Newbie needing help!

ok i have germinated the seeds and everything did fine and the taproot shot out bueatifully and then i put then in a pot and I put the taproot going down and the seed going up towards the light and i was wanting to know if that was the right way of doing that? And second I was wanting to know if a regular light bulb would work or would i need to put a 150 volt bulb in which one would be better now? I would get some better lights but i dont have the $ right now. And thrid I was wanting to know about ventliation, how could i make a good ventliation system, becuase i got my grow place set up as and box that have mylar all in the inside and i put the box over the lamp and pot, how could i make a good ventilation system with that? Help would be great!

Hey Red, I am a newbie too but I have just finished reading 2 books and hundreds of posts on this site. I just love sucking in as much knowledge as possible. First off I am sure everyone will tell you not to use a regular light. They just dont produce enough lumens and they also create way too much heat. Buy a couple of 42W Compact Fluoro's they create about 2600 lumens each if you are going to use something cheap. They cost about $8 each. Now as far as ventilation I did the same thing with a box but I found that since the heat and light were trapped in the box the temp would go up to about 90. This is with an oscillating fan on them directly. I then put silver dollar sized holes (4 per side of box) and had a drop in temp of ~7 degrees to 83. I dont know if that is the answer you are looking for. I am just trying to help.

Yo Red Hot, READ READ AND THEN READ. That's the best way to lern what works, AND what don't :)

BagOnics, I agree with you on the florecent bulbs. Low heat, more USABLE light and dirt cheap. Use "cool blue" and "warm white" bulbs mixed to get better results. I am A nebie too :) My first crop is just now starting to flower.
If you READ how to do it and follow the experts advice, you CAN'T go wrong. It does take some ca$h though. So it's better not to Start until you have it set up right. check out my plants: http://gallery.cannabis.com/index.php?cat=17554 and have fun!

Hey Kram how hot are those fockers? I just purchased a MH but without a ballast...I am waiting until it is more cost efficient. I really have a small grow room. I would say its 9 feet wide by 3.5 feet wide by 5.5 feet tall. Plus I have some stuff in there. I dont care if they smell though. Does it produce alot of heat?

Kram beautiful plants by the way. Mine are Northern Lights and feminzed (I hear). I am just way to eager. I want flower before they should. I am sure Ill want to harvest before they should. Finally I am sure Ill want to smoke it before I should. I love these message boards. They just show me how little I know and how much I know more than others.

Wow it's great to hear that there are more knowledge hungry people on the board that are intelligent enough to read up and study cultivation also!!! I can't stress book knowledge enough. 42w CF bulbs are great to work with. I have to recomend the bulbs I am using though, even though HvyFuel will probably read this and type some wonderful response. lol go to www.ozonelamp.com these bulbs are by far the best CFs on the market. Anti-odor, bacteria, fungus, full-spectrum, 3400 lumen, CO2 producer. Check them out. Okay HvyFuel I'm ready for your post. :D

Ya BagO, u might want to look for a ballast on eBay. I found some great deals on just ballasts or lights there. Thanks for the compliments on my plants. with that "can fan" installed it drops the heat 15 degrees! :p I'm an experienced OUTDOOR grower, but I never grew indoors b4, so this is my first grow inside. Plus, I am in the water Purification business and have been for 15 years. So using a PH meter, TDS meter & mixing chemicals are a way of life for me. LOL!

And Hello SAWLEAF, I like ur user name & ur listings on here have good info. :cool: See if u guys can figure out how I came up with Kramllehctim. :D

Kramllehctim
Mitchell Mark...way too easy =)

Or maybe Mark Mitchell one or the other

I should have known you guys would figure it out pretty quick LOL!

Well, There are 10 Mark Mitchell's here in the Dalas Ft Worth area, so I feel pretty safe. ;)