My first grow 2.4m x 1.2m x 2m grow tent 600w HID

[DrTentgrow]

cheers pklayafly im liking the words of encouragement +reps for being being the first person to post since Ive started my journal. i agree Ive gotten over it now and see it as a expensive lesson but now i know i will never get damping off again! its just a bit off putting falling at the first hurdle when so much time and effort went into it but oh well here i am back again and going strong "never give up never give up the fight" Ive already had advice from most of the names you have mentioned they are brilliant people! and i hope they pay attention to my grow (cough cough hint hint )

[fluroman]

looking good the tent is sweet, oh and the next time your at the store pick me up some seeds man it must be nice....

[pan4gold49]

Looking good DrTentgrow

Nice plant's the stinky dozen 6 ww and 6 pp Nice combo.
Keep up the good work and if I can help holler and I be around.

Pan4

[HazeSeeker]

This one will be interesting ... im in
Nice plants!
+r

[DrTentgrow]

Oh i forgot to mention i have bought a few bits since i listed my equipment at the beginning of this journal i bought

EC meter
Soil pH meter (probe type)
Soil pH test kit (for second opinion/back up)
pH test kit (for second opinion/back up)
Moisture meter
200w tank heater (last one broke)
Glass cleaning fluid for cleaning my cool tube

On the shopping list (i get paid soon :) at last)

Mantis pro hood
(im going to take the reflector out of my cool tube leaving just the glass tube and use the mantis pro instead)



Bigger air stone
16 liter pots not sure if my 11 liter pots will be big enough i would be grateful if someone could help me on that one.

Thats all for now

[pan4gold49]

DrTentgrow go for the bigger pots how much vertical height do you have? Duh you had it posted 6m Yes.
Your shopping list is very nice lots good stuff. That reflector looks neat.

Pan4

[LiveTour]

Very nice thread!!! I agree with Pan, I can see why they call it the Mantis

[DrTentgrow]

bigger pots it is then. My tent is 2 meters high so i have a fair bit of room i plan on my grow being around 3 months from start to harvest (longer if needed) not to sure how tall i want the plants yet or how long i will veg i will see how things turn out.
yes that mantis is very nice if you look closely at it you will see little notches on the end of the arm that holds the reflector this is so you can adjust the hood to get light exactly where you want it!
it's a little expensive but in the long run worth every single penny.

[DrTentgrow]

got bored hope you like.

[DrTentgrow]

Thought id put a picture of my reservoir its a 120 liter water butt with a air pump and air stone it has my tank heater in it keeping the nutrient solution at 25c and a 5000 liter/hour submersible water pump with a watering wand attached to it this will make watering easier when the plants get bigger.

[pan4gold49]

Nice res DrTentgrow

That's neat man.

Pan4

[McBudz]

Hey bud.. replying to your post in my journal.

Once you get going and get the feel for what your doing your setup will bring great bounty I'm sure of it.

As far as the 1 light for now.. Def. add the CFL's to supplement the sides. Get another 600 HID as soon as you can you will be glad you did, trust me. For now while the plants are smaller just keep them grouped under the light as much as possible and maybe pull the light up a little higher to increase its effective area if need be. Rotate the plants from outer to inner etc each day to give everyone as much even light as possible. I would say get a light bar to move the light but just wait and put the money towards the other light.

LST.. If you want to keep the plants shorter and increases the number of main colas then LST away. I like to start as soon as the plant is about 2-3 inches. It still very flexible and easy to manipulate. I train it out the the edge of the pot then work it around the edge in a spiral fashion. I always end up with 3-4 very nice fat colas and many secondary colas.

Good luck !!

[McBudz]

Got those plants group into a square so they all sit under the effective light. cool tubes dont throw much light off the ends more so along the sides of the tube.

Originally Posted by DrTentgrow

GROW JOURNAL IS BACK ONLINE :)

i was going to wait until i got a decent camera before i started my journal again but im going to make do with the one on my mobile for now. i have 6 white widows that have been above soil for 3weeks+ and 5 power plants that are about 2 weeks behind maybe less simply because i germinated them later. here is some pictures.

All of my baby's together.



Closer picture of the 6 white widows.



And another.



5 power plants.



PP and WW.



outside of tent shot.



And another.



apologies for my lack of a decent camera but i thought if i can still make my journal interesting/fun then does it matter and hopefully i will be getting a new camera soon.

i have been on my own up until now so naturally i cant wait for some input from the many helpful experts on this wonderful site! do you think my plants look healthy? Ive fed the white widows with a couple of tea spoons of sea weed meal per plant since taken the pictures and it seems to have turned the lower leaves a darker green im also feeding with rhizotonic to help the roots develop im not going to start feeding them terra vega until they look like they need it because im using canna terra pro plus soil and i dont want nute burn. im assuming its natural for the new leaves to be a slight yellow color .

PH of soil 6.8-6.9 (planning on lowering this a little with next watering)

Temps 18-20c Night 21-26c Day

Humidity 45-60

Oscillating fan speed low (medium just after i have misted)

i will try my best to update my journal once a week. thanks in advance for any input i receive.

[DrTentgrow]

cheers Mc once again you've proven your self very helpful Ive already put the little pp's in a square like fashion but i haven't put the new pics up yet i will do when im at home. i had them on the outer perimeter because they had just been transplanted and i only wanted a bit of light on them.

[DrTentgrow]

quick question what is best sucking hot air off my cool tube or blowing air through it?
i was going to start this thread with do i suck or blow but then realized how dodgy that would have sounded (: