curiousone11
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Hello everyone! This is my first grow after I researched on the subject substantially. I'm sure I still have PLENTY to learn but I hope you learn from this journal and I can learn from you as well. I'll be growing six feminized Purple Kush plants in soil. I will be filming a time lapse video of the grow as well. Details below!
Comments and discussion welcomed!
My setup:
- Secret Jardin Dark Street II Tent 5ft x 5ft x 6.5ft Tall (DS150II)
- 6" Cooltube XL Reflector w/ add-on 26" x 25" Extra Large Wing
- 600 watt iPower Digital Dimmable Ballast
- 600 watt iPower Hortilife Super High Pressure Sodium Bulb (85,000 Lumen @ 2100k color temp)
- 600 watt iPower Hortilife Metal Halide Bulb (55,000 Lumen @ 6500k color temp)
- 6" High Output In Line Duct Fan 435 CFM (for carbon filter)
- 6”x24” Funk Filter Carbon Air Filter
- 6” Booster In-Line Duct Fan (250CFM each) (one for cooltube and one as fresh air intake for the tent)
- Speed Bully Motor Speed Controller for high output fan on the carbon filter.
- Small desk fan for air circulation inside the tent
- Soil is 3.5 gallons pro-mix organic vegetable & herb mix with 4 cups of worm casting compost mixed in.
Germination (Started Oct 21st @ Noon):
- Seeds were placed in a glass of water (used bottled water) temperature was kept at 24C (75F).
- Seeds were removed 18 hours later at 6:00am on Oct. 22nd and transferred to moist paper towel between 2 plates. Seeds had cracked and the taproots beginning to emerge. Temperature still at 24C (75F).
- Three of six seeds were ready to plant 24 hours later at 6:00am on Oct. 23rd and the last three at 4:00pm, all taproots were about 3mm(1/8in.) long when planted.
- Seeds one through five sprouted at 6:00am on October 25th with seed six sprouting 12 hours later at 6:00pm.
Details as of Day 1 Sprouting (Sat. Oct. 25th @ 6:00am):
- 600 watt cool tube MH lamp is currently 24 inches above the seedlings on day 1 sprout.
- Air temperature inside the tent is 25.5C (78F) with 600 watt MH light at 100%
- Soil and seedling surface temperature tested with infrared thermometer 24C (75F) with light at 100%
- Soil PH tested at 7.0 using soil/pill/water rapitest kit
- Humidity at 51% (low for seedlings, can't seem to get it bumped up. Probably because of the air exchange rate with the high output fan)
- High output fan on the carbon filter running at about 75% or 300 CFM. Not necessary at this stage? Just getting comfortable with the setup I guess....
- Intake fan running at 250 CFM. Roughly 50 CFM less than output. Negative pressure inside the tent.
![Timelapse in progress-1.jpg](/data/attachments/2380/2380298-22bb51fae881d90796a34446e65ce944.jpg)
Comments and discussion welcomed!
My setup:
- Secret Jardin Dark Street II Tent 5ft x 5ft x 6.5ft Tall (DS150II)
- 6" Cooltube XL Reflector w/ add-on 26" x 25" Extra Large Wing
- 600 watt iPower Digital Dimmable Ballast
- 600 watt iPower Hortilife Super High Pressure Sodium Bulb (85,000 Lumen @ 2100k color temp)
- 600 watt iPower Hortilife Metal Halide Bulb (55,000 Lumen @ 6500k color temp)
- 6" High Output In Line Duct Fan 435 CFM (for carbon filter)
- 6”x24” Funk Filter Carbon Air Filter
- 6” Booster In-Line Duct Fan (250CFM each) (one for cooltube and one as fresh air intake for the tent)
- Speed Bully Motor Speed Controller for high output fan on the carbon filter.
- Small desk fan for air circulation inside the tent
- Soil is 3.5 gallons pro-mix organic vegetable & herb mix with 4 cups of worm casting compost mixed in.
Germination (Started Oct 21st @ Noon):
- Seeds were placed in a glass of water (used bottled water) temperature was kept at 24C (75F).
- Seeds were removed 18 hours later at 6:00am on Oct. 22nd and transferred to moist paper towel between 2 plates. Seeds had cracked and the taproots beginning to emerge. Temperature still at 24C (75F).
- Three of six seeds were ready to plant 24 hours later at 6:00am on Oct. 23rd and the last three at 4:00pm, all taproots were about 3mm(1/8in.) long when planted.
- Seeds one through five sprouted at 6:00am on October 25th with seed six sprouting 12 hours later at 6:00pm.
Details as of Day 1 Sprouting (Sat. Oct. 25th @ 6:00am):
- 600 watt cool tube MH lamp is currently 24 inches above the seedlings on day 1 sprout.
- Air temperature inside the tent is 25.5C (78F) with 600 watt MH light at 100%
- Soil and seedling surface temperature tested with infrared thermometer 24C (75F) with light at 100%
- Soil PH tested at 7.0 using soil/pill/water rapitest kit
- Humidity at 51% (low for seedlings, can't seem to get it bumped up. Probably because of the air exchange rate with the high output fan)
- High output fan on the carbon filter running at about 75% or 300 CFM. Not necessary at this stage? Just getting comfortable with the setup I guess....
- Intake fan running at 250 CFM. Roughly 50 CFM less than output. Negative pressure inside the tent.
![Plant 1-2.jpg](/data/attachments/2380/2380260-c3b989701bed0d83dceb5bbebd69c60b.jpg)
![Plant 2-22.JPG](/data/attachments/2380/2380261-d6118a4c5a7e498ef7f6be74ef56bd0d.jpg)
![Plant 3-2.jpg](/data/attachments/2380/2380262-42c244ab3d0f51f2344af4d85f56bc6a.jpg)
![Plant 4-2.jpg](/data/attachments/2380/2380263-f1621f8686de9b3ae0cfdba903434783.jpg)
![Plant 5-2.jpg](/data/attachments/2380/2380264-7cc0c955ccf739ea28e3ab69dd68169b.jpg)
![Tent-1.jpg](/data/attachments/2380/2380297-517fb4b03d586f9a2679880a3e7c9ea7.jpg)
![600w Hood-1.jpg](/data/attachments/2380/2380295-477d8d67971f4aea1a59bf79eba8fbeb.jpg)
![Soil temp-1.jpg](/data/attachments/2380/2380296-4d19b1010f9d6e86dde33ce1627ace27.jpg)
![Timelapse in progress-1.jpg](/data/attachments/2380/2380298-22bb51fae881d90796a34446e65ce944.jpg)
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