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1st time grower. Hi all

Yes I've been talking to a few people and for the past few days I've had it at about 28inches and at 30% and she seems happy with that atm
 
Here is the new setup I'm really liking the automated exhaust system. I was having problems with old system just sucking the humidity right out and had to run it every couple hours to keep the humidity up and with the new Ac infinity system it's staying right around 60 -62% and about 73 degrees I want to try and bring the heat up a bit but don't want to make the light brighter yet so any suggestions would be nice I've been told a heat mat but also been told that could cause more problems then it's worth and that I should leave it where it is and it will be fine?
 

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You have a great set up. And your temp and humidity are fine.

At 28 inches you can definitely turn that SF1000 to 100%. I run mine at 100% at 20 inches and have never had a problem.

Your off to a great start
 
Go down to 24" and then raise dimmer to 50% over a couple of days then slowly raise to 75%. Once they start to pray stop or back it off a fraction unless your nutes are dialled in.
 
What kind of floor is you tent on? My tent is in a basement. Sitting on a cold concrete floor. I put the tent on 1 1/2 inches of foam insulation board and it made a huge difference in keeping my tent warmer

I have temp problems sometimes when it get super cold in an Illinois winter.
 
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It's on a carpeted floor and I'm sure I'm going to run into some cold issues when winter comes back around being in northeast part of the country
 
You would think I would have thought of that since I installed that shit for 20+ years I was a window, siding and roof mechanic before I hurt my back and just couldn't do it anymore.🤣
 
I have them. They do work ok, though I've only grown 2 plants total so far, Allows not having to vacuum/remove runoff every time. I still water from the top, just less (until it gets heavy/starts dripping a bit, then I fill the base with 4L), and it allows me to extend the interval between waterings a bit. I don't even use the float reservoir meter. But now I think it'd be a better idea to save the money and just do hydro. Like https://www.growweedeasy.com/high-yield-bubbleponics-technique
 
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I'm currently growing with them and they're okay. The fabric pots drying all around and then the slow uptake with wicking might be overkill. Honestly I think it's the peat. If I had used Coco as the base substrate, I probably wouldn't have those dry pockets. The Earth boxes work much better when it comes to wicking pots. I've had much better results using those. Though I will be giving these bases another go in the fall; this time with Coco instead of peat.

Just gotta keep on experimenting until you find the style of growing that works best for you!
 
Thanks I appreciate it. I may try it on my next grow but since I tried to cheap out in the beginning of my grow I've ended up buying 2 of everything so I think I've spent enough on this grow for now 🤣
 
As long as you can raise your pots off the floor so that air flows underneath you should be OK other than if it snows or temps are super cold. AC Infinity just came out with a slick little heater that works with their controller.
 
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