Total 1000W CFL Auto Grow

I'm hoping I went big enough I have 2 of the #5 nursery pots which are about 4gallons little more than that actually. I'm hoping with the new LED light I'll be able to have 2-3 plants going, all autos so I don't have to worry about light cycle, and be able to get 1-2oz dry off each plant. Wanting to basically harvest one plant a month..... Input?
 
Quick One Update:

After 14hrs of soaking it had sank so I placed it in a warm dark area in paper towels....

Bag Seed Update:

Both seeds germinated with tap roots so placed them both in the same pot (90% Roots Organic 707 Formula & 10% perlite) to see which 1 will pop up. Pot I'm using is about 1/2 gallon was only expecting 1 if any to germ so idk which 1 to pick if they both sprout up.

CFL Update:

Lights are about 6" above the pot going 24 hrs until I see them up. For the Quick one seed if it germs I'll take close pictures and details of everything to show my processes and maybe you'll be able to help guide me better. New grower here just trying to learn as I go.
 
Here's the photo's that I promised....

The Quick One is still in germ process I have checked it and tap root is coming out just not quite long enough yet maybe tonight it will go in the big pot. I wanted to know how much I should water (6.5-6.7pH)it when I do this as the soil is dry and how far away should i put my CFL's? Should I go ahead and put the 2700k both of them in there? Also for the Quick One I have "Root Beneficial Microbes" I was going to mix up 1 gallon of water with this and use this for the first transplant watering. I just wanted to know how much water should I give the 4gallon pot. Thanks all!

The little red pot is 2 bag seeds that germ'd I'm waiting on 1 or both to sprout up out of the soil. I have the lights about 2" above the pot and a fan to keep the heat off the soil. I will be changing over to LED light once I get it but I haven't yet.

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When I use Cfl's, I try to keep them between 3" -6" away. I have had plants touching the Cfl's without burning the leaves, but it blocks the light to the other plants. Be aware that you don't over water them. They are young and as such are not using much water yet. You are more likely to loose water from evaporation, than the plant using it. A small amount every 4-5 days should be enough for a while.

Looking good.
 
id drop about litre and a half of water in each pot mate make sure it nice and wet but not dripping.u could add takeroot or whatever root stimulator u have into the water before u drop into the pots.then ur seed has all it needs for its comfy new home;)
 
thebeast27 said:
id drop about litre and a half of water in each pot mate make sure it nice and wet but not dripping.u could add takeroot or whatever root stimulator u have into the water before u drop into the pots.then ur seed has all it needs for its comfy new home;)
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Thank you for the advice I'll do just that!!! Noticed some swelling on the base of some of the cfls like maybe they have gotten hot.... Once the seeds come up I'm switching to 18/6 and going to use that all the way through I think.... That being said the heat spots on the cfls worry me, I turned the fan to be directly on the bulbs and I have modified the setup a bit....

Currently I have no intake or exhaust fans just the duct at the top going out. Ordered 2 of the 4" galvanized fans that move 100 CFM. Also another fan for the room to move air around and some 4.01 calibrated pH solution. I need to verify my meter is calibrated every so often.

Lighting, no worries here to me it's a hazard to see that heat issue so I stopped and dos some research.... Got on order a Mars Hydro Reflecctor 96 on order. So soon will be an LED journal....

Merry christen to myself I can't wait to get the tent dialed in.
 
Thanks all!!!!

Quick One Update:
She is just about long enough to transplant, tonight when I get home I'll be putting her about 1" down in the soil in the center of the pot and give it 1.5 liters of water with my roots microbes in it, lights will be 2"-3" above the pot.

Bag Seed Update:
1 of the 2 has popped up overnight and has 2 fan leaves coming on. I'm going to switch to 20/4 and leave the 4 off in the evening like 18:00-22:00 to help avoid cold during the night.

Any tips or info is appreciated as I'm just going to try the best I can tonight to get it done right. Thanks again all the help is greatly appreciated.
 
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