***UPDATE 06/23/24***
Wasnt quite sure when to start week one but figured today made the most sense!
Topped 3 of the plants this morning & prepping for LST!
Cement Shoes is 4 days behind & still needs a bit more time.
Will be feeding everything listed under nutrients at half strength this week just to be on the safe side, full doses of Armadillo Armour & CalMag & will PH around 6.0
Second watering will just be distilled tap water & a full dose of CalMag PH around 6.0
Heat wave has come & gone, temps & humidity in the tent are basically back to normal but still want to try & lower ambient temp throughout the day a few degrees if I can...
Will continue to update throughout the week!
~Cheers Guys~
***UPDATE 06/25/24***
Fed plants nutrients yesterday & forgot to PH down when I watered the Purple Star Kiler! PH was sitting at 7.75... Luckily no damage done & did PH down the rest of my mixture, was a PH of 6.0 for the remaining 3
Topped the cement shoes today & am also averaging 27c through the day & 21c at night in the tent which is good! Plants have been praying
These lower growths I topped down too will take some time before they long enough to begin LST
***UPDATE 06/29/24***
New light arrived today! Decided to go with the Aglex M1000 (1000 true watts).
Everything on Amazon was basically sold out & I had my choice between one of these or a 480W Mars Hydro FC4800 Evo
The Aglex uses Samsung LM281B Diodes, did some research throughout the week & apparently the LM281B chips are just as if not more efficient than evo's when run at low current in higher numbers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cgQ6CrPY6I (0:51 - 1:25)
This Aglex has 3400 diodes & I'm currently running it at 50% 32" above the canopy, plants are now recieving an evenly distributed 380 uMOL!
Grabbed a AC Infinity Controller 69 PRO, it will work with this light according to Aglex & it should allow me to run inbetween the 0% 25% 50% 100% ranges set on the dial but the controller 69 will not power on...
Still waiting to hear back from AC Infinity as I'm not entirely sure if I can actually power the controller off RJ12 alone... Possibility I got a faulty unit or faulty Type A adapter, will update once I get a reply back...
Temps have been inbetween 26c - 28c throughout the day today & the Mars Hydro probe is reading 63% RH
Had a problem with my humidifier 2 days ago... It just randomly decided to run full blast through the night & when I woke up humidity was sitting at 99% & the inside of the tent was soaked!
Think this broke my smaller hygrometer... Possibility there is still some moisture trapped in there so am currently relying solely on the exhaust probe for readings while keeping a close eye on the humidifier!
Set up a blink mini camera so I don't have to run downstairs every other hour xD
All that aside plants seem to be loving this new light! Think I watered too much yesterday because they were transpirating outside the tent as I set it up!
Was 3.5L of distilled tap water mixed with 3ml cal/mag PH 6.0, 1L per plant & 500ml for the Cement Shoes since its a few days behind..
Put 2 Mars Hydro clip fans in the tent! Got one on the plants & the other up top to cool drivers on the light, might move the top one down because drivers don't seem to run very hot at 50% !
Began LST on 3/4 plants today! Some inner growth I still need to wait for before trim but got the majority of it today!
Overall am very happy with the new setup aside from the Controller 69 PRO issues!
Might lower the light down a bit in a few days & try 500 - 600 uMOL
Start of week 2 veg tomorrow!