From Birth to Finish

These plants are 5days old. This is my first time and all 18 have sprouted so far so good. Im worried cause i just a temp gauge and it said it was 69.9 so i added a heater to the setup to make my temp 80.4. For day 2 and 3 of these plants life they went with 100% NO LIGHT. 5 of my plants have on the second pair of leafes a dead brown yellowish tint of the tip of the leafs. 1 of these 5 is no taller then 1 inch. My light is about 6-8 inch away from plants. I water them once a night with warm tap water. I have used a fox farm Med Mix for the soil. In about 3 days i will be going out to buy a mx sumthing like 20-10-10. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Hello Mh41. Just a couple of quick thoughts I had. Watering once a day is probably too much, IMO. You risk damping off which is where the stems get all gnarly at the soil line and then the plants die. Over watering was my number one issue when I started growing, so I know it's hard not to get in there and be all nurturing, but they'll thrive better with less attention. Also, if you're using Fox Farm soil, you don't have to worry about nutes for a good 2 weeks. The soil will provide what is needed. When it's time to start feeding, consider using the Fox Farm trio. It's done me proud for a few years now. Start off using 1/2 of what the feeding schedule calls for until you get a handle on what your strain needs. I'm attaching the feeding schedule I use. Good luck young grower!
jJ

P.S. Be cautious with tap water. Consider getting a Brita pitcher or similar to pull a good chunk of crap out of the water. Chlorine might be a reason you're seeing those brown tips, but I'm just taking a stab in the dark here.
jJ

New update. I just transplants my 18 into bigger plastic pots . I started them with Fox Farm but transplanted them into Black Gold. Heres sum pics . My temp is Runing at any wear between 76.2 and 82.4. I bought Peters all purpose plants food witch is a 24-8-16 water soluble.Im not going to add until i trans plant again since the Black Gold should have wut i need.

I just moved my lights to about 2-3inch away.

I WENT SHOPPING $540. I got a 400 watt Extra Sun Power box for my light. It switchs from MH And HPS with the flip of a switch. I got a $90 Mh Light and a good HPS light. That crumbled thing u c is one of my babies who didnt make it. Right after i took this pic i found another dead one. I got 16 left to hope for. Well i kinda have a problem. Im in my mid second week and i just switched from CFL to MH and now my temp is way to high. Its at 84.0-87.2. I have a Fan blowing air down onto the plants and a fan blowing air across the plants on the ground. I have my Mh light about 1 1/2 feet away. Should i higher my light? or will my babies strech to much? and i am using BLACK GOLD soil and now i have 30 days before nutes run out but wut should i use first? FOX FARM- GROW BIG or FOX FARM- TIGER BLOOM. Any critisaim is well thanked for you guys have helped alot.

a scale for people to use

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon1 ounce = 2 tablespoons4 cups = 1 quart2 tablespoons = 1 ounce 4 ounces = ½ cup4 quarts = 1 gallon4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup8 ounces = 1 cup8 quarts = 1 peck5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup16 ounces = 1 pint or 2 cups4 pecks = 1 bushel8 tablespoons = ½ cup16 ounces = 1 pound½ cup = 1 gill10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup32 ounces = 1 quart or 4 cups1 jigger = 1 ½ oz.12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup1 cup = ½ pint1 liter = 4 cups plus 3 ½ tbsp.14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup2 cups = 1 pintdash = less than 1/8 teaspoon16 tablespoons = 1 cup2 pints = 1 quart2 cups flour = ½ pound2 tablespoons butter = 1 ounce1 egg = 4 tablespoons liquid 12 to 14 egg, yolks = 1 cup1 cup solid butter = ½ pound4 to 5 eggs, whole = 1 cup9 large eggs = 1 pound7 to 9 egg, whites = 1 cup

co2 helps produce more energy by increasing plant respriation

a tank and regulator is 200-350 depending on where you get them

off ebay a tank runs 60-75 and a regulator is 60 -150 so you can save alot.

these hid light lose intensity very fast.

i use this formula
400 watt 3x3 max height 1.5 feet
600 watt 4x4 max height 2.5 feet
1000 watt 5x5 max height 3.5 feet

smaller light will lose intensity very rapidly