First time ak47 autoflower

[Ted Zee]

I'm working on growing my first ever plant. Have a few questions on what to do next in her young life. First I'll start out by what I'm doing now. I germinated her for a few days, then placed her in a jiffy pellet under a t5 high output florescent strip light till she sprouted her cotyledon. I then placed her in a 3 gallon pot with Fox Farm Ocean Forest and have her now under a 150 watt CFL. I'm running the light 20/4 right now. Eventually I will be placing the t5 along the side or something but not really sure there? I've got a carbon air filter blowing on low so she had some movement until I get a fan this week along with some mylar to press against the wall. I also have a 7.5 gallon tupperware that I keep in my closet with a lid loosely over so nothing can get in but the water can distill so I can water her. What are some things I should do next? Is everything looking okay for now? When should I start giving her nutrients and what kind would be best? Also, should I stay with a CFL and some t5s or should I upgrade to led in the near future?
Thanks for reading and i look forward to some feedback!

 

[Majorduke]

I would upgrade to led or hp/mh and fyi leaving water sit in a Tupperware container does not make it distilled water and if the water isn't moving or being aerated somehow can get stagnant and grow some funky stuff you don't want in your plants

 

[86Hemphill]

Agreed. I think he's doing it to remove the chlorine? I just refill my jugs after watering/feeding. I don't keep a huge reservoir. Just enough for the next use.

 

[Ted Zee]

I would upgrade to led or hp/mh and fyi leaving water sit in a Tupperware container does not make it distilled water and if the water isn't moving or being aerated somehow can get stagnant and grow some funky stuff you don't want in your plants

Fuck. Okay. What would be an easy way too keep my water? I have no idea how to make RO water.

 

[Ted Zee]

Agreed. I think he's doing it to remove the chlorine? I just refill my jugs after watering/feeding. I don't keep a huge reservoir. Just enough for the next use.

That's basically what I'm trying to do. I watched a video where the guys was keeping it in an aluminum trash can so I figured that might work.

 

[Majorduke]

Have you tested the ph and ppm of your tap water? To get ro water you need a reverse osmosis filtration system which is cheaper than a distilled but requires periodic filter changes which is not cheap. I just buy my water at about 4 bucks for five gallons every week

 

[Ted Zee]

Have you tested the ph and ppm of your tap water? To get ro water you need a reverse osmosis filtration system which is cheaper than a distilled but requires periodic filter changes which is not cheap. I just buy my water at about 4 bucks for five gallons every week

Not a bad idea. Thanks!

 

[Ted Zee]

Okay. Now I'm hitting one week and she's starting to look beautiful. Second set of true leaves are starting to come in. Just need to know when would be a good time to start topping her and beginning LST. I know I still got a little time. Just don't wanna miss it.

 

[Majorduke]

IMO you would be best to let her go all natural with no training, that is if you have the room