LED, T5's, hydro small tent grow. comments welcome.

Green Thumb MN · Jul 28, 2013

Hello all,
This is my first attempt growing.
I bought a starter package at HTG supply that included:
(1) 20" x 36" x 64" silver Mylar-lined growtent
(1) Gen 3 UFO LED grow light
(4) single-lamp T5 fixtures
(4) T5 HO 6500k lamps (I added 4 3000K lamps)
(3) Daisy chain cords (for connecting T5s together)
(1) Heavy-duty timer
(6) THREE-GALLON grow bags
(1) 6" Clip-on fan (for air circulation)
(1) GrowBright 6" inline duct fan
(1) Thermometer / Hygrometer

I upgraded with a 7Band 240w LED Grow Light and replaced the grow bags and soil with
1) 5 Gal. Bubble Boy Four Banger DWC
4) 5 Gal. Bubble Boy Single ShotDWC

I have 4 seeds that are starting in the 4 site DWC and plan to move the 3 net pots into the 6 singles in a few more days. I haven't seen much discussion here about adding side lighting in a tent grow. Any thoughts or comments appreciated. Peace!

Slipon · Jul 28, 2013

as for side lightning in a small LED grow look at my Bro`s thread

https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/654674-im-ready-blue-og-white-73.html

Green Thumb MN · Jul 28, 2013

Slipon said:
as for side lightning in a small LED grow look at my Bro`s thread

https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/654674-im-ready-blue-og-white-73.html

Nice! Thanks

jumpy0ne · Jul 28, 2013

Good going man. You got all the right gear! What seeds have you got? Also what nutes are you planning to run? I'm keen on these small dwc grows.

Green Thumb MN · Jul 28, 2013

jumpy0ne said:
Good going man. You got all the right gear! What seeds have you got? Also what nutes are you planning to run? I'm keen on these small dwc grows.

Using General Hydroponics Flora trio.
Seeds are:

1) White Russian
1) AK47
1) Pineapple Chunk
1) Northern Light

Green Thumb MN · Jul 29, 2013

[video=youtube_share;TMssqfQNTPM]http://youtu.be/TMssqfQNTPM[/video]Today's growth

jumpy0ne · Jul 29, 2013

Those should be some killer seeds for you. Northern Lights will be ace if you get the right pheno and White Russian is a growers best friend!

Cool time lapse vid.

Green Thumb MN · Jul 30, 2013

jumpy0ne said:
Those should be some killer seeds for you. Northern Lights will be ace if you get the right pheno and White Russian is a growers best friend!

Cool time lapse vid.

Thanks! I am hoping to have the camera on through the entire grow. I tried to choose seeds that would be easy for a newby.

Green Thumb MN · Jul 30, 2013

Ok, yesterday I was checking my seedlings and the AK47 root looked strange. It seemed to be growing OUT of the starter medium rather than INTO it. I thought I would just tap it down and see if it would make contact with the plug. I kinda "snapped" down. I am wondering if I might have broke it a little. It is still alive, but growing more slowly than the others. Here is a couple pics. Thoughts?

Green Thumb MN · Jul 30, 2013

Strange to me, a newby, how tall they are getting with no new leaves. Comments???[video=youtube;t99v-v5hUPQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99v-v5hUPQ[/video]

PetFlora · Jul 31, 2013

I have hugely increased seedling success by hand watering with an eye dropper until I see roots exiting the starter cubes

Green Thumb MN · Jul 31, 2013

I got some advice here that my lights were too far away or too weak, causing plants to stretch. Decided to plug in the LED, even though I had read that seedlings do not need intense lights. I took some readings on electrical usage: [video=youtube;MK5nFAF3vEw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK5nFAF3vEw[/video] Seems like it varies a bit. Not surprisingly less than the "240" rating. Here is the breakdown on the spectrum:

I am starting off with light about 16" from plants. Hope this will be close to correct distance.

Green Thumb MN · Aug 7, 2013

Day 14/15 of my first grow. Here are today's pictures.

Green Thumb MN · Aug 8, 2013

Seeds popped in this order:
Northern Lights day16

Pineapple Chunk day15

AK47 day14

White Russian day 14

Green Thumb MN · Aug 11, 2013

ak47

northern lights

pineapple chunk

white russian

Green Thumb MN · Aug 14, 2013

ak47 - day 20

northern lights - day 22

pineapple chunk - day 21

white russian - day 20

pineapple chunk plant continues to look droopy. All three ofthe others seem fairly healthy.

goblyn · Aug 14, 2013

Look at that Northern Lights already outpace the others! That strain is still the fastest growing and most forgiving strain on the planet IMO. Love it.

Green Thumb MN · Aug 16, 2013

Today I topped and FIMed all my plants. As I am a rookie, I probably did it wrong but that is how we learn, yes?

I am crazy about how well three of these babies are doing!

My AK47 was “topped” today. Still looks awesome! Day 22

White Russian is growing well and seems healthy, though it still has a different coloration. Day 22

Northern Lights topped and very healthy.Day 24

My problem child, Pineapple Chunk plant. I attempted to FIM her early today. Later I gave her a bath in some H2O2 water to help her roots. Hope that helps. Took the nute level way down and will change reservoir water in a day or two if things look okay.

Green Thumb MN · Aug 19, 2013

Green Thumb MN · Aug 20, 2013

Northern Lights plant is now about 4.5 inches tall and 14" wide! Trying to get a handle on root problems with enzyme and bacteria

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