weedaholic
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Hi there I really need your help so I'll start out with an accurate description of my setup since my camera is broken at the moment. and I probably won't be able to get another one in time
SETUP:
I have 2x [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Envirolite 250w Fluorescent Blue (I know mh is better but can't get them here) over my 12x 6 day old (6 days above ground that is) seedlings. the temp is between 70-80, and moisture 30-50%.. they are in 3inch rockwool cubes, in a grow tent with an outtake in the top and a passive intake at the bottom. I have a small oscilating fan on low. ph between 5.5-6.0.
yeah and I presoaked the cubes in 5.5 ph for 12-16 hours
I just put the light a little over a foot away from the plants, it was around 9-10 inches away
OTHER:
I hand water them with nuteless water, keep the cubes not to heavy and not to dry, I had a pretty bad temp drop and spike from 69-83 for two days, I think thats the only thing that as gone wrong except maybe the ph fluctuation, it's seems to rise really fast if I put an airpump in the water it goes from 5.1 to 6.8 but I only water them with 5.5-6.0
PROBLEM:
the first 4 days they stretched a bit and the still only have the first set of leaves in 6 days! and have stunted growth, the leaves haven't grown much, not at all really in the last 3 days and they haven't strethced either but the problem is the tiny leaves have been turning a little yellow from the middle and working it's way out after the veines. 10-30% of some of the leaves are yellow others have around 10% yellow but rising
I also have younger plants wich are 1 day above ground and 3 days above ground but they havent started to show the yelloing yet and I really want to avoid that..
the plants only have the first couple leaves that come after the round ones, one plant two opposite leaves. and the leaves look ok except for the discoloring or yellowing
MY TAKE:
the only thing I can think that could be causing this is
1. to much light, or the light being to close
2. the temp drop and spike
3. ph imbalance, the ph maybe rising to whatever after I water
I can't figure out what's going on! about a year ago I tried putting some seedlings in rockwool with the same light but in a giant room, completely dry, ph around 8.0 the first week and then from 5.5-6.5 and the grew better than these got around 2 feet tall with really thick stems when I had to "put them to sleep" and I think I created alot better enviroment for them now but still going worse
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! asap if possible..
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SETUP:
I have 2x [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Envirolite 250w Fluorescent Blue (I know mh is better but can't get them here) over my 12x 6 day old (6 days above ground that is) seedlings. the temp is between 70-80, and moisture 30-50%.. they are in 3inch rockwool cubes, in a grow tent with an outtake in the top and a passive intake at the bottom. I have a small oscilating fan on low. ph between 5.5-6.0.
yeah and I presoaked the cubes in 5.5 ph for 12-16 hours
I just put the light a little over a foot away from the plants, it was around 9-10 inches away
OTHER:
I hand water them with nuteless water, keep the cubes not to heavy and not to dry, I had a pretty bad temp drop and spike from 69-83 for two days, I think thats the only thing that as gone wrong except maybe the ph fluctuation, it's seems to rise really fast if I put an airpump in the water it goes from 5.1 to 6.8 but I only water them with 5.5-6.0
PROBLEM:
the first 4 days they stretched a bit and the still only have the first set of leaves in 6 days! and have stunted growth, the leaves haven't grown much, not at all really in the last 3 days and they haven't strethced either but the problem is the tiny leaves have been turning a little yellow from the middle and working it's way out after the veines. 10-30% of some of the leaves are yellow others have around 10% yellow but rising
I also have younger plants wich are 1 day above ground and 3 days above ground but they havent started to show the yelloing yet and I really want to avoid that..
the plants only have the first couple leaves that come after the round ones, one plant two opposite leaves. and the leaves look ok except for the discoloring or yellowing
MY TAKE:
the only thing I can think that could be causing this is
1. to much light, or the light being to close
2. the temp drop and spike
3. ph imbalance, the ph maybe rising to whatever after I water
I can't figure out what's going on! about a year ago I tried putting some seedlings in rockwool with the same light but in a giant room, completely dry, ph around 8.0 the first week and then from 5.5-6.5 and the grew better than these got around 2 feet tall with really thick stems when I had to "put them to sleep" and I think I created alot better enviroment for them now but still going worse
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! asap if possible..
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