As it's your first trip, having a tripsitter might be a good idea, as well as starting off in a familiar place. Acid won't dehydrate you, so you don't need to drink any more than normal.
I found eating to be amazing on acid, although I seem to get the munchies with everything :)
I reckon it's heat. Check the temperature in your grow area and consider moving the lights a bit further away.
I found that my 125W envirolight caused my plants' leaves to curl if it was any closer than 6 inches.
I water my plants once a day, until water starts to come out the bottom of each pot.
You could, but the mesh size would probably be too big. Using a big mesh size will result in more plant material ending up in your hashish, which will reduce its potency. Ideally you want a mesh that has holes that are about 125 microns in size (0.125 of a millimetre). These are available from...
Any fine cloth (e.g. muslin) can be used. The screen just serves to separate the resin glands from the rest of the plant material, kind of like a sieve.
The pollinator grinders use a metal mesh to achieve a similar result.
The wattage you need depends on the size of your growing area. I've read that 50 watts of lighting per square foot of growing space is optimal with HID lighting, although I'm not sure whether this is true with CFL lights.
Personally I'm using two 125 watt eco-lights in a 4.5 square foot...
CFL stands for compact fluorescent lamp. These are available in several different sizes, from the normal household energy-saving bulbs to the much bigger enviro-lights/eco-lights.
The normal household energy saving bulbs will plug into a standard light bulb holder, however an...