First Grow: Advice Appreciated!

This is my first time to grow and I've actually just got my room setup, it's down in my basement with a 250W HPS and a 400W MH ( I plan to get a 400w HPS within the next few days ) along with a 1000 CFM fan, my oldest baby is only a week old tomorrow.. The main concern I have is that my basement right now is leaking water and whatnot, I got a pump running and I've sawed a hole to put the pump into so all the water is constantly being drained and pumped out but the humidity is anywhere from 80-85%.. Is this going to effect my plant during its early stage of development? As soon as I get all my fans setup down there I really think it should all dry out and won't be a problem but I could be wrong..

Any advice is greatly appreciated..

Sorry about the terrible grammar and punctuation lack of sleep setting all this stuff up is killing me

hello there, well yes humidity can be a problem that is true but you dont really need to worry about it just yet in most cases humidity is a cause of bud rot which needlessly to say would be a great loss. but the biggest issue you may have with it is watch how much you water. with higher humidity it is not as easy to evaporate from the soil or leaves and such but with the fans you are adding you should be fine.

~Matthew

I disagree. You will not be fine @ 80% rh. It will retard the growth of your plant.
Water running in a basement shows a failure of the drainage system that was set up when the house was built. Eventually this can collapse the house. The water doesn't have anywhere to drain. Pictures of the basement walls, particularly where the floors and walls meet might help in finding a solution. VV

VictorVIcious said:

I disagree. You will not be fine @ 80% rh. It will retard the growth of your plant.
Water running in a basement shows a failure of the drainage system that was set up when the house was built. Eventually this can collapse the house. The water doesn't have anywhere to drain. Pictures of the basement walls, particularly where the floors and walls meet might help in finding a solution. VV

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Well I will agree with that whole jazz about the house being built poorly and all but as I stated in my original post, I have drilled out about a half foot hole where all the water drains too and is then pumped out into my yard which in turn means there is hardly any water in my basement now.. Although it is still leaking it is a very slow leak, not enough for even a centimeter of water to stand on the floor at all, Ontop of that issue I have about 4000CFM of air movement going through that room right now trying to get it to a dry state, so far I've managed to get the humidity down to about 73-75% and it will only get better as the air continues to dry things out..

Mainly Im wondering if my plants will be ok for a week or so of a little higher humidity until it actually starts drying out more thoroughly, because as soon as it drys out I'm poring self leveling concrete on the floor to solve the leaks once and for all

You can connect the sump pump to the sewer main with some PVC ad a few connections to get rid of the water on a more permanent basis , good luck

It's permanent as it is now, getting rid of the water really isn't the problem because I had it running off in my yard but I just put it in the other pump hole in our basement and that hole goes straight to the sewage line.. so basically i did that but in a little different way ^^

Just an FYI.

We had a similar problem with the basement. Our concern was not so much the water on the inside, but of the pressure of the water and soil pushing up against the basement walls.

The walls are weakend and the concrete is not up to code for earthquake. You may find continuing mold and leaching onto the concrete walls. Shows up as a fine white powder.

A sump pump will remove water but not the underlying reason you have water in the basement. We put french drains on the sides of our house draining into the sewer system. We also hooked all of the gutters to these drains so groundwater is minimized against the concrete. This eleminated the need for the sump pump and keeps the foundation sound.

Your water may be from a different source, but if it is coming out of the walls you may want to think about a secondary back up solution.

mizmia said:

Just an FYI.

We had a similar problem with the basement. Our concern was not so much the water on the inside, but of the pressure of the water and soil pushing up against the basement walls.

The walls are weakend and the concrete is not up to code for earthquake. You may find continuing mold and leaching onto the concrete walls. Shows up as a fine white powder.

A sump pump will remove water but not the underlying reason you have water in the basement. We put french drains on the sides of our house draining into the sewer system. We also hooked all of the gutters to these drains so groundwater is minimized against the concrete. This eleminated the need for the sump pump and keeps the foundation sound.

Your water may be from a different source, but if it is coming out of the walls you may want to think about a secondary back up solution.

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Similar situation I'll agree..

On the other hand, mold isn't necessarily a problem being how mold does not like light, and with the setup lights in that room It's so damn bright I highly doubt mold would be a problem..Humidity is dropping by the day, currently down to 61% and constantly dropping.. I put a door up across the entrance to the cellar and grabbed 2 huge air conditioner blowers down there hooked up to duct work that is leading straight to ground level, causing it to suck air from inside the house (down the stairs) and blowing it outside, It's actually working out quite well..

Once it all drys up (which it is actually starting to relatively fast) I will be putting self leveling concrete on the floor.. The source of the leak is from the ground, there is a crack along the ground, it's trying to push the water through the crack and the concrete is trying to hold that pressure, once its sealed though it should be perfect