Jeffislovinlife
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The best I can do for right now sorry about your plant issues
Blaze & Daze
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StareCase
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P and K deficiencies tend to cause the edges to brown and shrivel up - but that does not appear to be the case. Lack of P and K can also lead to brown blotching within the meat of the leaves but I don't see that either.
Those dark green veins with lightened edges looks more like a Mg deficiency and Mg absorption does better with the pH of 6.6 - 6.7. My two outdoor plants were both done in a black earth/perlite mix with Remo nutes with the source water pH'd to between 6.6 and 6.7. You can give that a go and see if the plants improve.
Another micro that plants like is Sulfur. Do your plants get anything containing S?
FirstCavApache64
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What are your temp and humidity like? I've had plants develop a P deficiency in my veg tent as it stays cold in that room. I also don't know how the miracle grow soil is as far as nutrient density and one element could be out of balance in it causing lockout of other needed nutrients. A slurry test for ph can eliminate that as a factor if you can do one.
StareCase
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Sorry to sound schadenfreude-like Cav ... but YAY! I was wondering if that was just me.
I get that yellowing/browning/shriveling in VEG when I've shut off the heater so the hanging plants can dry slower.
FirstCavApache64
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The cost of running a space heater just to keep mine warm isn't justified. I just feed em heavy and lightly flush with a weak nute solution if they start showing tip burn. My flower room has great VPD and they take off once they're out of the chilly blurple prison of the veg area.
StareCase
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I wonder which is more cost effective ... spending the ~$150 for a one-time purchase of a 2nd 2 x 4 VEG tent or spending the $$$ to run the space heater to heat the VEG area. It's probably the one-time purchase of a 2nd tent.
I do know that the HLG-320H-C1750A driver used in their 320 BSpec provides enough heat to keep the plants toasty in a 2 x 4 tent. But ... and there's usually a but ... I can't find the 8 square feet needed to house that 2nd VEG tent.
StareCase
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Haven't seen that B word in a while ...
FirstCavApache64
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I've been running the same Viparspectra blurple lights in that exact same 2x4 since 2016 non stop and have never had an issue. They're terrible to see plant problems under but I take the plants out to water under a T5 fluorescent bulb that provides light for the clones.
shnkrmn
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I just turned off the radiator I was running to heat 2 tents. The branches above it were getting crisp and winter ain't what it usually is at this point. I could swap out for my 4x5 tent which has room for the radiator bit not until I get to another harvest. The more locked in with trellis and irrigation the less able to reset anything on the fly.
Jeffislovinlife
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Veg tent is rocking purple and as far as I can tell will be 
laddyd
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Temp is around 75, humidity has been high at 65%, I'm trying to bring that down, I kicked up the exhaust fan speed.
Jeffislovinlife
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But daddy you can't take Mommy to physical therapy I look too cute for you to go
every time lol
every time lol
StareCase
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Viparspectra V600W Reflector Blurples currently enjoying retirement.
Same lights in action:
StareCase
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@FirstCavApache64 - do you not turn the BLOOM switch on as well during the VEG?
StareCase
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If only Odin could drive ... then he can take her, stop looking so cute and you can continue to practice your joint rolling.
Laughing Grass
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I've been running this heater for about a month and a half. Super efficient. Kicks on for a few seconds with instant heat then turns off. I'm shocked how little power it uses in Eco mode.
StareCase
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That is what my heater does too ... runs for ~10 seconds every 5 minutes then shuts off. You don't know how much per month your heater uses?
Does that exhaust fan in the background exhaust anything? Or is it just there to keep the milk crate from flying across the room?
Laughing Grass
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I'm using about 60 Kwh less than $10 a month.
that fan is hooked up again. When it started getting cold I tried having the flowertent draw from the veg tent but it only got me a degree or two during lights out. I was getting as low as 62 during lights out... now it's around 70.
Laughing Grass
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Beanie has been on vacation mode. Got all his peeps home all day, not a care in the world.
