second grow 1st failed

nez678

New Member
this is my second grow because my first failed.
after a bit of looking around i came up with this

this is my set up
- 1 30 gallon box
- 2 26w 6500k 1600 lumens
- 2 13w 6500k 850 lumens
- 2 13w 2700k 850 lumens
- 1 intake fan
- 1 exaust fan
- windshield reflector all around including top now
- reflective tape
- optional side lights
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black domino seed
- she is 2 weeks and 3 days now (this pic took 2 days ago)
- using miracle grow soil mixed with perlite
- 1 gallon pot
- used nutes 2 days ago 10-10-10
- ph at 6.0
- between 80 and 85 degrees most of the time
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questions:
how is my setup?
how is my plant doing? does she seem healthy?
 

Indoor Sun King

Well-Known Member
it looks really clean & slick..... and your plant is doing just fine.....you may need to invest in some more lights when you start to flower but for now you will be okay

cheers
 

stvitusdance

Well-Known Member
she looks good! your setup looks nice. be careful feeding it. that MG soil might be plenty for right now. you might want to get some 2700K 42 watt cfl's for flowering, they are fairly inexpensive now, but you might be OK with what you have. it's always better to have more light if you can manage the temps. i've always wanted to grow some black domino.

good luck!
 

fir3dragon

Well-Known Member
mg soil if im correct when i used it on my first grow feeds for up to 3 months? dont give nutes until you see a slight yellowing. thats what i do, give a little dose of nutes and that yellow goes away and then you know its time for nutes... when you water mg soil. it releases nutes out of them clear balls in the soil. i only used mg soil for the first grow, nd then i moved on to other soil at lowes.. i moved and lowes where i moved carrys pro mix so i use that now. my hydro store is super expensive so i dont even bother going there. not to mention people say mg perlite also carrys nutes. now that im unsure of because i use it myself without any problems at all. i would try to get the temps 5-10 degrees lower, and if you add more light even lower then that. i think yoiu just need bigger exhaust and bigger passive intake.
 

ThorGanjason

Well-Known Member
Is there a way to raise/lower your lights? That could be really important, although for now she doesn't seem to be stretching or anything.
 

mikek420

Well-Known Member
Agree with Thor. My first question when I saw your box, how are you gonna lower your lights. really slick set up you got. You can get a few books under your pot to raise it to the lights. CFLs are most efficient 1-2 inches away from the canopy. You will see stretching in a week or so if you don't get the lights closer. I see you have intake/outtake fan, is this enough to cause a breeze on your plant (IE mimic the wind so the stem gets fatter)
 

nez678

New Member
yes i have a stool for it to get it closer its perfect. but no way to move the lights. i also have a big fan now pointing at it. temps are around 75 and 80 now
 

mikek420

Well-Known Member
great, in that case, make sure she stays only 3-4 inches away from the light. You should point the fan near the weed, not straight on it, that will diffuse the air current and keep it from knocking over your baby. Temps are perfect!
 
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