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First Time Growing Journal; Auto Gelat OG and Auto Zkittlez

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MaesterSeymour

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Grow Space: Closet
Grow Tent: CoolGrows Grow Tent Room with Viewing Window for Indoor Plant Growing Dismountable Reflective Mylar Hydroponic System (32"x 32"x 64")
Grow Light: Hydroplanet Grow Light Fixture HPS 150W Complete System with Hydroplanet Lamp - HPS Plug and Play Grow Lamp for Hydroponics and Greenhouse Use(150W Grow Light Kit)
Light Cycle: 4 Hours of Light and 20 Hours of Darkness in the germination stage
Ratchet To Hang Grow Light: iPower GLROPE 1-Pair 1/8 Inch 8-Feet Long Heavy Duty Adjustable Rope Clip Hanger (150lbs Weight Capacity) Reinforced Metal Internal Gears, 1 Pack, Black
Pot: Viagrow 2 Gal. Plastic Nursery Pots (7.57 liters) x 2
Growing Medium: Black Gold SUGRBG16QT 1402040.Q16U Qt U 16 Quart All Organic Potting Soil
Nutrients: Dyna-Gro DYNAGB8OZSET Liquid Grow & Liquid Bloom, 8 oz
Inline Fan, Filter and Duct: iPower 4 Inch 190 CFM Duct Inline Fan with 4" Filter 8 Feet Ducting Combo for Grow Tent Ventilation, Silver
Fans: Genesis 6-Inch Clip Convertible Table-Top & Clip Fan Two Quiet Speeds - Ideal For The Home, Office, Dorm, More White x 2
Seeds: 1 Zkittlez Auto Feminised Seed and 1 Gelat.OG Auto Feminised Seed






First time grower and a new member here. I initially wanted to follow the Small Grow Guide for $130 but I ended up buying more accessories. I am also following Nebula Haze's Auto-flowering Grow Journal – 6.7 oz under 250W HPS!. This is my first time growing and I am opened to suggestions and criticism.




Day 0, January 7th 2021.
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Hello and welcome to GWE got your self a nice setup. Autos just need little light to begin with and more than 18hrs once above ground. I would place a humidity dome over where the seed was sown keep damp not soaked. Once up be very careful with that large light. I used dyna grow many times it's ok by me:) are those just 1gal pots or are they the final pot for the autos?
 
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Hello and welcome to GWE got your self a nice setup. Autos just need little light to begin with and more than 18hrs once above ground. I would place a humidity dome over where the seed was sown keep damp not soaked. Once up be very careful with that large light. I used dyna grow many times it's ok by me:) are those just 1gal pots or are they the final pot for the autos?
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Hi, thanks for replying to my thread. Should I increase the light to 18 hours once it starts sprouting? I edited the OP and included the type of pots I used. The pots will be the final pot for the autos. Unfortunately, I do not have a humidity dome. Would a dehumidifier work as a substitute?
 
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Yes do increase light time to 18hrs on 6hrs off. You can get a clear cup place over top of seed planted once up from soil remove it. I've only used CFL to grow my sprouts then i move them to LED after a week or so depends how they look. Takes a couple grows to see what they do. Don't feed them yet, just plain ph water. Is that HPS only light you got for seedlings? Make sure it's far enough away don't fry them. Put your hand under it leave it if it's too hot for your hand it's too close to those seeds. Make sure drainage from those pots is good i put lots of holes in my plastics. Think sauna.....how long could you be in there without air circulation? That's why fabric pots are used so much now a day. But i use both just lots of small holes in the plastic :)
 
Yes, the HPS is the only light I currently have. They are about 11 inches away from the soil. I did pour a little bit of nutrients after sowing them. I hope it did not affect it negatively. I will try your plastic cup method and water it until the soil is a bit damp. Thanks.
 
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Looks great be very careful with that light i mean raise it now. All the seeds need is warmth an humidity to sprout 11" away with HPS is too close when they break soil may fry the sprouts.
 
Week 1 has passed. The germination process is done and now we're entering into the vegetative stage. I removed the humidity domes and set the lights at the appropriate height. I have changed the light cycle to 16 hours of light and 8 hours of darkness. *Correction*. I changed the light schedule to 18 hours of life and 6 hours of darkness. (I must've misread the tutorials provided on GWE). My thermostat also came in recently and it reads that my tent is at 93 Degrees Fahrenheit at 33% humidity. My lights unfortunately give off heat and getting another pair of lights is not within my budget at the moment. Any ideas to how I can decrease the temperature?

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Need some air circulation. Also you want to pull the heat up and out, of course hot air rises, so setting up an exhaust fan around the top of the light will help pull the heat away. Get a small fan
 
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The bottom right (4) is my current set up with my duct, inline fan and carbon filters. Is this a bad set up to reduce heat?
 
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If possible I’d get the humidity up. This is my second go and the only problem I’ve had was RH in the low 30s and even dropping into hi 20s and I believe it seriously stunted them. Since I got it up to upper 30s and even into the 40s it seems the growth has really started to boom again.
 
I've added a humidifier and it increased the humidifier, but the high temperatures remain the same. Maybe the thermostat could be inaccurate?
 
Any way you can up the fan speed, draw more heat out? This is just my assumption, but having the filter on the backside of the fan seems like it would slow the air from circulating out better. I would change the filter in front of the fan.
 
"I would change the filter in front of the fan"

What do you mean? It's currently somewhat chilly outside, so I have changed the light cycle from starting at 7AM to having it begin at 7PM. However, as the months ago on, it will get hotter and hotter outside and this I foresee this strategy from being effective.
 
You are worried about heat being to high right? Try it and see if it helps dropping the temp. Or get a bigger fan? Try cracking the grow tent open to let some cool draft go in? See what you can do 😊
 
Please update with a picture of the seedlings. 18on 6off autos lighting or 20on 4off they do better with a minimum of 18 hrs of light. Autos don't mind light leaks open the tent flaps.
 
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