First Grow White skunk - 8 days in Soil, is this OK

[aidosmoke]

First grow, white skunk feminized seeds. Are my plants growing at the right rate?
This is my first attempt at growing. Please see the attached photos. I germinated the seeds using the paper towel method which appeared to have gone ok. I initially had my seeds under a little plastic Propagator and they made rapid progress. However when I relocated the seeds to my grow room which I had planted in fibre pots (see photos) and placed them under the 125 watt CFl they appear to have stalled. I purchased the soil from a grow shop; I give each of the plants 1lt of water every 5-6 days (ph 6.3 ish). Iâ??m currently using the 18/6 timing for the lights. I have an extractor fan and an Oscillating Fan at the bottom of my grow space. There is also fresh air entering my grow room which you can see to the right of the photo.
I transplanted the fibre pots into these bigger pots, approx 8 days ago. The temperature in the grow room is a 23-24 Celsius throughout the day, I purchased a digital thermostat to look after the temp for me. The light is approx 4 inches from the plants.
I believe my plants should stay under this CFL (blue) until they are ready for the next stage, flowering. When my plants are ready for the flowering stage I will transfer them to the flowering area which has a HPS 400 watt light.
Iâ??m unsure if they are growing at the correct rate, they are approx 5 inches tall. They have already started to produce a nice smell; I made a carbon scrubber so hopefully it will do the job.
I watered them last Thursday and judging by the dampness of the clay I will probably water them this Wed evening. Iâ??m planning on giving each of the plants 1lt of water and this time I want to include some IONIC soil grow.

Do think these plants are making satisfactory progress, for a first timer? Should I change anything?

Thanks

aidosmoke Reviewed by aidosmoke on 06-07-2010. First Grow White skunk - 8 days in Soil, is this OK First grow, white skunk feminized seeds. Are my plants growing at the right rate? This is my first attempt at growing. Please see the attached photos. I germinated the seeds using the paper towel method which appeared to have gone ok. I initially had my seeds under a little plastic Propagator and they made rapid progress. However when I relocated the seeds to my grow room which I had planted in fibre pots (see photos) and placed them under the 125 watt CFl they appear to have stalled. I Rating: 5

[bigsby]

Is the digital thermostat connected to a fan? This is a very dangerous practice without the necessary precautions. Consider that in the event of a fire the fan will kick on due to the heat making a bad situation much much worse. There are precautions you can take. I can't recall off the top of my head but I read a good thread about fire prevention at some point. I could probably dig it out if needed.

[aidosmoke]

hi

thanks for the speedy reply, the digi themo is only controlling the heat in the grow room. The fan just plugs into a normal 3 pin socket. But it would be interesting to read that story you reference in your reply....

thanks

[bigsby]

I haven't been able to dig it out. I will keep looking. It was well worth reading.