips, aquarium test kit...)I have a PH PEN. Havent got PH buffer
yet to calibrate it. trusting its ok at the moment!

12) Method of adjusting water ph. (phosphoric acid, white vinegar, hydrated lime, PH Up...) havent adjusted yet

13) What Feed? Bio bizz bio grow. NPK of 8-2-6 suggests 2-4ML per L Currently feeding 0.5-1.0 per 1/2 litre feeding every other water.

14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering? When pot gets light. Enough for water to pour out bottom of pot.

15) Any additives or tea's? (Superthrive, CalMag, molasses, Mother's Earth...) Nothing

16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate? Stable so far as long as gague is calibrated.

17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph? Never tested runoff Ingoing tap water around 6.5

18) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray? unsure what this is

Your growroom:
19) Indoors or outdoors? Indoors

20) What size of closet, room or hut? Purpose built box. 1m square base just under 2m High
21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off? Lights on 82F humidity 50% Lights off 60-75F

22) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom? One small flying fly looking thing. Killed it. Nothing since. Intake has air insect trap.

Your strain:
23) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?) BIG BANG
24) From seeds or clones? Seeds
25) Is this an autoflower strain? Supposedly yes!

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Weezard
04-28-2012, 10:54 AM
Brilliant!
You have been reading.
And that's what I would have advised. :)

You are doing it quite well.
I'm gonna jus' hang about and watch.

E komo mai to cdot brah!

Aloha,
Weezard

holymoly2012
04-28-2012, 11:59 AM
Thanks weezard! Just hope the yellowing isn't a major prob. My chilli plants that are in there too are really bad with it.

sativaforever
04-28-2012, 12:41 PM
whats your temp running in there? what kind of air exchange do you have? by your pics it looks like its way too hot. hence the cupping of your leaves. if your going to run air temps over over eighty five degrees, then you better have a fan blowing on your plant as well as constant air exchange because at temps that high the plants are respiring(breathing) much more. do you mist your plant in the morning to simulate dew? do not worry about burning your leaves from misting with the light on. it is a myth. i mist my girls every morning under 1000 watts, never had a problem. misting helps keep stomata on the leaf clean and open so the plant can rid itself of toxins. hope this has helped you.

holymoly2012
04-28-2012, 02:39 PM
The tempurature never goes above 82f. If I leave the rooms window open it stays about 75. Normally keep it on vent at around 80. I've been told that temps ideal. The fan that's inthere circulates air. I moved them too close to the light I think that's why I had the curling.

Thanks for te replies guys

holymoly2012
04-28-2012, 02:40 PM
Ps I just bought some algamic bio bizz. Gonna stick that in sprayer with water and mist very day

sativaforever
04-28-2012, 03:12 PM
yeah too close to the light could do that, but i have had plants ten inches from a 400 watt sodium with no ill effect. were you closer than that?

holymoly2012
04-28-2012, 08:08 PM
Yeah I was probs 5-6 inches away. That'll be why lol! Whoops!

sativaforever
04-28-2012, 09:38 PM
yeah for sure. you can only get away with that with cfl bulbs.

holymoly2012
04-30-2012, 11:19 PM
Satvia that's twice you've helped me now. Your a legend. Shame can't share some of my stuff with you as a thankyou!! 8-)

sativaforever
05-01-2012, 11:10 AM
glad i could help. my goal is to help everyone grow successfully, so no one will ever have to buy it again. it is also my goal to weed out(no pun intended) all the crazy miss info that comes from people who have never even had a successful grow. need info on anything, dont hesitate to ask. peace

holymoly2012
05-01-2012, 07:15 PM
Yeah I totally understand your reasoning. I haven't had a smoke in over 2 years. I loved it. My dealer got busted and that's when I realised I wanted to have no contact with one or any dealings with any supplier. Hence why now I've moved out from parents I'm growing my own. Id much rather believe in spending my money investing in not funding the really bad drug community that is ruining people's lives. There's no harm in smoking your own aslong as its your own. That's my looking on it anyway. 8-) the ethical approach Bro haha! 8-)