Grow tent too hot. (I think)

[Thunder Dog420]

Currently using a 300W LED, I have been told that it produces a lot of heat and now I have seen the effects. Can anyone recommend a new light to use while they are still young or a way to cool down the tent e.g bigger fan or do I still use the same one but keep moving the light until I find the right height? No Nutes being used at all, grown in a dynamic lifter with a perlite and Peat Moss mix.

[ndsmansyj]

I think。。。 This doesn't look like the result of thermal stress.
I use two LED180W in a 8 cm position. And the temperature reached 43 degrees Celsius. After two days, it was found that there was a weak thermal stress effect.
This is my now, the distance
They are healthy.
Keep the air in circulation.
Otherwise, the temperature of the surface will accumulate too high

[Royal Nugs]

Doesn't look like heat stress, more like ph issues.

fluorescent bulbs are very popular for veg. Low heat and power consumption.

[Thunder Dog420]

Well shit alrighty hahaha, currently using distilled water while my pH tester comes in the mail (shipping's a bitch).... anything I can do to help them until then?

[ndsmansyj]

Purple cabbage juicer = PH test paper
PH6.5 Pink
PH7 purple
PH8 blue
PH12 green
PH+12.5 yellow


But you have bought pH tester
Wait patiently...

[Green75]

Regular bottled water like ice mountain has perfect ph.that is what I use for seedlings.works great

[Royal Nugs]

Distilled water should be neutral ph, the exposure to air causes the ph to read a bit lower than 7. I also use distilled water for my seedlings and have never had to adjust the ph. I think your soil is causing your drift. What kind is it? Maybe it's hot soil? What's a dynamic lifter?

[insomniaczzz]

I still swear by out T5 6400K fixtures for veg. You can get 2 bulb, 4 bulb and 8 bulb models depending on your needs. Put out little to no heat.

[Thunder Dog420]

This is what the soil. Would storing the water in a plastic bottle be an issue? My first few waters were out of a plastic bottle but I'v now got a glass container.

[insomniaczzz]

I don't think the plastic bottles make a difference. I have no scientific fact to back that statement up except that we used bottled water throughout our entire grow. Plastic bottles that is.

[Royal Nugs]

There it is... slow release nutrients.

Not saying I'm positive it's your soil but I'd wager it is. Slow release nutrients are not recommended. I'm not sure how they make an organic slow release. I think you might want to do some research on that.

Promix or sunshine #4 are very popular peat mixes. Fox farms makes some amended soils which are very popular as well.

[Thunder Dog420]

shiiiiiit a mate who had grown before recommended it and I've seen it used with good results on the internet, well I mean if its not the water and the light is good then what else could it be besides the soil. Both of those soils are overseas for me so I'm not sure if I'll be able to get those.

[dontknownuttin]

My whole grow has been with Distilled water. So far no trouble has been noted

[Wattze]

When I lived in Iowa I was using soil similar to this, and I've come to find out it doesn't really like all the tree bark! (Or wood chips) plus the slow release nutes can always lead to trouble lol we need these babies to bloom and flower, not just grow leaves and stems! Unless you're keeping her in veg for awhile, of course lol but hopefully that's the only problem! The size is nice!

[Thunder Dog420]

Getting worse... I think I'm gonna have to re pot them

[Weed Pharma]

How close is the LED?
I use LED's and have found there was a learning curve, as you can NOT use the internet wisdom for distances of other lights.
I use LED's from seedling through harvest.
I would start at a distance of 30" for a seedling then decrease that distance, as tolerated by the plant- to get to 24".
At that point the plant is growing well and I allow it to grow into the light range of 18-24" (for 150-300w units) in Veg.

[Thunder Dog420]

Iv moved them between 47-57cm away from the light. When I first uploaded I was told they were too far away and would stretch. Maybe lowering them might be the way to go? They are all auto seeds.