Help, im a little confused with my box and baby.(pics attached)

This is my first grow of any plant ever so please no unneeded negative comments i just wish to learn and master my new hobby.


This plant is about 1 month 2 weeks old, started flowering 11 days ago. been having a problem with pH (around 7.3) but i picked up some pH down so im working on that now. I have one 150w CFL (6500k) hanging above with a reflector and two 40w CFL (2700k) pointed at the sides. i havent seen much activity with them....I use FFOF soil and Grow big nutes the last 2-3 weeks of veg and waited to start giving it tiger bloom. Should i be seeing more flower sites or bigger flowers by now? and also some of the hairs twards the bottom turned brown and fell off...


2ndly, my box stays around 85 if i close it. I have 2 fans at the bottom on intake and one up top on exhaust and my house stays around 65-70 so i dont understand how its so hot especially when you see how many fans i have hooked up.....any tips would be appreciated

just give it time also drop ph to 5.8 - 6.0. dont show any heat stress so dont worry about heat also i would have two on exhaust 1 on intake

Plus 1 on the intake outtake. Need to expel air faster to bring heat down. Having 2 on the outtake, will create negative pressure( not to mention remove more heat).

Think i should move the blue fan and cover the hole where it was at the bottom and move it up to the other one?

wouldent having two on outtake suck more out of box?

It usually takes two weeks before she turns all the way, You dont have much there but she sure looks healthy.
15° above ambient temps is not to hot at all. Thats average. You can try running you lights at night when its a bit cooler.

Those look like pc fans in the walls. you may wanna try switching them for those little silver ones you got. I think those move more air then a pc fan.

Yup. More heat out and create a negative pressure that would in turn draw in air without even having to have a fan on the intake.

true, i was thinking pushing more cold air in would help but it hasnt seemed to, im going to try when the lights come back on in the morning. Do you think the 125w CFL and the 2 40w enough for this one baby?

Well, I unplugged the 125w for now and the temp has dropped to around 72-76F. I'm just worried if 80w (two 40w) bulbs on the side will be enough during flowering while I save up to get a new 125w 2700k. Anyone with experience in CFL grows that could help me out that would be great.

Just a side note, but it may help a little to paint the inside of your grow box flat white to stretch those lumens a little bit more.

Well I'm waiting to order a roll of mylar reflective sheets but i just cant afford it right now. I have a family so funding is very tight cause this just happenes to be low on my budget list, but i plan on getting a tent eventually with a HPS and the correct ducting and such to cool it.

Mylar emergency blankets (camping section) at walmart. Like 3 bucks.

Thing I like about paint is you can wash it pretty easly between grows, but sucks to do after you have started growing. I noticed when I added a small tower fan in my veg cabinet that it brought the temp up about 2 to 3 degrees as fans do create heat believe it or not. Trying taking a few of the extra fans out and use one that preferablly occilates inside the cabinet for airflow.

Your plants would do better with the 125 on even if its the wrong temp it would still be supplying the lumnes.