I've had a successful first week, getting 8/10 strikes (4 for each strain) from my seeds. They have already developed their first set of leaves, and small secondary leaves.

Today, i changed the res water, re-balanced it, then added full strength DNF Grow A + B to get these babies well feed and on their way.

I've resorted to pulling in a pilar fan in the base of my frame, aimed upwards, to allow for fresh air circulation being pulled in from underneath. The air temp. is floating regular in the 77-80 degree range, with 45-50% humidity. My room is pretty dry in general, so i'm thinking of starting up my humidifier again.

The stems seemed a little stretched to me. I think this is because, while i had the newborns in my grow dome, the lights had to be higher to clear the top of the dome. Now, i've dropped them a full 12" to get as much juice from those 3x 32w CFLs. I've seen a few 42w bulbs the other day, and once the next paycheck is in, will add them to my vanity light. The next step after that will be the T5 light bank, hopefully by the time i'm at the end of veg/ beginning of bloom.


I also wanted to pose an open question to everyone out there reading this. My hydro guy hooked me up with a siphon valve on my ebb & flow table, and i've been having a difficult time with it not draining at the level i set it at. I would like to put my watering system on a timer, but am concerned about flooding and will only do it manually until i am sure it won't overflow. Any personal experience of tips you could give me? The help is always appreciated.

Alright, well until these babies show me some more action i will leave you with these link to my pics, and will keep you all in the loop as to my progress!

Cheers.:jointsmile:

STS

Pics of the Babies:

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/r...A1NTIuanBn.jpg

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/r...A1NTEuanBn.jpg

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/r...A1NDkuanBn.jpg