PurpWidow/TrainWreck

[PurpWidow]

hey everyone so I came across a little concern. I have 5 plants that finally came up and what I noticed on two is the top of the soil looks like it's growing something that looks like algea. It's green and on top of the soil. Rite now I have 2 125 watt cfl running 247 and a little fan blowing to gt air circulated. I'll post pix when I get home but anyone have idea whatit could be?

[dooobster]

Probably just algae, and nothing to worry about. Once they start getting big fan leaves, the algae should go away.

[PurpWidow]

man i must say im a fan of how fast seedlings can grow! i have 2 that are just goin crazy while the rest are tryin to catch up! this is week 1
and this is week 2


:thumbsup:

dun really mind the slow groth since there going to be lsted and scroged anyways but wow. its is my second grow by the way!

[bickeybammer]

looks like they are getting a little stretched i would move closer to the cfls like 2 1/2 inches or 3 inches

[PurpWidow]

awsome thx for the tip, im just scared that the plant is gunna grow into the bulb since the plants are at a differnt house that i stay at. But another thing is when is it a good time to turn on my MH

[Puffzter]

Yeah you need to keep the light as close as possible without burning them. I don't know how often you tend to them so you have to find a range that is good for you. As close as possible but not so close that they will burn before you get back to them the next time.
It will make a huge difference on plant growth and eliminate a lot of the stretching for sure.
Think about the fact that light degrades 4 times for every time you double the range to the source. So, to move the light just slightly closer often give your plants double the amount of lumens as they recieved before.

Good luck with the grow m8.

Puffzter

[PurpWidow]

wats up canna.com so today i put my my MH and can fan so lighting and ventilation is just about perfect. that mh can get pretty freakin hot! i have the mh about 2-3 inchines away from my plants i put my hand under the light to make sure its bearable. i started lst on 2 plants but i believe the pots i have em in are too skinny any suggestions for this situation? i bent the plant over and the leaves are like hanging off to the side. i have 3 gal pots waiting for their transplant. everything is goin great soo far i fed them for the first time with 1/4 streng nutes. So we will see how everything goes!

[PurpWidow]

ok, so i just checked the temps again and its reaching 88*....not what i expected. so this temp issue might be a problem for me.

[PurpWidow]

[bickeybammer]

is that a aircooled hood? with that amount of wattage you almost need one in that little of a space unless you have really good intakes and exhaust.... are you running passive intakes or fan intakes? im not sure i would put a 400 watter that close to the plants ... i would put it at around one foot or maybe as close at 6 inches.... with my 600 watt in a air cooled hood i leave it at about 14 inches above the plants.... its different with cfls... u can almost grow the plant into the cfl without burning it