Hey everyone! Its been great finding a new home here at cannabis.com ever since overgrow got shut down (may the site R.I.P). This is my first post here so I thought I would give specs for my first grow and ask a few questions.

The cabinet: Im using a C13 cabinet thatā??s been modified for ventilation. My light is a 250w HPS with a home made cool tube using a Pyrex bake a round tube, and my vent fan is a 265cfm squirrel cage fan.

Nutrients and soil: Fox Farm Ocean Forest potting soil. Bio-Bizz bio grow, bio bloom, top max, and alg a mic.

Questions:
1. Since im using Fox Farm Ocean Forest do I even need to apply fertilizer for the vegitave growth stage? Also when would it be appropriate to use the alg a mic?

2. Will it be ok to use my HPS on the young seedlings and sproutlings or will I need to invest in some CFL's? Will using a hps while the plants are young produce more males?

3. About how close could I get my light to the plants since it has a cool tube?

4. Would 5 plants be to many to veg in my c13?

5. Im using 4qt. pots to start the seeds in, about when will I need to transplant and how big of pots should I use?

Thank you so much for your responses, it really means a lot to me to be able to get feedback from such fine growers. Thank you all
green03 Reviewed by green03 on . My new rig and a few questions Hey everyone! Its been great finding a new home here at cannabis.com ever since overgrow got shut down (may the site R.I.P). This is my first post here so I thought I would give specs for my first grow and ask a few questions. The cabinet: Im using a C13 cabinet thatā??s been modified for ventilation. My light is a 250w HPS with a home made cool tube using a Pyrex bake a round tube, and my vent fan is a 265cfm squirrel cage fan. Nutrients and soil: Fox Farm Ocean Forest potting soil. Rating: 5