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Actually it seems it was restrike time that was the culprit. Wrong wattage just made me feel even more of an idiot!

I'll see how I go on this grow. If I get the hang of it, I may run coco again, to save learning yet another method. However, if it stays as hard as I'm finding it now, I'm definitely moving to soil. I'll also move to a one strain, one plant setup, and just grow the fcker large. At the moment...

Get one from your local hydro shop. A cheap one could burn out your fan, get a decent one. You might find that you still need to run your fans at such a speed that there is still too much noise, in which case try: -Make any curves as long and smooth as possible - no right angles if you can...

Thanks for the advice. I may repot one of them as the rockwool block is sitting about 2.5" above the coco. I will have to dig down and try and get its roots out intact, but ofc have no idea how low they go. Poor little thing. It's my earliest auto too, so a shame to have to set it back any...

You get told all sorts of things when starting out growing. I was told coco was the way to go. In one way it's true, you give the plant everything it needs, and you get rewarded with bud. But it's certainly more complicated than a soil grow I now find. However, today's lesson is for those...

I know just couldn't be bothered to quote twice ;) I can't have one poop out halfway through - it is a stealth grow and even half a day of stinkyness is enough round here. However, all the replies here are really useful in helping me decide when to swap. Thanks all!

5" and I forget the brand name. Just the el cheapo one the shop had. Good idea about removing the pre filter, I might do this when flowering to enable better airflow.

Excellent thank you. I think I will use it for this one grow, then retire it to my living room, where I will have a low power fan running on it when it's vapey-smokey time so it circulates the air and makes it less smelly. By the time I've done this grow I will have saved up enough $$$ to...

Ah cool. All good!

That figures, thanks for confirming what I thought.

Hehe yes as far as I know - still not tested the timer with the new rig yet, that will come tomorrow when I have time to tend to the garden and get it set up for 18/6. For now the babies can bathe for 24 hours in 400W of light. They will enjoy it :D

Thanks for the replies folks. From what people say here, I don't have to worry - but all my friends who have grown warn me otherwise. I guess time will tell, I was just wondering really whether wrapping it in bin bags would preserve it.

Are you sure that is 1.5 metres wide??! It looks more like 1.5 feet wide to me! Or is that a vegging space, and you are moving to a much bigger room for flowering? Plants looking nice and bushy, but I'm no expert they just look nice to me :D

Thanks for your answer, though my question was not relating to whether 24/0 is better than 18/6 or 20/4, that debate will rage on forever with each side claiming they have already won. My question was relating to whether *changing* the schedule part way through growth would damage them, and...

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Just to be clear on this as their seems to be some confusion, and I certainly don't want to burn my house down.... This is the config that caused the problem: Outlet -> timer -> cheapo 5 gang extension cable -> Ballast AND fan This blows the fuse in the plug of the ballast. If the ballast is...

Yeah like I say, veg them until they are HALF the maximum you can deal with. They double in size in flower sometimes more, you will have to tie the branches down. So, let's say that with the lights at their highest setting, you do the "back of the hand" test to see how close your plants can be...

Ha! I posted before refreshing the page. You read my mind! Perfect thanks!

With that said, I would like to know if it is safe to move to an 18/6 schedule in light of this information about bulbs - and the fact that I'm thinking of upping to a 400 watt MH. Can anyone confirm this please?

I've been told that messing with the schedule (as opposed to 6 hours of regular dark a day) can stress em and cause hermies.