PhillyPhlavor
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So here it is. I started a thread when I had first ordered the light, and am now updating it with some pictures and further updates as I finalize my setup, and am starting my seedlings. So pretty much, I bought a Ikea Hemnes wardrobe used of of criagslist for $120. I needed something that could be disassembled and brought down the stairs (which suck for full pieces of furniture). I proceeded to order up some mylar flu tape, the high heat stuff, and taped over the entire cab. From that point, i strengthened it, all in the interior, to keep it discreet. I replaced the shoty cardboard back with some 1/2 plywood, and that made the whole thing solid. I'm running an S&P TD-100X fan out of the top, ducted to 4 inches, and waiting on the carbon filter for delivery. I had some pretty cool left over pieces of equipment from a "Fungus" experiment, from a few months ago. That includes a temperature, and humidity controller, an ultrasonic fogger for humidity, and a terrarium i've been using for my sprouts. That's what the green LCD display on the back is. I made sure to not have any electronics on the ground, so all the power is secured to the top of the cab. I planted 16 medical bag seeds last week, and there are 13 up and growing now. I'm excited to see where this goes. The LED I'm running is an Apollo 8 from CIDLY, pulling an actual 274 watts. The experiment portion of this is more a goal, grow premium quality buds, in a small size grow, no corners cut. I'd love to hear some feedback! And apologies about the pics. The light is straight up too bright for my DSLR to accurately capture all the detail. I edited them the best I possibly could have. So when I first created my journal, it seems that there was a glitch that kept me from attaching any files or attachments to my post, so I have no edited my first post, and have got them all nice and uploaded. Anyway, on to my second post! So as of now, it seems I'm talking to myself, but hey, isn't that what journals are for? So things were going great over here, up until recently. right around thanksgiving, I noticed the seedling growth had slowed almost to nothing. Slightly, concerned but what ever. Then after coming home after turkey day, I noticed my leaves were turning purple, curing under, and the stalks were turning red. With this being my first grow with this light, I thought, "well shit, just because heat isnt an issue, maybe light intensity is." So i backed it off. Nothing, and I mean nothing happened for the next three days. It got me wondering, why in gods name would I be having issues like this 2 weeks into growth? Comes to find out, my "fancy" organic soil i chose to use (trying and organic grow up till that point) was void of all nutrients. Well shit. So comes to find out, phosphorus deficiency. Went out and bought some nutrients, watered everything up nice, and here I am, two full days later. I can say they are making a recovery, but man, i wish this stuff was instantaneous. I'm going to upload a couple of pictures. Keep in mind I have also installed a hood for a 45 watt CFL off in the bottom left corner, and have been growing two seedlings off of that, still not being too sure about an all in one LED panel. The temps are exactly 78 degrees with lights on, and 64 degrees with lights out. Humidity is a set 55%. There wont be ANY variation in the climate at this point. That is, unless someone has some suggestions. One picture is what I'm talking about with the phosphorus, the other one is a late bloomer that seemed not to be effected, because the situation was corrected by the time it was relying on the roots. As always, I'd LOVE your input.
