Seedlings a little off ‍♀️

bcf

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Hello, preface: I’m still learning and growing for fun. My seedlings are just looking slightly off. They are all from seeds from when I accidentally got my last grow crossed with a sneaky banana from what was a fem purple haze relatively late in flower. I sprouted a lot of them bc I figured they’d be questionable quality/not all fem and I’d cull a bunch. The temp is 67-87F, humidity 54-67, pH 6.5-6.8, organic potting soil, half strength ‘kangaroots root drench’ 2 days ago, sf 2000 at 100% at ~24”. I started them at 40% 30” away for the light & then turned it up 10% a day bc they had stretched to like 3.5” in 2 days. They’re ten days from sprouting now. First pic from 6/12, second 6/15. Transplanted a lot of them from peat pots to solos in that time. Seem to be growing but idk seem off. Is it maybe transplant shock? Should I not have tried the root booster? Is the light too much/too close? Should I be putting AC on at hottest part of day? Should I just not touch anything/ignore them for a few days and see? Thanks for advice!
 

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CaliRootz88

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Your light intensity and distances are slightly off. At this stage I would place the light 18-24” above the canopy and set your watts from the wall 40-80W max. 18” @ 40W
24” @ 80W max. Start closer and lower wattage and observe.
 
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bcf

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So if my light draws ~ 200W at 100%, I should turn dimmer down to 40% to be 80W and try this at 18-24” This is the first time I’ve used the dimmer on the light rather than using a different light for babies.
 
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