New Grower Amnesia - DWC - 600w HPS - 4x2 Closet Grow

[rooms]

Hello, good people. This is my first attempt at autoflower and my first time growing with DWC. I have a few ebb & flow grows under my belt and I understand the basics, but this grow is definitely out of my comfort zone. So... Here we go!

- Auto Amnesia from New Breed Seeds (Oregon)
- 24/0 due to cold weather
- T5 for seedlings
- MH for veg
- HPS 600w for flower
- 6" exhaust fan w/ carbon filter in attic
- Floor vent to outside air
- 27 gallon reservoir
- 1 single air pump, 1 dual air pump
- 3 air stones
- 400gph water pump
- Double waterfall
- Blue Planet Nutrients 3-part plus additives

I germinated two seeds in Rapid Rooters and watered with RO. Sprouts and roots were showing after 3.5 days. The T5 is 10 inches away from the plants.

Day 4:

Temp: 76
Humidity: 60-70%

I transplanted to hydro on Day 5:

Day 5:

Temp: 77
Res Temp: 68
Humidity: 40-50%
pH: 5.9

I will continue feeding only pH'd well water until Day 14. The seedling on the right is showing some yellowing and seems less healthy than the other plant. Not sure if I need to worry just yet.

 

[rooms]

I'm not sure what's going on with Plant 2, but this an improvement from Day 4. Both seedlings responded well to the transition to hydro.

Temp: 79
Res Temp: 70
Humidity: 40%
pH: 5.8

 

[c@b420]

Yo I'm digging the set up, and wish you a great harvest.

 

[rooms]

Thanks Brew, appreciate it!

I had a few major issues with my hydro setup and closet layout. I didn't do a good job of transplanting the seedlings into hydro (one plant was wet, one plant was dry), my res temp was already high under T5, and I was having significant noise and vibration problems. Since the seedlings were only a few days old, and one plant was already taking a piss, I decided to tear everything down and start from scratch. :smoking:

Day 1:

Temp: 74-76
Humidity: 70%
Light: 20/4
Feed: RO

 

[rooms]

Day 2:

Roots are reaching

Temp: 74-77
Humidity: 65-75%
Feed: RO
T5 distance: 11"

 

[Free Flow]

Solid tap for 2 days bro. You using any root stimulators?

 

[rooms]

Hola Free. No root stimulators except for whatever's in the Rapid Rooters.

 

[rooms]

Day 6:

Transplant to DWC

Temp: 75
Res Temp: 67
Humidity: 60-65%
Feed: Well
PPM: 145
pH: 5.7

The dollar store cake plates might not be as cool as I imagined, but I'm happy with how the temp and humidity are holding. Plants starting to perk up about an hour after transplant.

 

[Boradan]

The Cake plates look like they were MADE for your setup

 

[rooms]

Nice! I thought the cake plates were too big at first, but they are actually holding the same temp and RH as the humidity dome.