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Auto Experiment: Trainwreck, White Widow, Wipeout Express

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MrGreen23

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Well my second grow has begun! I have upgraded my entire setup. I am growing 2 Trainwrecks, 2 Wipeout Epress & 1 White Widow, all Autos.
The setup is:
4x4x6.5 tent, 400w MH/HPS Cooltube, 176cfm HV exhaust fan, new ducting, 5 gallon Smart pots, Canna coco/Perlite, GH Flora TRio, CaliMagic, KoolBloom, 1 Gallon humidifier and 2 fans.
My first grow was a great learning experience! Special thanks to NebulaHaze, Tika and, of course, Green75 for their extensive help and advice! This forum is full of very knowledgeable growers...I look forward to meeting more.
 

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Nice! I was just looking at the cool tubes. Cant wait to follow your grow :) Im using led right now but plan to do true side by side led vs hid in 2 different tents( all same setup/clones.. except lights) in the near future :)
 
I'm a little baffled. I have 2 fans going and my temp is over 80. The house nor the room is hot and it's 45 outside. I also have the humidifier going on high. I don't feel a lot of heat from the cool tube, so why is my tent so hot? I opened the window...hope that helps. I also think I made a mistake. I didn't water my coco/perlite mix before planting my seeds. So far, only one of the Trainwrecks have sprouted. I'm wondering if I killed the other seeds or should I wait another day or two to see if they sprout?
 
How are you venting out the extra heat? The fans will help circulate the air, but they won't take the heat down on their own. The heat needs to be vented out in some way if you want to lower the temperature, I'm sure opening a window could help.

Make sure the seeds are nice and moist, but not soaking wet. They should be in a warm spot. I'd definitely give them a few more days, as some seeds can take a week or longer to sprout. Don't give up on them yet!
 
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How are you venting out the extra heat? The fans will help circulate the air, but they won't take the heat down on their own. The heat needs to be vented out in some way if you want to lower the temperature, I'm sure opening a window could help.

Make sure the seeds are nice and moist, but not soaking wet. They should be in a warm spot. I'd definitely give them a few more days, as some seeds can take a week or longer to sprout. Don't give up on them yet!
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I have a new 176cfm HV fan pulling the hot air out to the window. I'll give the seeds a few more days. Thanks as always!
 
Hmmm, is there a way for fresh cool air to get into the grow space, after the hot air is vented out? Is the ducting from the light to the fan in a straight line to the window without any air leaks? Considering the cool temperatures outside the grow space, the fact that it's getting hot in there makes it seem like there is an inefficiency with the exhaust system, or perhaps you need a stronger fan for the setup.
 
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Hmmm, is there a way for fresh cool air to get into the grow space, after the hot air is vented out? Is the ducting from the light to the fan in a straight line to the window without any air leaks? Considering the cool temperatures outside the grow space, the fact that it's getting hot in there makes it seem like there is an inefficiency with the exhaust system, or perhaps you need a stronger fan for the setup.
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I was wondering about the fan. It's supposed to be much stronger than the booster I used for my first grow. The ducting is new...I just bought it. I did put a fan in the window. The room cooled down to 77...the tent is wide open. I'll keep you posted. The Trainwreck that did sprout seems to be doing well though.
 

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I use the wet paper towle to germ seeds. I only plant once the root is out and she'll opening. I know for sure if seeds popped or not.
 
Subbed in as well, I'm beginning to like JibblerJoe's germ thoughts, only because mine are in rapid rooters right now and they are all nestled in and I can't see what's happening dammit.... where is my patience!!! Rooting for ya MrGreen23!! :)
 
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You can put lid on bowl or in zip lock. Check daily, make sure they don't drown, wet towle good, sitting in water too much water bad.
here was germ example.
 

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Thanks guys. My mistake is that I didn't water my coco/perlite mix before planting. Once I watered, I probably flooded the seeds and they went too deep to sprout...just my guess. I germ in pHed water for a day or two, then to paper towels if needed, although they usually pop in the water.
 
I've had the worst luck using any method besides the paper towel. Hoping to break that trend and use rockwool cubes next grow.
 
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