first grow, in 45g rubbermaids, need tips

[reinstorm]

Hey, me and a friend just started growing some bag seeds. we first had 5 germinated seeds planted in solo cups with cactus soil, has a little bit of sand to help hold water, has some sponge or pearlite stuff in it, and has a good amount of NPK and the right pH with 2 24" flouros over them in a space slightly bigger than 2'x2' (picture 1)

now we have gotten 2 rubbermaid containers (1 for later, when plants get taller). we painted 1 with that fusion flat white paint for plastic. and mounted the light to the top. (pictures 2 and 3). with the plants underneath off course

we plan on getting 6 CFL's and mounting 1 on each end and 2 on each side, any suggestions on mounting and wiring those?

any suggestions?

 

[On Off Dem Grapes]

so ur plan is to cover the plants with the rubbermaid thing?

 

[reinstorm]

so ur plan is to cover the plants with the rubbermaid thing?

correct sir!

 

[On Off Dem Grapes]

well if they havent sprouted yet then its fine for now.... but once they sprout you gotta get air circulation in there...put like a lil fan in there and cut a whole on the side for the air can go in and out feel me...

 

[reinstorm]

yes i plan on cutting intake holes and putting 2 cpu fans in there, 1 on the top and one on the side somewhere. what do you think?

 

[On Off Dem Grapes]

yup yup sounds good to me....where you keepin em at? garage? room? outside??

 

[reinstorm]

big closet, i'll post a pic tomorrow

 

[On Off Dem Grapes]

fosho....once they get big your gonna have to do another set up tho..

 

[reinstorm]

yeah, once they outgrow this space, i will be adding another rubbermaid container, putting the 2 together of course.

 

[On Off Dem Grapes]

haha sounds good to me...i just got done building mr lil set up today too check it out...

 

[reinstorm]

nice! we were gonna build a wood box but just didnt have the time, tools, place to build, or skillz lol

 

[CaNNaBiZNeSS]

yo i used 33 gallon tubs and did this, i would suggestusing the plug socket adaptors from HD and gettin a power bar but my setup is in my sig you can see how the whole thing goes

 

[On Off Dem Grapes]

i look at your set up ((cannabizness ))good shit for growin in a rubbermaid tub

 

[reinstorm]

yo i used 33 gallon tubs and did this, i would suggestusing the plug socket adaptors from HD and gettin a power bar but my setup is in my sig you can see how the whole thing goes

those are some bad ass plants! nice!

whats a power bar?

 

[reinstorm]

pic 1 is how my plants are currently set up

2 sprouted this morning (pic 2 and 3)

should i move the other plants to a dark spot and put these sprouts under the lights??

 

[reinstorm]

thank you all for helping me!

i've now got 5 sprouts! see the pics, the 3 came out overnight, 1 is just barely out of the soil though...the 2 oldest ones seem to be stretching considerably. but the light is at the very top of the box and the plants are at the very bottom, so i understand i need to raise the plants, but i just gotta figure out a way to do it lol.

look at the pic

 

[reinstorm]

hmm...this thread is getting no responses...

PICS- notice in the pics that a couple of the plants are laying over but growing back up towards the light...all my stems have stretched horribly, which i will fix when i repot them by putting soil all the way up to the first 2 leaves (cant remember what they're called). let me know what you think! suggestions are always welcome! thanks!

 

[On Off Dem Grapes]

dammnn bruh they streched hella

 

[reinstorm]

dammnn bruh they streched hella

you think they'll be alright after i transplant them and put soil up to the bottom 2 leaves?

 

[On Off Dem Grapes]

yuuuuup they should be fine......just make sure u keep that light as close as possible....but make sure it not toooo hot for the plants