Anyone seen these before?

[DankDave420]

I don't know how to control them in autopots or if it is necessary. What I know is..
Springtails are one of the most abundant animals on Earth, they could have been chilling in the coco or you have a damp location nearby. They are somewhere in most houses.
I've had them in new bags of FF and never saw any plant issues.
I attempted to kill them first time and failed.
Most organic growers I've found just consider them part of a natural organic ecosystem.

Whatever you do understand you will probably always have springtails coming and going so don't let it frustrate you too much.
If you look anywhere on Earth that is moist hard enough you will probably find a few of them.

And I have sprayed them directly with household insect killer and they just shrugged it off.

Not suggesting you don't try to control them but I'm trying to warn you they might not go away and your weed will still be alright. They don't go on your plants. I wouldn't consider them a cannabis pest.

 

[DankDave420]

Also the first time I had them were in my seedling cups when I sprouted and I didn't lose any of the seeds, they were super healthy.

 

[jondamon]

Since switching to led and the weather has dropped my temps have been low at like 20 degrees

Fan controller that runs based on a temperature sensor?

that’s how I do my grow.

SMS SMART CONTROLLER set at 25C.

 

[Lpt]

I don't know how to control them in autopots or if it is necessary. What I know is..
Springtails are one of the most abundant animals on Earth, they could have been chilling in the coco or you have a damp location nearby. They are somewhere in most houses.
I've had them in new bags of FF and never saw any plant issues.
I attempted to kill them first time and failed.
Most organic growers I've found just consider them part of a natural organic ecosystem.

Whatever you do understand you will probably always have springtails coming and going so don't let it frustrate you too much.
If you look anywhere on Earth that is moist hard enough you will probably find a few of them.

And I have sprayed them directly with household insect killer and they just shrugged it off.

Not suggesting you don't try to control them but I'm trying to warn you they might not go away and your weed will still be alright. They don't go on your plants. I wouldn't consider them a cannabis pest.

10 points!!

 

[Lpt]

Fan controller that runs based on a temperature sensor?

that’s how I do my grow.

SMS SMART CONTROLLER set at 25C.

Ok this is what I'm after... About 60gbp pretty decent does it regulate your temps well?

 

[jondamon]

Ok this is what I'm after... About 60gbp pretty decent does it regulate your temps well?

I use a system air RVK150A1 460m3/h fan with 3 passive intake vents with a 400w HPS setup.

my fan plugs into the SMS controller and I set my idle speed pretty low and my temp to 25C. That silver thing is the temp probe.

 

[Lpt]

I use a system air RVK150A1 460m3/h fan with 3 passive intake vents with a 400w HPS setup.

my fan plugs into the SMS controller and I set my idle speed pretty low and my temp to 25C. That silver thing is the temp probe.

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Nice one I'll have a look into getting one asap. Have you got any brand or particular models you can recommend?

 

[jondamon]

Nice one I'll have a look into getting one asap. Looks like you can adjust humidity on yours too. Have you got any brand or particular models you can recommend?

I can’t adjust humidity. That just my temperature gauge for the room. The little silver bullet with black and grey cable is the sensor.

I control my humidity by using a humidifier.