going 12/12 in 2 days any advice (pics)

ok guys had a few grows before.. no success in them lol.. this is the best i have done so far and dont want to mess it up. they have been vegging for 26 days after germination. Running formula flora grow nutes. about to switch to 12/12 and bloom nutes. any advice? i know keep it dark completely dark for 12 hours during light off period. right now my lights turn on at 7am. would i be able to switch the time they turn on? cause 12 hours at 7am would be 7pm and i wouldnt have time after work to check on them. so i was thinking around 9am-9pm would that work or would it add stress to them? I have them in a RDWC. The reason 2 days from now is cause i will be off work wed and thurs. and have to work the weekend. heres a few pics. let me know if you guys have any advice. also kind of worried about the one on the left in a few of the pictures. it seems pretty bright on the inner leaves...NPK is 19-5-20 on the grow nutes

I would say you are going a little heavy on the nutes, the side leaves look very dark and the new growth just hasnt had time to build up salts. I have seen this many times in my garden and its been my biggest set back.

Wouldnt worry at all though, Looks healthy !!!!!

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You can switch to 12/12 at anytime, just keep it that schedule once you do it.

thanks guys. so lights off at 9pm tuesday night it is. and another question. once they start flowering and stay flowering say in a few weeks would i have to keep them completely dark during the dark periods or could sit and admire them? also green lights? would it be alright to have a green light to check on them at night time if needed. ive always heard green is ok as the plants dont notice it

Short periods of light during the dark hours shouldn't make a big difference. If you're going to sit and drool over them for hours on end you might have a problem.

lol. ive gotten passed the sitting and drooling over them part. thanks guys. i will keep you all updated week/week. check out my grow thread

Frito Bandito420 said:

lol. ive gotten passed the sitting and drooling over them part. thanks guys. i will keep you all updated week/week. check out my grow thread

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Really? I don't sit and drool, I just enjoy their company as they enjoy mine...

See how nice they are treating me after only 18 days.. They wouldn't be nearly that nice if I didn't pamper them.

that looks nice. this is my first grow with a real setup. well better than ive ever had before anyways. i will check out your grow.

ok will do it tomorrow. didn't have time after work today to change out the res.

I would say let them veg for another week personally, lessen the nutes for vege - once you switch from 12/12 wait 2 days and start putting the flowering nutes in (low doseage) - theyre looking nice bro =)

ok so my ppm is 975. is that high or low for this age of plant? I'm still on the veg nutes. I have never ph'd my water. but it seems to work. so leave the veg nuts while going 12/12. then after 2 days switch the nutes in low dosages, how low should I go?