First Grow! Could use some help/advice

whats up people? so im finally doing my first grow and i need some help and/or advice.

my setup:
the superbox from supercloset. its running a 24/0 light schedule(200w cfl) and uses dwc and top feed. i have some nutes in the water. my medium is hydroton rocks and im using rockwool cubes. the top feed system is watering the rockwool for 15 minutes straight every hr. i check the box when i can and the cubes seem to stay moist, but im a rookie and idk. should i be top feeding them 24hrs a day?

i germinated 4 autos and they all popped. its only there 2nd day in the rockwool. im not sure if im reading my hygrometer wrong or what (it has min/max options, not sure what to go by) but ive been going with the max option. at that, temp has been about 95f and humidity has been steadily at 38%. are these conditions too harsh? should i be doing something about this? my exhaust seems to be working fine and there is no air intake. also a small fan is in there (not oscillating).

any help or advice is appreciated

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Temp is way too high and rh is very low. Both of which is not good for seedlings.

The one thing you are going to find is that opinions will be all over the place. There is not one way to do this thing. For example, I never top feed. Why? I want to encourage the roots to find the water. In my opinion it leads to more vigorous plants. Also, I believe in giving plants some downtime so I run 18/6 in veg, but if I were you I'd give them at least 4 hours of dark.

Also, you may want to snap some pics to really get good advice.

BigLittlejohn said:

The one thing you are going to find is that opinions will be all over the place. There is not one way to do this thing. For example, I never top feed. Why? I want to encourage the roots to find the water. In my opinion it leads to more vigorous plants. Also, I believe in giving plants some downtime so I run 18/6 in veg, but if I were you I'd give them at least 4 hours of dark.

Also, you may want to snap some pics to really get good advice.

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opinions over facts is one thing i notice a lot, but i cant blame it due to insignificant room for research. theres many times i was told to go 24/0 sched when dealing with autos, but i think im just going to have to go down to 20/4 like you said.

you said you dont top feed, but would you recommend the current top feed schedule of 15min straight every hr or a continuous top feed? this is the first plant of any type from mother nature that im growing, and to be honest im not educated enough when it comes to this, which makes me believe that a continuous top feed would drown the seeds....is this true?

thanks again for the feedback

One thing thats for sure is that 95 degree temps will seriously hurt everything. Crack a window in the room or somthing, cool it off in there. I dont top feed. I dwc ao im no help in that regard but i do know that with four plants and one 200watt cfl light your going to have a less than optimal harvest. Good luck.

superstoner1 said:

Temp is way too high and rh is very low. Both of which is not good for seedlings.

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yea thats what i assumed from all my research from this forum and others. im just not sure as to whether its really that hot or if im reading my hygrometer/temp wrong. like i said to john, this is my first growing anything so im not knowledgable on equipment

Be wary of overfeeding especially with young plants. The first thing you need to do is take SS advice and get your temps under control. You don't really want to be hotter than 82-83 and even that is warmer than I like. You want your RH to be in the 50-60 range. It's difficult to keep your res temps under control when the room is hot. Remember that all plants are living things that want to live. Your job as a grower is to provide the best conditions you can for your plants. There is going to be some trial and error getting to the point where you can provide good conditions.

I personally hate autos. I've run a few, but I prefer photo period plants. Much easier to control train and manipulate.

Well you can only read it one way, if it says 95 then............what?

superstoner1 said:

Well you can only read it one way, if it says 95 then............what?

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well theres an option for temp and hum. you press the button for either Max, Min, and then if you press it once more its neither. all 3 give different readings for the temp/humidity. ive been reading the max numbers. im a noob lol

BigLittlejohn said:

Be wary of overfeeding especially with young plants. The first thing you need to do is take SS advice and get your temps under control. You don't really want to be hotter than 82-83 and even that is warmer than I like. You want your RH to be in the 50-60 range. It's difficult to keep your res temps under control when the room is hot. Remember that all plants are living things that want to live. Your job as a grower is to provide the best conditions you can for your plants. There is going to be some trial and error getting to the point where you can provide good conditions.

I personally hate autos. I've run a few, but I prefer photo period plants. Much easier to control train and manipulate.

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stealth and grow space is the top priority in my case, which is why i have to stick to autos. im definitely going to have to bring the temps down and humidity up. as well as giving them some dark time. thank you all for the help, comments and advice. im going to be starting a journal in a few hrs with pics and all once im done work today.

GreenThumbTony said:

well theres an option for temp and hum. you press the button for either Max, Min, and then if you press it once more its neither. all 3 give different readings for the temp/humidity. ive been reading the max numbers. im a noob lol

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Ya current temp/ humidity = the neither probly
Your Highest temp/ Humidity =max
And lowest temp/humidity = min
3 settings on your unit. Hopefully makes sense lol
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alwaysgreen420 said:

Ya current temp/ humidity = the neither probly
Your Highest temp/ Humidity =max
And lowest temp/humidity = min
3 settings on your unit. Hopefully makes sense lol
Sent from my SCH-I545

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it just confuses me because theres only 1 temperature and only 1 humidity% in the box...so how can it give me 3 different readings? i just dont understand it lol

In most of them gauges theres a max, a min, and a running temp. Does yours have arrows up and down on it?

Alienwidow said:

In most of them gauges theres a max, a min, and a running temp. Does yours have arrows up and down on it?

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id have to get back to you on that one. with you saying its neither the min nor max worries me because i believe the humidity reading is even lower for the current reading.

my goal is 4oz dried from 4 plants with the 200cfl. but im not even creating an expectation because overall mother nature decides what it wants to do and plus im new.

it looks as if im going to have to bring the humidity up some. im thinking about a cup with an ice cube or two since the box is so small. do you have any ways you bring up your humidity that you personally succeed with?

What thermometer/hygrometer do you have? Maybe find operating instructions online if it's a common brand?

This has already been said but most show 1) current readings 2) minimum readings since last "reset" 3) maximum readings since last reset

On some of mine if you show the max or min and hold down a particular button it rests it.

I also have a wireless remote thermometer that resets itself every 24 hours.

I wouldn't worry about the low humidity, that will work in your favor come flower time, but like mentioned I'd try to get the temp down closer to 80f

GreenThumbTony said:

well theres an option for temp and hum. you press the button for either Max, Min, and then if you press it once more its neither. all 3 give different readings for the temp/humidity. ive been reading the max numbers. im a noob lol

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Ok, that still means that the high temp hit 95 at some point and most of those max/min temp/rh readings are for last 24 hours from the ones I've had.

superstoner1 said:

Ok, that still means that the high temp hit 95 at some point and most of those max/min temp/rh readings are for last 24 hours from the ones I've had.

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ahhhh i get it now. its marking the fluctuation within the box. that cleared it up, sometimes its just gotta click in my head lol thank you

You have max which is the highest temp and rh in last 24hrs.
You have min which is lowest temp and rh in last 24hrs.
You have current which is now. As in the temp and rh at this point in time in the universe, in your abode, in your grow, is this.

AimAim said:

What thermometer/hygrometer do you have? Maybe find operating instructions online if it's a common brand?

This has already been said but most show 1) current readings 2) minimum readings since last "reset" 3) maximum readings since last reset

On some of mine if you show the max or min and hold down a particular button it rests it.

I also have a wireless remote thermometer that resets itself every 24 hours.

I wouldn't worry about the low humidity, that will work in your favor come flower time, but like mentioned I'd try to get the temp down closer to 80f

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i do hope i can keep the lower humidity during the last few weeks of flower before as ive read its fabulous for trich production

just keep things simple and do not feed nutrients untill week 3 - now just use a root stimulator