Seedlings leaf tip problem

Hello, I have 10 seedlings growing and 3 out of 10 has this problem, yellowing tip of leaves, they are 5-6 days old now,
soil has no ferts in it, I didn't give them any nutes, just giving regular tap water (ph 7) soil ph is around 7.0-7.2
mix is 10% wormcastings 20% perlite 70% soil. I water them everyday 30-40ml as soil dries fast.
temps are 80-86 degree
humidity 30-40%
seedlings are quite stretched as you can see in attachments, I lowered my 400w mh and its around 30 inches now, as I am afraid not to burn them more if this is causing problem. Are they ok?
 

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fr3d12

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You could lower your light to stop the stretching and you need a bigger pot with a lot more soil, fill to just below the cotyledons.
 
I am planning to transplant them into bigger pot in a week and plant them deeper as you said.

..ah forgot to mention strains are WW and Lemon Kush.
 

Po boy

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the new growth looks good:i think it'll be okay. careful not over water the seedling. GL
 

Silky Shagsalot

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Hello, I have 10 seedlings growing and 3 out of 10 has this problem, yellowing tip of leaves, they are 5-6 days old now,
soil has no ferts in it, I didn't give them any nutes, just giving regular tap water (ph 7) soil ph is around 7.0-7.2
mix is 10% wormcastings 20% perlite 70% soil. I water them everyday 30-40ml as soil dries fast.
temps are 80-86 degree
humidity 30-40%
seedlings are quite stretched as you can see in attachments, I lowered my 400w mh and its around 30 inches now, as I am afraid not to burn them more if this is causing problem. Are they ok?
worm castings counts as ferts. you have tip burn, which is usually caused by a little too much feed/ppm etc. optimal ph in soil is 6.5, so you're a bit high. watering every day isn't a real good idea either.
 
Thanks guys, yes I know soil ph isn't ideal, wormcastings mix as low as 10% can cause burn I guess??
I water every day because soil gets really dry, is it better to water little bit more every other day?
 
If it were me, I would put those in 16oz solo cups and add soil up to the cotyledons as suggested. Then I would water them good to flush any readily available N out of the soil. After that I would put them in a sunny window or under a shop light and leave them alone for a week. If you need that 400 for some other plants then by all means keep using it, but its overkill for a plant that barely has its first set of leaves out. Just a few other thoughts: the cotyledons have enough food in them to support the plant for at least 2 weeks of growth so I typically use soil from another grow so its fairly "poor". Also a 16oz solo cup will be all a seedling needs for a month or more of growth before the roots begin to circle.
 
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