Low Ryder, should i let my plant stretch a little?

Hello Ladies and Gents!


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What is your experience level? (first timer, novice, experienced...) First Time.

Your Equipment:
.1) Type and wattage of lights. (MH, HPS, CFL's, tube fluorescents, LED's) CygoLite 410Lumen Regulated circuitry LED( one of my bike lights)
.2) Distance from tops? 3 inches
.3) Reflector type? (cool tube set-up, bat wing, enclosed reflector, bare bulb...) "Precision Optics provides spread and throw for cycling"
at 3 inches away from top of plant, a bright areas of 1 inch in diameter covers the top center of the plant. on a cold night i can point the light into the sky and looks like a light saber... :hippy:
.4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? yes, its next to my bed in a 38x20 size room with central air.
.5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? No. sometimes i sit there and blow on it thinking it might like to Co2.
.6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? wattage:unsure, kelvin: "white beam color resembles daylight" package details I hope this means over 5000k, schedule:24/0

Your medium:
.7) Specific brand and type of soil, (coco, peat based soilless...) and anything you've added to it. (vermiculite, perlite, worm castings...)
-Vermiculite, fish gravel, small river rocks, marbles thats it..
.8) Size of container. Half Gallon
.9) Did you use peat pucks (or similar) to root clones or germinate seedlings? yes, Jiffy pellet.

Your nutrients and water:
10) Source of water? (tap, bottled or filtered) What's it's ph before adjusting? Tap water 6.8-7
11) Method of checking water ph. (ph pen, test strips, aquarium test kit...) Probe, I also use it to check the run off.
12) Method of adjusting water ph. (phosphoric acid, white vinegar, hydrated lime, PH Up...) pelletized dolomitic limestone, rice vinegar
13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule. none
14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering? 2cups 1 x every 2 days or so.
15) Any additives or tea's? (Superthrive, CalMag, molasses, Mother's Earth...) Superthrive
16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate? run off has checked out at no higher than 7-7.1
17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph? in 6.5 , run off 7.-7.1
18) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray? I drip some soap water, its a drop of dish soap per cup of water. about twice a day after work around 6 pm then 9 pm

Your growroom:
19) Indoors or outdoors? Indoor
20) What size of closet, room or hut? 38x20 size room with central air. no fans
21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off? my house stays at 68 plant dome usually 75*f-85*f, humidity:unknown
22) Have you seen signs of insects in the grow room? yes, some small fruit flys. killed three in the last week.

Your strain:
23) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?) unknown, (3rd set of true leafs have dark almost purple blade tips)
24) From seeds or clones? seed.
25) Is this an autoflower strain? Probably not.

Im currently avoiding using my 1000k & 600k lamps also 4x8 HO sunblaze lamps, my HO floros are the red 3000k and some fillips 3500k that look a little more blue. I know I need to get something in the 6000k range for veg so I'm not touching that yet Im in love with this new hobby, I get home after 8hrs and run to check on my plant I can't help but worry.... What i am using is some super bright LED's i use for night riding, Its too cold to ride in the snow so they been repurposed...its bright i have to use my shades when I'm looking at my plant because after a few seconds of looking into the plant, i go a little blind and can't see in the dark. for a minute.

Last night I got a little confident and dropped(adjusted) the light about 2 inches from the top of the plant. Sadly, I fell asleep and when i woke up there were a few burnt leafs :( now I have no money left for chemicals except for the super thrive and this fish fert 5-1-1 but I don't think I'm going to use the fish fertz. Any who, I know this plant needs better monitor of ingoing water because i can't get a read above 7 ph from my runoff but i don't want to over water so gotta wait. and I also used some rooting powder once when i moved the seedling into the half gallon, threw a table spoon of some espoma garden lime in the mix then just water.

The plant looks like it really wants to be happy theres a nice unique fragrance on the plant, its growing very compact and not stretchy like others that I've seen. but its in the hands of a first time plant daddy with the best of intentions... now the waiting game.... Gracias! Thanks!

is that a hydro grow if not then why are you useing fish gravel get some soil it will make things easier and you do not need chemicals to grow or do you need cash for fertilizers or evan soil
just start a compost heap and there are some homemade insectiside solutions