First Hydro Grow Ever

3/9/24 - After losing it on the carpet for about ten minutes, I placed the seed in the moist paper towel and placed it between two glass plates at 9 p.m. Malph named it Pluto. 3/10/24 - 24 hours later and I see a sliver of taproot poking through. Put a little more water on the paper towels, back in the plates and on top of the fridge. 3/11/24 - I finished getting the tent set up, filled the bucket with tap water and got the ph just a shade under 6. Decided against nutrients for this week but will definitely be adding them at 1/4 strength at next week’s reservoir change. Then I vertically sliced open a rapid rooter and carefully placed the seed inside and placed it in the clay. Going to give it a bit of light tonight and begin the 18 hour light cycle tomorrow. 3/16/24 - We are progressing nicely! I had to add a little water the other day, still no nutrients. After reading a bit more into my new light I decided to dim it to 25% and put it 12 inches from the seedling. 3/17/24 - Malph and I just did a reservoir change, filling the 5 gallon buckets with 4 gallons of water to just get to the bottom of the mesh pot. The water is mixed with the General Hydroponics FloraSeries nutrients at 25% strength along with CaliMagic and Hydroguard at full strength. The PH is just slightly under 6. Added a small humidifier to the setup as well as a 20”x20” wooden board to keep everything stable at the bottom of the tent. So far heat in the tent has been great but the humidity is low for this stage of development. Onward!