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You should be fine plant wise, but if your timer is blown then you might be running too much power through it. Usually timers are rated for 15 amps, and if that blows, you are plugging too much into one spot which can heat the wires in your wall and start a fire. Just thought I would offer that...

First, never put the full dosage of nutrients until you know how the plants will react. I typically start at 1/4 strength and go from there, but you could probably do 1/2 strength as well. It means per the amount of water you intend to mix with, not the volume of the plant's pot if that is what...

Well that kinda sucks that you can't figure your rate. All I can say is, the light will use more power than your computer. Where the electricity is cheaper (not in Cali lol) my grow cost about $100/month to run. You will probably be looking at a similar increase for your grow because of the...

Cool man I appreciate that soil recipe. Definitely going to look into it. I would recommend an air cooled hood in your case, and in most cases. They make a cool tube with a wing reflector that would be great for a 2x4. Something like this wouldn't be a bad idea...

I love the smell too, but I don't think my boss would appreciate me coming in to work smelling like a grow ;)

I own that hood. I use it for vegging my girls. One thing about it, it uses a magnetic ballast (so it is not the most efficient) and since the ballast is so close to the lamp, it gets hot as hell. I keep a blower fan blowing directly on mine to keep it cool, so if heat is an issue in your space...

No problem at all. I would go 400w eventually, then once you get that light you can set up your 150w for vegging and have a perpetual grow :) But, to answer your question, any additional light couldn't hurt at all. The CFL's may be 100w, but they do not produce an extraordinary amount of...

For sure. I wouldn't want anyone knowing regardless. Jealousy will cause people to do crazy shit.lol Anyways, cool man looks like this is squared away. Take it easy.

If your electricity cost is $.10/kwH then it will raise your bill by $.72 a day if it's on for 18 hours. Total cost of about $22.00/month. Divide the wattage of your bulb by 1000, multiply times the number of hours of use, then multiply by your rate (cost) of electricity per kwH. That should...

Ideally smaller pots would be in order. 3.5 gallons are pretty large to begin, so maybe for your next round start off in a smaller pot, then go bigger. Everything else seems fine. I personally believe 4 plants is too many under a 150w to get max growth, but it will suffice. Maybe eventually...

A clip fan will be good. Just have it on low. I didn't figure you would have used nutes yet, I was just saying once they are mature enough you could explore nutrient issues, but not necessary yet. Sorry for being vague.

I see I see. I thought you had rigged something to the side filters somehow, but I follow now. Good thinking man, you should be peachy. Best of luck and glad everything is up and running for you. Take care. Oh, one thing just in case, heat can minimize the effect of carbon filters and even...

They will do that in the beginning, plus those leaves will come off after a little while anyways so don't worry too much about it. They are looking good :) What kind of soil/mixture are you using? If they begin to curl after a couple sets of leaves then you might start to explore reasons like...

If you went 5 gallons, you could do 2 plants and get 4 oz's each rather than doing 4 smaller plants.

Thanks brother. No problem. 2x4 will be plenty sufficient, just use smaller pots. I sometimes forget that everyone is not me lol. I like to use 2 1/2 to 4 gallon pots so that could be adjusted to accommodate. A 400w light is gonna put out a lot of heat, especially in that small of an area so...

I would use the 150w to veg your girls, then use the 400w to flower. I use a 400w to veg, then a 600w to flower for my perpetual and I am satisfied, plus there is no sense in leaving that light unused ;) Yield- 8 oz's total from a 400w (4 plants ideal) is definitely doable, so that should not...

Awesome! I keep my a/c running 24 hours, my plants love when it gets down to 68 during night time :) One thing about these a/c units; they never cut off (at least the fan doesn't). I was worried at first because it never stopped blowing but then I figured out the condenser cuts on and off...

Since you did not germinate the seeds, you are right on track with growth then. They will start to grow significantly over the next few weeks. For the seeds to crack and sprout out of the soil can take up to two weeks, so expect some good growth coming. They will probably finish out at about...

I use Sensi at 1/4 strength of each part A and B, which is 3ml per gallon of water each.

You should definitely not dig them up and replant them. They should be planted taproot down under a very loose soil cover only about 1/4 inch deep. They should typically come up within 1-3 days, but by digging the seeds up you could have killed them. Hopefully thats not the case, but once the...