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[hudson88]

I wouldn't worry too much about the 3 droopy ones, so long as you gave them a good watering after the transplant I'm sure they'll pick up in around a day. I just use plain tap water which i've never checked the ph. It seems ok but I need to test it soon. I just leave mine standing around in a bottle with the top off for a few hours. (apparently letting it stand gets rid of a lot of the stuff in the water that may harm your plants, but does nothing for ph as far as I know.)

Can't wait to see your new pics!

[Cede2Weed]

I picked up a new light but am not going to install until someone informs if it will work or not. It is a Halogen 500W (I am about to research on boards but wanted to get pics of my saggers up)

New Light and plants 1 - 4

[Cede2Weed]

Plants 5 - 9

[Cede2Weed]

Plant 10 and the seedlings and soil test (I will be getting a new soil testing kit. This cheap thing is awful.

[daihashi]

I picked up a new light but am not going to install until someone informs if it will work or not. It is a Halogen 500W (I am about to research on boards but wanted to get pics of my saggers up)

New Light and plants 1 - 4

return that light asap. The heat output alone will kill your plants. Doesn't put out as many lumens per watt as HID and completely wrong color spectrum/temperature.

Really the big thing for me on those lights are the heat output. You can grow in sub par lumens and color, but you can't grow if your area is too hot.

take it back and use that money for other plant goodies.

:thumbsup:

[Cede2Weed]

LOL - I just found a post you made to someone else with the same question.

"halogen lights are not in the correct light spectrum and run WAY to hot. They will burn up your plants." -- Daihashi

Thanks, Daihashi

[fenderninja]

plants are coming along cede! I love waking up everyday and seeing how mine have grown, looks like you did good with the transplants, my plants were floppin all over looking terrible when i first did it!

[Cede2Weed]

Thanks, Ninja.

Now that I am getting them out of that seeding soil and into a better quality dirt I hope they will pick up. I guess I am still a ways off from giving them nutes. I have searched everywhere for ways to make them grow faster. Outside of going hydro the only thing I have come up with is more lights. I currently having them under 6 cfls (600 watts equiv). I just added the extra lighting a few days ago and hope to see some effect soon.

[Cede2Weed]

Got rid of the halogen. I knew it was too good to be true. It was so cheap I went ahead and purchased 4 replacement bulbs for it. Anyway, I used the refund to go ahead and purchase my flowering bulbs. I will have 900 equiv watts for flowering.

I ditched the rubbermaid idea. I have decided to just partition the closet into two sections. One for veg and one for flower. I purchased black polyurethane (supposed to be light proof) for the partition. I have sealed off all of the light leaks to the closet. This has created a situation I will have to address prior to this summers high temps. They do not call it Hotlanta for nothing.

I have to come up with a ventilation plan. I cannot vent through the roof, as it is concrete, my garage is above, and I have a concrete floor. My only real option is through the door or the wall, both of which are to the outside. Even this will cause me problems with light leaks, although I have purchased flexible dryer vents.... but I will worry about this later. Right now I am just focused on these drooping plants surviving.

Thanks, all. :stoned:

[Cede2Weed]

So I have my plants taking up about 4 1/2 square feet of space on top of a table. I have 6 26w (100w equiv) cfls on top of them with no mylar or any reflective material around them. Do you guys think I have enough light?

I believe it was Hudson that said I needed 50w per square foot. Is that assuming a highly reflective environment or will I be okay for now?