hjayu94
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I feel like that is a lot of light! More experienced folk can chime in... but looks like a lot to me. If your fan leaves did stand up tall, they'd hit those lights on the side. Probably avoiding the light?
Please give me advice please
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Yes, how far away from the plant is your led light? Do you have any operating instructions for it? Typically I would be 24" away in veg. Different manufacturers have different suggested operating distances though.
jodyhighrollr
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@Virgin ground That’s what it seems like. I’ve never dealt with coco so I wouldn’t be much help but don’t you treat it like hydro? Use different nutes made for hydro and water at like 6.0 ph?
If it's straight up coco, you treat it like hydro. With the ewc it would be considered an amended coco. I think it would be somewhere in between. I've never run something like that so I'm not 100% sure. I was wondering if there is any spagnum in his mix or just coir.
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Not 100% sure what it is called but it has wood chips and pieces of thin bark with coconut hair type stuff it just says potting mix on the bag here have a look please tell me what this is....
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The CFLs are 5 Inches away as they dont give off much heat but I will be adjusting as she gets bigger but at the moment I'm staying within 5inchs 4 is a bit too close with those big CFLs
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Led is 15 inches away it's a 300watt but only pulls 110watt I've tested it so that's why I have dropped it as its weak As F... only has power on and off switch can't change from veg to flower.
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I have uploaded pictures to see what I have... I have then added 1 layer of EWC at the top and with every feed it filters through deeper into the original potting mix.
hjayu94
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Ill stay away from the soil mix talk.. but I feel like you could use a lot less light.
I had 4 seedlings and was using 150w MH, 24" away. Someone told me this was way too much for 4 seedlings, and now I have 3 seedlings under 1 single CFL bulb, and it's working much better!
Granted, they are small still.. but this light suggested to me is proving to be plenty!
I had 4 seedlings and was using 150w MH, 24" away. Someone told me this was way too much for 4 seedlings, and now I have 3 seedlings under 1 single CFL bulb, and it's working much better!
Granted, they are small still.. but this light suggested to me is proving to be plenty!
Ok, I see what you are using now. Coco peat is coco coir. It is coir dust and fibers. So you are running an ewc amended coco. I'm not sure what your ideal pH is in that system. I would start here. Put feelers out and find someone here running a system like yours and gather the pertinent information.
What brand is your led light? No links or pics please.
What brand is your led light? No links or pics please.
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Still Vegging Bro
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Thank you but would too much light be a problem with temp good and ventilation and have done the hand test not hot just warmIll stay away from the soil mix talk.. but I feel like you could use a lot less light.
I had 4 seedlings and was using 150w MH, 24" away. Someone told me this was way too much for 4 seedlings, and now I have 3 seedlings under 1 single CFL bulb, and it's working much better!
Granted, they are small still.. but this light suggested to me is proving to be plenty!
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Still Vegging Bro
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Thanks so its Wattshine Model P300 specs are horse shit it has 60 5watt lights or whatever you call it guy on YouTube who knows lights and how to test them Correctly rated it the second worst LED he has ever Tested.
That really doesn't work with leds. That's the old heat test for mh/hps.
I'll try to look at your light.
PE636
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I'd start by moving the cfls up higher by a few inches. If she is stressed best to let her take it easy. When you water is there runoff?
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Still Vegging Bro
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True I feel zero heat at that distance with the led the warmth I'm talking about definitely coming off those CFL's... and thank you
I found it, it says to run them at 24" it will cover a 2.5x2.5 space. Back that led up, sir.
hjayu94
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Ya, don't go by the heat test thing too much.. or at all with leds. Im not familiar with leds myself, only hids.
So yaa, I'd back off the light a bit, then go from there. Worst that happens is they stretch a bit, trying to reach it... which is much better than cookin em!
Can't offer much help with soil / nutrient talk sorry!
So yaa, I'd back off the light a bit, then go from there. Worst that happens is they stretch a bit, trying to reach it... which is much better than cookin em!
Can't offer much help with soil / nutrient talk sorry!
hjayu94
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Oh perfect timing! Yes back em up 
Seedlings are fragile and do not want many elements (water, nutrients, light) yet. Best to under do it for sure.
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Yes there is runoff I would say 75 to 80% runoff within 15 minutes... alright will give that a try.. I added different spectrum CFLs today as those 2 big ones are 6400K so added 2x 14watt 950 lumens 2700k and she seems alot better could also he cause she had her feed today. This is what it's looking like.
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Ok sure thing....thank you