Sorry to bother was hoping someone could guide me in right direction: first grow, please don't bash me

[Falco361]

Hello all i was hoping to get some guidance on what to do i started these plants in dwc. But the ppm pen and the ph pen are from china and seem really cheap and think neither work all that well. So they became ill looking about 2.5 weeks ago. So i took them out and planted in soil thinking i could save them well they perked back up for few days and now they look ill again. So the ph pen said my well water was 7.5 so i downed it to closest to 5.8 and was able to get to 6.1 but unsure if it even works correctly and ppm meter on well water alone say 215 ppm x10. The pens came with chinese instructions. So no clue on what any of it means. So well here is what i found this morn on lower leave turning yellow and dying off on upper leaves they getting burt tips and the tips look to be curling upwards and mid lvl leaves our drooping. Dark green color but kinda look like a soggy look. Im getting few spots on them now and i have no clue on what to do. If anyone has a lil free time that could maybe guide me in right direction that would be much appreciated , pls dont bash me im a rookie. I just would like to get atleast 1 harvest in sometime ....i found this site and thought i would give it a try , meanwhile ill figure out how to post pics. I know my lights are cheap too. Started with 2- 40 watt. Flouresents guessing t12 not sure really. About 2.5 ft away then i ordered which i messed up and got wrong ones but i took flourecent. Out and put 2-30 watt full spectrum. In globe light running 18-6. Since i took them out of dwc buckets. Ill post pics if someone could pls give me some advice on what i should do i will be working on getting better lighting , thanks in advance

 

[Hrenklin]

A couple things I noticed, is ph range is 6.2-6.8 so try and aim for that. Second it doesnt look like you have good drainage, that would be the major cause for the drooping. Weed needs dry periods to flourish best. Next and the single most important aspect for growing plants is the light. Look into a good quality one and get it asap

 

[AdaminCO]

Welcome to 420!
Check out the how to water properly down in my signature. You need to be sure you have drainage holes in all pots.
Your soil looks closer to a coco/peat mix, but the bags say otherwise. What did you use more of

 

[Falco361]

More pics

 

[Falco361]

Welcome to 420!
Check out the how to water properly down in my signature. You need to be sure you have drainage holes in all pots.
Your soil looks closer to a coco/peat mix, but the bags say otherwise. What did you use more of

I had use more of the green nature best or something like think it was organics for the bottom and in middle the virego one then just a top soil for top. But believe issue mainly started in the dwc. With that it only had yellow bottom leaves like nutrient burn so i moved them to soil. And now the leaves lool soggy and droopy the bottom leave alrwady fell off. Already and when get home ill picture those aswell

 

[Falco361]

A couple things I noticed, is ph range is 6.2-6.8 so try and aim for that. Second it doesnt look like you have good drainage, that would be the major cause for the drooping. Weed needs dry periods to flourish best. Next and the single most important aspect for growing plants is the light. Look into a good quality one and get it asap

Thanks my dude

 

[AdaminCO]

I had use more of the green nature best or something like think it was organics for the bottom and in middle the virego one then just a top soil for top. But believe issue mainly started in the dwc. With that it only had yellow bottom leaves like nutrient burn so i moved them to soil. And now the leaves lool soggy and droopy the bottom leave alrwady fell off. Already and when get home ill picture those aswell

Yeah just read the watering article by @Emilya and you should be on your way to a successful soil grow.