farmingfisherman
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First time I've grown indoors and trying to do the best I can for the plants I have going. I'm growing from seeds that came from outdoor plants from my previous two grows, I don't know much about them other than I like the stone that they give! Seeds were popped late in December and were planted into seedling mix soil and placed under a Spider-Farmer 1000 led light at full power in a small tent. I later added two LED Light of America shop lights which I believe are 5000k in spectrum for side lighting to help bump the light penetration. The seedlings were growing fast and soon I transplanted each into 4 inch nursery cups and gave them their first feeding. After doing so I saw what I thought were signs of too much light and or burn from the feeding. I flushed them and raised the SF 1000 up to the maximum the tent would allow and shut off the side lighting. Being new to this I've been watching for grow equipment off CL and found a really good deal on a Gorilla lite line grow tent in 30 x 24 x 78 inches along with a 2 foot 4 bulb fluorescent light with LED conversion bulbs for little more than a song! I sent a email and the seller got back to me quickly the following morning. Along with the tent and light he threw in a variety of goodies including a large collection of seeds he had collected over the years! 
I quickly setup the tent and moved the seedlings into their new home. I decided to try the light since the owner said he'd grown plants from seed to flower with it. I don't know the maker of the LED tubes but they have a heat sink along the length of the bulb. They produce a bluish light that the seedlings responded to quite well. After running this light for a week I decided with the plants getting bigger and producing more nodes it was time to switch back to the SF 1000. I was now able to run the light high enough without having to worry about dimming it. I've read here that LED lights often require supplementing cal-mag into the plants diet to help them process the light that LEDS produce and will now be watching for signs of deficiency.
Yesterday I transplanted the seedlings into their forever pots. Because of the tent size and having 5 plants I chose four 3 gallon and one 2 gallon smart pots. I'm using fox farm Ocean forest soil and added Dr. Earth home grown nutrients using their container suggestions. The plants seem to be quite happy today with their new pots and space their roots now have. Since i'm using LEDS i'm keeping their room in the high 70's to low 80's with humidity in the 50/70 range. I'm currently running the SF-1000 at 30 inches and have added the LED shop lights back for side lighting. Using a light meter app i'm reading between 19,000 to 20,000 lux which with what I understand translates 450 to 500 umols depending on exact spectrum. Is this enough light? I'm planning on topping the plants but don't have experience with it does anyone have suggestions on when its good and how to do it. I love the site and all the information the members here have to offer but it's kind of rabbit hole like when trying to find information..
I quickly setup the tent and moved the seedlings into their new home. I decided to try the light since the owner said he'd grown plants from seed to flower with it. I don't know the maker of the LED tubes but they have a heat sink along the length of the bulb. They produce a bluish light that the seedlings responded to quite well. After running this light for a week I decided with the plants getting bigger and producing more nodes it was time to switch back to the SF 1000. I was now able to run the light high enough without having to worry about dimming it. I've read here that LED lights often require supplementing cal-mag into the plants diet to help them process the light that LEDS produce and will now be watching for signs of deficiency.
Yesterday I transplanted the seedlings into their forever pots. Because of the tent size and having 5 plants I chose four 3 gallon and one 2 gallon smart pots. I'm using fox farm Ocean forest soil and added Dr. Earth home grown nutrients using their container suggestions. The plants seem to be quite happy today with their new pots and space their roots now have. Since i'm using LEDS i'm keeping their room in the high 70's to low 80's with humidity in the 50/70 range. I'm currently running the SF-1000 at 30 inches and have added the LED shop lights back for side lighting. Using a light meter app i'm reading between 19,000 to 20,000 lux which with what I understand translates 450 to 500 umols depending on exact spectrum. Is this enough light? I'm planning on topping the plants but don't have experience with it does anyone have suggestions on when its good and how to do it. I love the site and all the information the members here have to offer but it's kind of rabbit hole like when trying to find information..
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