My First ever grow! Tent setup with fem. Snow Whites!

Figured I would start a grow journal so I could also be a coolcat like the rest of you all here.

This is my first grow. After a hell of a time getting a decent setup, and messing with a lot of things to make sure I could do this right, I finally got it going.

Currently running 10-12 CFLs (5 above each plant, 2 on reflectors about a foot up). In about a month, when it gets about time to flower, Ill have a 400w HPS (maybe 250, need to see if a 250 will work good enough in my tent first).


Im growing feminized Snow White plants which I got form Nirvana.

Germinated them using the germination kit, which worked like a damn charm, WELL worth the 10$.

Put the lil seedlings along with the germinationkit thingy into soil on July 9th at 9pm.


Below are the pictures taken of my setup and of when I first put them in the soil. I had a CFL tip over and completely bend one of my seedlings, but appears to be doing just fine a couple days later!

Day 3 - July 12 - 12:30pm


The seedling whose stem completely bent (as if you were to get a papertowel roll and bend it) seems to be doing great, even after her tragic accident!

Have a different CFL setup than in first pictures, obviously way I had it at first was very unstable. These lights are centered perfectly above the plants.

First 2 plant pictures are of the left Snow White seedling, and the other is the Right (which were calling my girlfriends plant) hopefully the left one will come out on top!


Any and all feedback is always welcome! =D

I would back the lights up a few inches.
Once the cotyldon leafs turn yellow start your nutes.
I never checked water run off.\
Ph always goes from 7.0 to 5.6 after I add nutes/molases/etc.
Give them 3 weeks then POW they take off like crazy. Have fun and keep up the journal.

Thanks. I plan to update it daily at first, then every few days once it slows down. I thought I needed to keep lights about 1-2 inches above plants? I will back them up though. Also using MG soil, mixed with some other things, only about 20% MG soil tho. Not sure if the one that got bent is going to survive.

Day 4 - July 13 - 8:00pm

Whelp, the right SW seems to be doing great here on Day 4. However, the left SW (one who was in a tragic accident ((attacked by killer CFLs))) doesnt seem to have changed any. It isnt showing signs of dying yet, but also hasnt grown any. Hopefully I will see some changes tomorrow. I piled a little more top soil above along the stem so it could support itself without the supports.

Yea, Ive got the Foxfarm to use, but plan to be very light with it.

Skoad said:

Yea, Ive got the Foxfarm to use, but plan to be very light with it.

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Why? Just add 20% perlite. Look Grower, I have used that FF Ocean Forest and Light Warrior, and to be honest with you I think the Light warrior just has lots of perlite in it. I use it for poppin seeds (Ocean forest) and clones. I have never, Never had a problem with it.
Read there site. It will tell you that it will not burn plants, thats just BS that other soil companys say to get you to buy theres (roots organics).

nice setup!!

GoldenGanja13 said:

Why? Just add 20% perlite. Look Grower, I have used that FF Ocean Forest and Light Warrior, and to be honest with you I think the Light warrior just has lots of perlite in it. I use it for poppin seeds (Ocean forest) and clones. I have never, Never had a problem with it.
Read there site. It will tell you that it will not burn plants, thats just BS that other soil companys say to get you to buy theres (roots organics).

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Ive got about 30% perlite in it right now. =D

T@ll T33 said:

nice setup!!

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Thanks a lot!

Skoad said:

Ive got about 30% perlite in it right now. =D



Thanks a lot!

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That will keep the roots nice and happy, easy travels for them

Awesome. Im trying to figure out if I need to go ahead and germinate another seed. Not sure if my Left SW seedling is going to make it or not. Hasnt had any changes since the stem bending.

-Edit- Its dead. Just checked on it and it was slumped over, I could tell it was dead, barely touched it and where it had bent broke in half. Have another germinating now, will be about 6 days behind the other but shouldnt be a problem.

Day 5 - July 14 - 10:30pm

My Left SW is dead. As I mentioned in the post above I think. Other will hopefully be ready to be potted tomorrow in its place.

The right SW is looking good (or so I think) for day 5.

Hope those ladies make it.

Day 6 - July 15 - 10:30pm

So far so good. Went and took back my window a/c unit today and upgraded to a 7800. The one I purchased first just sucked. Think I got a dud haha.

The room is already nice and cool after just being turned on for a bit. Seed still germinating, so still running only the SW right pot seedling.

Day 7 - July 16 - 11:20pm


Still doing good. Other still germinating :/ mayyybeee tomorrow =D

Day 8 - July 17 - 11:59pm

Growing nicely I think. My new seedling is still germinating but will be ready to go into soil in a couple hours. yayyy! haha. So will definitely have picture up tomorrow. Hopefully with a finished newer re-arranged setup. Things are far too dis-organized in this tiny tent.

Also moved my exhaust duct slightly. Not much, but got it more level and stuck more to the side of the tent. (use to be pretty much in the center of roof). Definitely freed up some space.

Working on a new light fixture too. Trying to find out how reflective tin is, or if I should cover the tin in Mylar. Tin will be 10in x 22in. (see image's below. Way I am holding it in the one picture is way itll hang above plants)I have some chain I plan to attach to the top and hang from middle. This way I can easily lower/raise it if need be. Will put some CFLs on side of plants too using clamp reflectors.

Baby's look good.
I would take out all that slack on the hose. Put a elbow in there or cut out the slack.

Thats what I was thinking, but I was doing all this at 2am and not trying to make all that much noise as the girlfriend was asleep.

My intake fan has a LOT of hose. Prob about 12foot total. Definitely gunna work on that in a bit. Have an appoitment for a 1 hour full body massage =D

I have 1 elbow which I was gunna use for intake, but will pick another up later on.