Hey everyone, hows it going?
Allow myself to introduce...myself... A couple of buddies and I are going to be getting a new place, and thus, are going to be constructing a large grow box very soon. This will be our first grow setup, and we are very excited. I have been lurking around these forums for some time, and have been reading up on all the information I can get my hands on. We move into our new place within the next couple of weeks so to tide us over until then, we have constructed a small PC grow box with two 23W CFLs (6500k) for young seedlings and possibly cloning in the future. They output 3200 lumens all together, and keep the case at a range of 80-93 degrees Farenheit. We realize this is a little hot, and could possibly explain the damage to two of our plants so far.
One plant looks pretty healthy and has been growing slowly but surely. The other two seemed to have died due to heat problems or possibly lack of water.
Please note that we actually started these plants outside for approx 3 days in mid 90s to 100 degree weather. We are on day 7 now since the seeds have sprouted. When we brought the plants inside, we bought some potting soil from our local hardware store, and some nutrients. We have given the plants a little less than a quarter strength nutrient solution mixed with the water we give them, as they are in their seedling stages.
Another question we have is if it is possible to actually have TOO much airflow? We have a 92mm case fan intake right now pushing roughly 63CFM and the PSU contains our exhaust fan. The air should be cycling through the case ever few seconds, and the plants aren't moving or being pushed around.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated, and we are looking forward to getting ahold of some more seeds are starting a serious grow room very soon. Thanks all, and happy growing.
Below are the pics, the first two are the "healthy" plant and the other two show the "dead" plant. The third plant is dead so I didn't include it. =/
Allow myself to introduce...myself... A couple of buddies and I are going to be getting a new place, and thus, are going to be constructing a large grow box very soon. This will be our first grow setup, and we are very excited. I have been lurking around these forums for some time, and have been reading up on all the information I can get my hands on. We move into our new place within the next couple of weeks so to tide us over until then, we have constructed a small PC grow box with two 23W CFLs (6500k) for young seedlings and possibly cloning in the future. They output 3200 lumens all together, and keep the case at a range of 80-93 degrees Farenheit. We realize this is a little hot, and could possibly explain the damage to two of our plants so far.
One plant looks pretty healthy and has been growing slowly but surely. The other two seemed to have died due to heat problems or possibly lack of water.
Please note that we actually started these plants outside for approx 3 days in mid 90s to 100 degree weather. We are on day 7 now since the seeds have sprouted. When we brought the plants inside, we bought some potting soil from our local hardware store, and some nutrients. We have given the plants a little less than a quarter strength nutrient solution mixed with the water we give them, as they are in their seedling stages.
Another question we have is if it is possible to actually have TOO much airflow? We have a 92mm case fan intake right now pushing roughly 63CFM and the PSU contains our exhaust fan. The air should be cycling through the case ever few seconds, and the plants aren't moving or being pushed around.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated, and we are looking forward to getting ahold of some more seeds are starting a serious grow room very soon. Thanks all, and happy growing.
Below are the pics, the first two are the "healthy" plant and the other two show the "dead" plant. The third plant is dead so I didn't include it. =/
(resized highly, this cam can take some AWESOME closeups; last pic is cropped and @ 25% orig. size)
