first grow 150w led in tent

this is my first grow I vegged for 5 weeks and it’s the end of the 6th week of flower (put into flower on 4/20) i am using a grow tent 2x2x5 growing 2 sugar black rose using fox farm nutes big bud, big bloom, tiger bloom, beastie buds, and cha-ching. I am using a 150w with 48 3w leds mars hydro LED reflector series full spectrum. Exaust fan and a small 6in clip on fan circulating the air and blowing on the tops of the girls. And yesterday I added a 42w cfl. I am Growing in happy frog soil/perlite in 3 gallon smart pots, I just ordered a soil ph probe that will be here in a few days. Light cycle is 12/12 scrog method. At about week four I had some humidity problems with it getting to 98% some days. I have gotten it down to about 60-65% consistently. But as a result I noticed some white powder mildew on some of the leaves under the canopy. I carefully picked off the contaminated leaves and treated with the baking powder/dish detergent solution 1 tsp baking soda ½ teaspoon dish detergent in 1 gal of water( big mistake I stunned them), and rinsed a few days later. As a result of the treatment the hairs on some of the top buds got burned. I have calcium chloride (rock salt) in small trays under the canopy to help regulate the moisture under the canopy. Since I treated them in week four they have slowed flowering. The buds are nice and sticky with plenty of trichomes and smell very sweet. the production started again four days ago and the buds have fattened up a bit. Hoping they will fill out. Will update until harvest. feel fre to question or comment.
 

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Nice bro, I've got the same LED in my cab. Looks like things are going pretty well, I look forward to seeing the final product. Happy growing!
 
opened the tent this evening to find brown dead spots on some of the fan leaves. any ideas of what it maybe?
 

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after testing the soil ph and flushing with ph water i think the girls will be ok new pic .
 

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i just found oit that i will be moving this weekend . does anybody have any pointers on how to best transport and move the girls?
 
the girls survived the move. upon inspecting the trichomes i belive its time to harvest with the majority cloudy with some amber. lots of trimming tonight.
 
final weight was 82g not bad for a first grow. super sticky and sweet smelling and taste. grew better bud than the dispenseries around here win:bigjoint:
Very nice bro. Well done. Many RIUers give Mars a bad rep, but I think you proved they do a great job. Especially considering they are reasonably priced and put off very little heat. 1st grow too? Epic success. Epic.
three days of hanging so far.
Just beautiful.
 
Very nice bro. Well done. Many RIUers give Mars a bad rep, but I think you proved they do a great job. Especially considering they are reasonably priced and put off very little heat. 1st grow too? Epic success. Epic.

Just beautiful.
thanks. i was really surprised at the weight. thinking about getting a 300-400w mars led for next grow since this 150w 98 w actual draw did so azingly. im sure there are better ones on the market but for the price you cant beat it.
 
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