dankitydank420
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Hey guys I'm just another newb with some newb questions and concerns about my first grow!
I've been researching for quite a while and I think I'm more than ready for my first grow once I have the funds to finish off my grow tent. Just a few questions and things I would like to get straight first before I even think about investing real $ into this. I plan to get feminized auto flower seeds (undecided on strain) and I plan to grow 6 small plants at a time out of a grow tent placed in my closet http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-Grow-Tent---Mother-Keeper-51.5-x-22.5-x-48.5---Silver-Lined.asp. I will be using 250w MH with 6" cool tube reflector (switching to HPS at first sign of flowering, remember auto flower ) directly over the plants and I will have 4x 150w CFL lights (2x 6500k 2x 2700k) in all 4 corners via clamp on heat lamps that I will be able to move along with the MH/HPS light according to plant height. I'm assuming I'm better off hanging the CFLS to penetrate to the mid/bottom of the plants and not the canopy since the 250w will be directly above them? As for light cycle I was thinking either 24 hours until flower then 20 hours of dark switch to HPS and go 18/6 until harvest or 18/6 the whole way still with the 20 hour dark period and switch to HPS at first sign of flowering. I will be able to exhaust out of the tent using only intake/exhaust fans I believe I can use 4 with this tent and I will have a household oscilating fan inside of the closet on the tent, but I have no way to actually vent the air from my closet outside. I have central air and there is a vent in the room directly in the middle of the ceiling. Assuming I can keep the temp and humidity straight with just venting out of the tent into my closet how could I get clean air in? crack my window 3 hours a day and hope for the best? For nutes I will be using Canna - Rhizotonic, TerraVega, TerraFlores, Cannazym and PK 13/14. As for when to start introducing which nutes and when that's something I still have to look into for auto flower strains. My main concern is being able to vent out of the tent but not being able to actually vent out of my closet, the closet has sliding doors and one side can be kept open if needed.. With 850 watts in there I'm guessing it may be hard to keep the temp at 70-75 even with central air running. I'm sure there are plenty of things in my plan that need to be revised and thanks in advance to anyone that took the time to read.
p.s. Do people generally top/fim plants from auto flower seeds even with the fast grow time? Topping/fimming is something I would like to play with during my first grow, at least with a couple of them anyway. Also, I'm guessing that using heat lamps for the CFLS may be a bad idea cause it could cause heat spots? If so what would be the cheapest and most effecient/cost free way to hang 4 150w cfls... one in each corner of the tent, preferably without having to buy a 50$ fixture for each CFL, thanks again.
I've been researching for quite a while and I think I'm more than ready for my first grow once I have the funds to finish off my grow tent. Just a few questions and things I would like to get straight first before I even think about investing real $ into this. I plan to get feminized auto flower seeds (undecided on strain) and I plan to grow 6 small plants at a time out of a grow tent placed in my closet http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-Grow-Tent---Mother-Keeper-51.5-x-22.5-x-48.5---Silver-Lined.asp. I will be using 250w MH with 6" cool tube reflector (switching to HPS at first sign of flowering, remember auto flower ) directly over the plants and I will have 4x 150w CFL lights (2x 6500k 2x 2700k) in all 4 corners via clamp on heat lamps that I will be able to move along with the MH/HPS light according to plant height. I'm assuming I'm better off hanging the CFLS to penetrate to the mid/bottom of the plants and not the canopy since the 250w will be directly above them? As for light cycle I was thinking either 24 hours until flower then 20 hours of dark switch to HPS and go 18/6 until harvest or 18/6 the whole way still with the 20 hour dark period and switch to HPS at first sign of flowering. I will be able to exhaust out of the tent using only intake/exhaust fans I believe I can use 4 with this tent and I will have a household oscilating fan inside of the closet on the tent, but I have no way to actually vent the air from my closet outside. I have central air and there is a vent in the room directly in the middle of the ceiling. Assuming I can keep the temp and humidity straight with just venting out of the tent into my closet how could I get clean air in? crack my window 3 hours a day and hope for the best? For nutes I will be using Canna - Rhizotonic, TerraVega, TerraFlores, Cannazym and PK 13/14. As for when to start introducing which nutes and when that's something I still have to look into for auto flower strains. My main concern is being able to vent out of the tent but not being able to actually vent out of my closet, the closet has sliding doors and one side can be kept open if needed.. With 850 watts in there I'm guessing it may be hard to keep the temp at 70-75 even with central air running. I'm sure there are plenty of things in my plan that need to be revised and thanks in advance to anyone that took the time to read.
p.s. Do people generally top/fim plants from auto flower seeds even with the fast grow time? Topping/fimming is something I would like to play with during my first grow, at least with a couple of them anyway. Also, I'm guessing that using heat lamps for the CFLS may be a bad idea cause it could cause heat spots? If so what would be the cheapest and most effecient/cost free way to hang 4 150w cfls... one in each corner of the tent, preferably without having to buy a 50$ fixture for each CFL, thanks again.