First CFL grow setup, any help or suggestions? pics inside

Metasynth

Metasynth

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What kinda soil, any nutes? What wattage CFL, Spectrum? How big is that room, whatcha doing to ventilate it? Looks cool so far, pic 3 looks like it has some burn on those leaves, but it's still young, long ways to go yet.
 
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thechode510

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currently using a Ecosmart 120 watt Daylight CFL bulb.
using foxfarms soil, light is about an inch from the plant.
With fan running about 24/7
light are on 18/6.
The nutes I just started using are nutrigrowplus A+B.
 
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nigtronix

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They look ok but back off on the nutes a little, it looks like that one leaf is burned up. Unless that was from a cfl touching it? It's also a little bit droopy, not to bad but don't give them to much water. If you are watering on a regular basis and they droop like that, back off on the water. I try to keep mine where you only see them droop when they need water not the other way around.
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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One single CFL? 120 watt equivalent, right? You need more light, I thought you had at least 2 bulbs on that plant, it's ready for a bunch of light so it can grow big and make you proud. Easy on the nutes with that FF soil, too...
 
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nigtronix

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Metasynth said:
One single CFL? 120 watt equivalent, right? You need more light, I thought you had at least 2 bulbs on that plant, it's ready for a bunch of light so it can grow big and make you proud. Easy on the nutes with that FF soil, too...
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He is ok right now, but yeah you are right he will be needing more light once it gets a bit bigger. Whats the color spectrum of the cfl? like the number 6500k? I don't like to go by what they call them with the "daylight" color temp, seems every company calls them something different.
 
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nigtronix

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Check out this pic it is off the same brand light you have Eco smart

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I was able to look up your bulb it looks like its a 5000k. Most CFL useres will tell you 6500k is optimal. I personally roll with 5500k. That will work what you have but next time you are adding lights try to get something higher like the 6500k.
 
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