Quote Originally Posted by DreamMiner
Right now I have it set for 24/7 flow, is that alright? The charger I wired it with was way weaker than I needed, but it was all I could find. I hope to find a 12V soon, any advice on where i could grab one on the cheap cheap? It measures 27x18x33", which i know is small, but it is what it is. Mylar covers the walls. Right now I've got a 90W UFO, but I might switch to CFLs and double up on UFOs in the Flower Cab.
I've got everybody in Fox Farm Ocean Forest and upon transplant I gave both pots 450 ml of bottled water (crystal geyser spring water?) and the seed 79 ml. I need advice on my watering, how much and how often? I live in the city so I don't really trust my water, should I stock up on distilled? I have heard that Ocean Forest can be too strong for the yungins so people cut it with Lite Warrior. I went full on Ocean Forest, am I going to run into problems? Should I have treated the pots before planting at all? How often should I be checking PH, and is checking runoff sufficient? Right now I don't have any soluble nutrients or ph balancers, any advice on what I should grab?
if ur in a cab, then 24/7 airflow is prob a good idea. air can get stale quick with a lot of plants in a confined space. mylar works well as reflective material, but is very fragile, and can rip/tear easily. for this reason, i prefer astro-foil. it's a bit expensive, but will last for years. ffof is pre-ferted, and can cause probs with seedlings. feeding in soil should be done once weekly. between feedings, water with properly ph'd water with a bit of run-off. the run-off will aid in eliminating the build-up of excess nutes in your soil. don't use your run-off as a ph guide. if you properly ph "everything" you put in/on your plants, ph should never be an issue. i've seen people who have outrageous run-off ph numbers, whose plants are displaying "no" noticeable issues. so they try and chase the proper ph by using highly elevated, or decreased ph feed levels to try to balance the numbers to compensate for the difference. this can be done, but is extremely difficult to successfully do.