1st Grow 1000w HPS Indoor Grow Box 4x4x2 5 Red Dwarf Autoflower

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This is my first time grow and I am going to be posting tons of pictures of my little buddies as they grow up. I am just here to share and learn. I appreciate all the advice I can get!

I am starting these 5 Buddha Seed Red Dwarfs out under 5 14w (60w equivalent?) CFL bulbs. The lights were about 6 in. away on the first 3 days and then I moved them to about 2 inches since the sprout was growing super fast. I have a disc heater in there because it is about 60 degrees in my house so I just keep it on really low. I do not have a thermometer or a PH tester right now and I am sure I should be scolded for that, but I saw that many people are using distilled water (with no PH testing) with no problems and the temperature thing I figure I can feel out for now. I went way over budget getting the best light I could and all the other stuff so I am having to wing it from here with what I got. Hope you guys enjoy this thread and I appreciate anybody letting me know if I am screwing up!

 
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Update Day 16: I found out I was overwatering them in the beginning and I think that slowed their growth down just a bit. I moved them under the 1000w HPS at about 1 week old. I have been noticing "the claw" here and there but I have not added any nutes yet since the guy at the hydro store sold me soil and said to wait 3 weeks until adding any nutes. I am using Roots Organic Original soil mix. It already has a lot of stuff in it like bat guano, kelp meal, worm castings, fish bone meal, soybean meal, greensand, alfalfa meal, coco fiber, bla bla bla... Is this small for the Red Dwarf strain at day 16? And is it possible that I have too much nitrogen already without adding any nutes which is causing the claw?

I also learned that I need much more airflow. I have one 85cfm intake and one 85cfm exhaust and one 10 in. fan blowing inside. My light is outside the box and has it's own separate fan. Any thoughts?

Oh yea, I just noticed there is no size reference here really so I should add that these are 5 gallon pots and the box is 4 ft tall 2 ft wide and 4 ft deep. I will take some better pictures soon, just had to turn off the big light and use the flash on my camera since the HPS makes the color look funny.

I spend half my time doing google searches to learn as much as possible, but this is my first grow so I have no experience to go on!
 
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Here are some pics to get a better size reference (please excuse the color, I didn't feel like shutting off the big light). And a pic of the outside of the box. I had never seen anybody put a light on top like this so it is experimental but I can't see why it would cause any problems since I have it sealed with AC foam and it does not get very hot at all with the fan.P1050213.jpgP1050214.jpgP1050215.jpg
 
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