First time grower looking for opinion

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Bd1690

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Hi everyone at rollitup!

I’m currently growing for the first time and looking on opinions on how it’s going.

I’m growing 1 sweet tooth auto and 1 blue cheese auto , both under a 600w led running on a 24hr light cycle. 7 gallon pots,75% coco coir , 25% perlite , feeding with Cana coco (bought from amazon) around 3ml per gallon of water . They are into the early flowering stages , yet 1 of the plants looks a lot more sporadic than the other.. any idea what could have caused this when they are growing under exact same conditions.. ( I’ve added some photos). Also as this is my first attempt I’d love some pointers in if I should change light cycle atall .. when should I increase feed? When should I begin to flush and if possible can someone tell me an rough yield I could expect when dried.
 

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Merlin1147

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How big is the grow space your trying to light? What’s the actual draw of that 600 watt LED? I’d add more light.
 
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Bd1690

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My grow space is approx 1 meter squared. I’ll add the light specs as photos from the website as I don’t really understand much of what it says I’d be lying if I said I did. I probably only have around 3/4 weeks left till ready to harvest , would you suggest getting another light ASAP or Is that just a suggestion for my next grow?
 

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Bd1690 said:
My grow space is approx 1 meter squared. I’ll add the light specs as photos from the website as I don’t really understand much of what it says I’d be lying if I said I did. I probably only have around 3/4 weeks left till ready to harvest , would you suggest getting another light ASAP or Is that just a suggestion for my next grow?
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Tormentedangel420

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Bd1690 said:
My grow space is approx 1 meter squared. I’ll add the light specs as photos from the website as I don’t really understand much of what it says I’d be lying if I said I did. I probably only have around 3/4 weeks left till ready to harvest , would you suggest getting another light ASAP or Is that just a suggestion for my next grow?
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That is only 100 watt actual draw from the wall. In my 4x4 tent I have a 2000w LED with a 410 actual draw. I keep it around 30 inches from the canapy and my nodes are nice and tight.
 
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Bd1690

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Tormentedangel420 said:
That is only 100 watt actual draw from the wall. In my 4x4 tent I have a 2000w LED with a 410 actual draw. I keep it around 30 inches from the canapy and my nodes are nice and tight.
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Thanks for that ! So do you reckon I’d be better forking out for a better more expensive light ? And do you think by looking at the photos of my plants I’ll get a decent dry yield ?
 
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Merlin1147

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Bd1690 said:
My grow space is approx 1 meter squared. I’ll add the light specs as photos from the website as I don’t really understand much of what it says I’d be lying if I said I did. I probably only have around 3/4 weeks left till ready to harvest , would you suggest getting another light ASAP or Is that just a suggestion for my next grow?
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Ok so some confusion in the spec sheet. Says 100 watts at the top but it also says 2.49 amps at 110v. Watt = Amps x volts. So 2.49 amps x 110= 273 watts. Which is it? Some loss with the drivers and the fans. Idk about the quality of the light coming out but the normal rec for good quality LED is 30 watts per sq ft. If it were me I’d add more light. Hey, in the future you’ll probably get more responses if you post pics under natural light. Hard to see from your pics but IMO you’re at least 4 weeks from harvest. Yield??? I’ll get this out of the way ‘bout a pound’. Lol. Maybe +/- 1/2 gram per watt of actual draw.
 
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Bd1690 said:
Cheers for that input man ! For next time how far away would you suggest the light goes during early seedling stages?
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Personally for the seedling stage I used T5’s about 2-3 inches from plant.

During germination i use two t5’s for 4 plants in a line, once theyve gotten their true leaves and first mode I use 4 t’s then at 3 weeks I put under 315 CMH at 28 inches
 
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Tormentedangel420

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Bd1690 said:
Thanks for that ! So do you reckon I’d be better forking out for a better more expensive light ? And do you think by looking at the photos of my plants I’ll get a decent dry yield ?
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Like you my friend, I'm new to growing as well. I will let 1 of the more seasoned vets answer that.

I did an awful lot of research before actually making my purchases for my grow. There is alot of varying ideas when it comes to LED lighting. DO NOT believe the fluffy BS that the manufacturers state about HPS equivalence. Look for the actual wattage draw from the wall.
 
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turbobuzz

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I went down the cheap led road, and they just produce so so results. That one plant has stretched way to much and is very sparse as a result. I switched to a sun systems 315 CMH with remote ballast, and am getting much better results. I'd guess you may get an ounce off both once dried if everything goes great from here. That means you'd have to get 4 ounces wet, or so.
 
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