New veg tent. Slight issue

Hey all, and thanks for checking in.
I will preface by saying that I am somewhat new to indoor gardening. I have a 4x4 tent that sits in a basement level room of my home. Currently I am using this tent to veg future moms and grow tomatoes and leafy greens.
The tomatoes pictured were all cuttings from an extremely vigorous and strong cherry plant I had growing in my backyard over summer. I started the seeds/clones upstairs in a regulated environment while setting the tent up and have recently moved them to the tent and into their final containers to begin the rest of their lives.
Until yesterday my inline fan and inside fans were on the same timer as the lights, and turned off for the 6 hour period. I realized this was one factor in the fluctuation of the humidity and decided to keep the inline on at all times, set on low passively intaking through the lower screened flaps on the tent. This is a "600w" LED panel with a 2 foot t5 in front.
All plants pictured were started in Fox Farm Happy Frog soil and have NOT YET BEEN FERTILIZED and only been fed water PHed around 6.5 ,although after transplant I realized I accidentally watered with a slightly basic water around 8 (I add this because it may have something to do with the slight discoloration and state of leaf.

Now I am thinking that my issues here lay with extreme transplant shock (transplanted 1 week ago) or external environmental factors being temp and humidity fluctuation (something I know isnt where it should be here). The lights are on an 18-6 cycle and during the day it gets around 65-68 degrees and the humidity stays low, around 36%. At night the temp has gotten as low as 53 degrees while the humidity raised to around 70-72%.





Ex. A.)
Durrraflame x Boo Kush FEM
Started in rockwool cube>Happy Frog
Transplanted into 5 GAL fabric pot filled with Happy Frog
This seedling seems to be growing at a normal rate but exhibits dry leaves that curl inward. No necrosis or start of browning.


Exhibit B.)
Purple Punch x Papaya Fem
Started in rockwool cube> Happy Frog
Transplanted into 3 GAL fabric pot with Malibus "Bus Biodynamic Potting Soil", a soil that was recommended highly to me and one that I was told I would likely only have to feed compost teas and little other nutrients. This seedling seems to be fine except for some slight purple stem discoloration and seemingly slower growth since transplant then "ex. A".




Exhibit C.)
Durrraflame x Boo Kush FEM
This is a second DurrraBoo
Started in rockwool cube> Happy Frog
Transplanted into 3 GAL fabric pot with Malibus "Bus Biodynamic Potting Soil"
This plants seems to be having the most difficulty. It is exhibiting the same dry and papery leaf as ex. A but is also a lighter shade of green and beginning to show some purple tinge on the new growth as well as what seems to be a blue-ish hue coming from the center veins.



The rest of these are pictures of the tomatoes...
All were rooted in water and planted directly into happy frog soil where they stayed on a warming mat until the roots filled the 1 quart container they were planted in. They have been transplanted, all into three gallon fabric pots. Two of them went into the Malibu soil mentioned above while the third stayed in happy frog. They all show the same signs of rigidity as well as a dark purple/grayish hue on the outer edges as you can see here. They have slowed growth since transplant but have started blossoming and producing tomato starts. They seem to be doing fine growth wise at the moment other than the what I just mentioned.

Your temps are a little low during the lights on period; I would try to get these slightly higher (mid to high 70's). It looks like you put those little gals into some pretty sizeable pots and you've done it just recently...you'll have to be patient with them now, especially when it comes to water / feed. Also, considering you mentioned the accidental watering with highly basic (pH 8.0) water you may have goofed up their medium as well. I would make an attempt to check your soil pH...regardless of the idea that soil growers don't or shouldn't check it. This is where I'd start...warm them up, check your pH variables (both water, feed and medium) and be patient. Good luck.

CannaCountry said:

Your temps are a little low during the lights on period; I would try to get these slightly higher (mid to high 70's). It looks like you put those little gals into some pretty sizeable pots and you've done it just recently...you'll have to be patient with them now, especially when it comes to water / feed. Also, considering you mentioned the accidental watering with highly basic (pH 8.0) water you may have goofed up their medium as well. I would make an attempt to check your soil pH...regardless of the idea that soil growers don't or shouldn't check it. This is where I'd start...warm them up, check your pH variables (both water, feed and medium) and be patient. Good luck.

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Appreciate the advice CannaCountry and the good luck wishes!

I went ahead and threw a 315w CMH into the tent and switched the photoperiod so that the light is on at night when the temps get frigid here. Two days later and they seem to be loving it. I sent a sample of my water into a friend at the state dept of environmental mgmt (water quality section) and he is assessing my pH claim because he doesnt think that should be happening in the city!

Anyway, I am waiting for all to dry out a bit before I water with 5.7 pH water with an introductory amount of the Fox Farm micro nutrient. (tomatoes only, herb stays just water for the time being.) I was planning on training/topping from the get go but I think I am just going to train them until they are vigorous again.