1st Legal Grow Ohio SLH

From Glass to Grass... germinated seeds to 100% FFOF in starter tray & dampened down with RW. Equipment Rundown: Situation: Only 2 of 3 popped soil. Phenotype "A" is much more aggressive than "B". Upon Investigation I believe the heat mat killed "C" by overheating? Luckily I only lost one and removed that heatpad pronto! Light Schedule: ~19/6 with Simulated Sunrise/Sunset (details in photos) VPD/Humidity: I set the app at keeping VPD at .5 and make sure that this is THE #1 priority (Love that the AC Infinity app does VPD calculations so you don't have to). I'm using the 69 controller pro + which gives an incredible 8 ports for my equipment, which in turn has made it a breeze to get the environment that I want and gives me control to everything on the fly). Temperature: Note*** The air outside the tent is drier and cooler ~69°/45%. And minus the handheld size portable heater, Temps are achieved by flexuating Intake/Exhaust ratios. Lighting bumps the temps to perfection by day, and Darkness/humidity brings down the temps at night. Only on the windy nights do I turn on the heater which is perfectly sized and the output is perfect for slowly heating up and maintaining ~72° within the automation parameters. I fine tuned the rest of the automations for maximum energy efficiency while maintaining a steady airflow. I have an 6" Intake setup at the bottom of the tent so that the coolest air flows in and 6" Exhaust running horizontal to minimize heat loss running out. The 2 oscilating fans from AC Infinity integrate using the "UIS" platform and are used for circulation. For the time being I have one fan off oscilation and fixed directing the fog off my continuous humidifier towards the plants (Speed 6 works best). While the other is Oscilating actually doing the better part of circulating the air. They're setup with Temperature and humidity thresholds so they ramp up and down throughout operation and work very nicely utilizing the transitioning buffer. The small flex in Temps are directly attributed to me obtaining maximum efficiency and is a compromise I was willing to make. I don't believe it'll have a negative effect, in fact it'll probably make my girls more robust as times goes on. Like wind on the stalks makes a healthy crop. Water: A major part in simulating an outdoor grow indoors IMO is the NEED for natural rain water. I've been harvesting rural midwest rainwater & lucked out with a few moderate rainy days in December. I love how easy it is to put up and tear down the whole system, takes less than 10 minutes. From gutter to garden, I was able to fill my 50Gal trash container with the 2 days of misty rain! PH ~5.2 when testing collection bin with test strip. This should last me awhile (I'm hopeful it will carry me through til the next rain, & hopefully I won't be stuck melting snow 🤣🤪)! Potting Up: As far as life after the dome goes, I always pot up when the canopy leaves diameter is just slightly smaller than that of the pot. I like using Styrofoam cups at this stage for several reasons. There's plenty of flex and I gently squeeze them once the medium starts drying to minimize compaction, It is super easy to make drainage ports using the cherry of my smokes & when I go to up-pot... everything slides out ever so nicely. The medium I'll be using at this stage is 4 parts Fox Farms Ocean Forest and 1 part perlite. I prep by getting the Styrofoam cups ready. Make drainage ports, mix up the medium and fill it about 3/4 full and place it in a glass baking tray (solid base help prevent accidental tipovers).I take my filtered rainwater and saturate it. Then I take an empty starter tray pot and use it as a mold so that my up-pot sits centered and flush with minimal compaction withthe perfect hole ready to go. Then I place it in the tent to acclimate. I make sure the medium that the plant is in dries out until it's slightly moist under the surface. Efficiency Report: Electric bill this month after 3wks of running the tent and distiller was cheaper than expected and lower than the previous year. Temps range in between 72-78 during the day and 66-72 at night. Not only has growing made me a happy camper, but it also is translating into money & energy savings. Which is a major part of why we grow in the first place. ***Note to community... I'm new here and I have a tendency to really dig in. In fact I just seen this site for the first time yesterday, so I'm essentially backlogging here. There's many things I would've documented that I unfortunately didn't. Still early though, I'll be better going forward! Also, I see too many post that leave me with so many questions... and a lot of really good ones I'm trying to learn from! In that same breath there are some tools and testers that I don't have (ie TDS, soil PH meter etc) so please forgive me! I'm literally starting from scratch on a tight knit budget and recollecting what worked for me in the past while taking in some pointers along the way. If there's anything I can do to improve my grow (within budget) to increase yield and/or potency while keeping my all natural simulation intact... hit me up, anything helpful is much appreciated! ***Note to self... need heat pad with thermostat controller, it should be a crime to sell them without one 😂. Also tent has proven worthy of holding humidity so no starter tray next time. No worries, more room for the others... lesson learnt.