1st Grow week 1 - 1-13-08
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Reiffizzle
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I think your plants are to cold try to maintain a 73-80 around the plants
I'm using a new wave 48 T5 it runs $350 plus 8 54 watt 6500k T5s . I know Sun Blaze makes one similar to this and it's much less expensive. I just went to my hydro store and he said this is what you need and I bought it. It's really a great light for veg. I'm very happy with it.Lovely setup.
Your plants look awesome.
How much is a multiple bulb t5 lamp?
Looking very professional mate,plants are loving it
I'm a little shocked at how well the plants are doing. Being a newbie I thought I would have lots of issues before I got it right. Knock on wood it's all great and I think it will only get better when I go to flower.
I think so too. I just opened the heat vent in the room so it warms up more.
smokingbot
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One of the cleanest, nicest set ups i have seen on RIU.
Thanks all for you compliments
I picked up a bunch of supplies to start building out the flower room.
Before I get started on this I will be flushing the plants after the 2 PM feeding tomorrow. I will flush for 2 watering cycles and then clean the res and start back on nutes.
Back to the build out. I picked up Mylar for the walls, a 6ml plastic topped with mylar for the floor and 2 reflectors.
I pulled the carpet in the room today. Tomorrow I will lay the floor down after I clean up a little and then I will then line the walls with mylar.
I want to mount the lights but had some ?'s about plant spacing. I will be using 3.5 gal pots. My plan was to have the plants 6" off the wall and have about 6" between the pots. I want to figure this out so I can hang my 1st 2 lights and I want them positioned perfectly. I will have 3 rows of 5.
Anyone have some different thoughts. Please let me know.
Even with the leaf issue I'm havng right now the plants are growing like crazy. The tallest are now 15" tall and Sunday will be 1 month in Veg from seed.
I might have a little problem though. I just received the float switches needed for my controller bucket. (Krypto's Ebb & Flow bucket system) The ass holes sent me a micro version of the float switch and the specs aren't the same.
Of course they arrived this afternoon after they closed on the east coast. I sent them an email but I'm sure I won't hear from them till this weekend. Hopefully they'll be able to get them to me by Thursday so I can crank the system up next weekend.
Off to sleep and up early slaving in the room.
One other note definetly identified at least 4 females.
Peace All.
I picked up a bunch of supplies to start building out the flower room.
Before I get started on this I will be flushing the plants after the 2 PM feeding tomorrow. I will flush for 2 watering cycles and then clean the res and start back on nutes.
Back to the build out. I picked up Mylar for the walls, a 6ml plastic topped with mylar for the floor and 2 reflectors.
I pulled the carpet in the room today. Tomorrow I will lay the floor down after I clean up a little and then I will then line the walls with mylar.
I want to mount the lights but had some ?'s about plant spacing. I will be using 3.5 gal pots. My plan was to have the plants 6" off the wall and have about 6" between the pots. I want to figure this out so I can hang my 1st 2 lights and I want them positioned perfectly. I will have 3 rows of 5.
Anyone have some different thoughts. Please let me know.
Even with the leaf issue I'm havng right now the plants are growing like crazy. The tallest are now 15" tall and Sunday will be 1 month in Veg from seed.
I might have a little problem though. I just received the float switches needed for my controller bucket. (Krypto's Ebb & Flow bucket system) The ass holes sent me a micro version of the float switch and the specs aren't the same.
Off to sleep and up early slaving in the room.
One other note definetly identified at least 4 females.
Peace All.
It's been a long hard weekend. Got the mylar, floor covering and 1st 2 lights up. I need to go out of town on business but when I return on Thursday I need to work around the clock to get the room completed by Sunday.
I cleaned the res this morning and ran a fresh water flush before I added nutes. I still have a minor issue with the leaves 20% of the plants the edges are turning up and in. It doesn't seem to be affecting the plants much. The lights were adjusted to a 18/6 cycle and watering 3 times a day. The plants are growing a lot faster than expected. they are now 16-18" tall and growing at a rate of 1" a day now. They will probably be 22-24" by the time I move to flower on Sunday. I would like to get the room done on Saturday, buts that's really ambitious.
basic stats
Room temp 79
Humidity 50
Water Temp 67
PH 5.61
PPM 1108
Here's some photos of the plants and work done.
I cleaned the res this morning and ran a fresh water flush before I added nutes. I still have a minor issue with the leaves 20% of the plants the edges are turning up and in. It doesn't seem to be affecting the plants much. The lights were adjusted to a 18/6 cycle and watering 3 times a day. The plants are growing a lot faster than expected. they are now 16-18" tall and growing at a rate of 1" a day now. They will probably be 22-24" by the time I move to flower on Sunday. I would like to get the room done on Saturday, buts that's really ambitious.
basic stats
Room temp 79
Humidity 50
Water Temp 67
PH 5.61
PPM 1108
Here's some photos of the plants and work done.
