newb here growing with fluence spydr x plus need advise asap

needynate

needynate

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So im growing on a 6x6x10 storage area with absolutely no vents and with that room i have a 4x4x8 gorilla grow tent .i run co2 and have ac to keep temps under control i use an atlas 1 co2 monitor to control co2 and i have a mountain air scrubber cfm 340 and an inline fane rated at 315 cfm.my grow lite is a spydr x plus led from fluence formally known as bml .pretty much i have everything i need for a great grow .just dont have the experience. Like i mentioned earlier i have no ventilation and i thought no biggy because im running co2 but im reading and being told by others i still need to exchange air every hour or so .im pretty sure they're all right because my plants are looking a lil funky for being 12 days in veg already . My question to you avid growers is .how can i exchange air in a non vented room ? Do i use my scrubber to exhaust hot air from top into room that tent is in? What about bringing in fresh air, or does my co2 count as my fresh air and i only need to worry about exhaustng out old used air that accumilates every hour or so? Would this illustration be a legit set up or is there something more simple or more productive? Any advise is welcome .. thanks..heres a pic of current status of plants and illustration of what i had in mind..
 

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pot pot johns

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needynate said:
So im growing on a 6x6x10 storage area with absolutely no vents and with that room i have a 4x4x8 gorilla grow tent .i run co2 and have ac to keep temps under control i use an atlas 1 co2 monitor to control co2 and i have a mountain air scrubber cfm 340 and an inline fane rated at 315 cfm.my grow lite is a spydr x plus led from fluence formally known as bml .pretty much i have everything i need for a great grow .just dont have the experience. Like i mentioned earlier i have no ventilation and i thought no biggy because im running co2 but im reading and being told by others i still need to exchange air every hour or so .im pretty sure they're all right because my plants are looking a lil funky for being 12 days in veg already . My question to you avid growers is .how can i exchange air in a non vented room ? Do i use my scrubber to exhaust hot air from top into room that tent is in? What about bringing in fresh air, or does my co2 count as my fresh air and i only need to worry about exhaustng out old used air that accumilates every hour or so? Would this illustration be a legit set up or is there something more simple or more productive? Any advise is welcome .. thanks..heres a pic of current status of plants and illustration of what i had in mind..
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pot pot johns

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I recommend opening your tent a hr. per night don't waste the co2 also if you don't have a "solunar" control for diming just unplug every other light and that will make them stretch right now there is no reason too because they have more than enough light and are being lazy
 

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Just curious about the smart pots you have, since i'm using them as well. How do you solve the "issue" with when watering, that the water simmers out from the bottom, do you clean it up each time or what do you do?
 
ttystikk

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mixchemical said:
Just curious about the smart pots you have, since i'm using them as well. How do you solve the "issue" with when watering, that the water simmers out from the bottom, do you clean it up each time or what do you do?
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Having a little water drain out the bottom is a good thing, helps fight nutrient salt buildup.

If your roots follow the water, let it be. If not, pour it out.
 
mixchemical

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ttystikk said:
Having a little water drain out the bottom is a good thing, helps fight nutrient salt buildup.

If your roots follow the water, let it be. If not, pour it out.
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I was just thinking about the mess it creates, i've got 3, 5 gallon, smart pots that just sit on the floor of the grow tent, it'll get dirty quick with all the excess water draining out.
 
ttystikk

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mixchemical said:
I was just thinking about the mess it creates, i've got 3, 5 gallon, smart pots that just sit on the floor of the grow tent, it'll get dirty quick with all the excess water draining out.
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Only needs to be 5-10% of the total watered in.

Get catch trays.
 
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pot pot johns

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sorry it took me so long to respond . I'm growing in 6" hugo cubes. it is very hard to over water them as long as long as they are not sitting in water 24/7 . with the fluence lights the first 2 weeks are rough but after that your plants will grow up to 2" per day
 
needynate

needynate

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pot pot johns said:
fifteen dollars did you get those light hangers??? fluence wouldn't sell me any and I ordered over 100 units

this is one of my beers I call it a HI P A
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That beer looks cool .i got it from fluence .they cost fifteen dollars. . Damb thats a lot of units lol maybe they didint have enough.
 
needynate

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pot pot johns said:
that's a good price how do you like them
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There cool i like that i can adjust the height . I dont like how it uses screws to connect to fixture .its not as reliable as you would think .ive had them come lose and u cant go back to same spot u had screws cause it ends up stripping the fixture.. i wish they would have put something on the fixture that would allow u to latch on to rather screw into ..
 
swiftkillpapa

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Does anyone have a grow journal. I've been eyeing these lights after I met one of the light treks who came into my work. I've been dying to see these full growth. Pros and cons
 
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