Sweet Gelato Auto - Test Run

Anna-J Wow, it's nice to be back with another diary here after such a long break! 😀 The Backstory: I've finally been able to get my equipment out of storage and set up again at the place I'm currently living. I spent a few days getting everything unpacked and put together with the help of a friend. I've changed my username from "VanCplGrows" to "Anna-J". Previously, these diaries were contributed to by two parts of a couple. New diaries will be wholly my own and while I may end up getting some help from time to time, either with the plants themselves or with my photos, this profile will be run solely on my own for now. The Setup: I realized that my grow light, HLG's "Elite 360" fixture, which had the bluetooth "Meshtek" controller wired in to it, was no longer supported by any of the apps that i could find. I ended up getting my neighbour to help wire in a dimmer knob instead of the bluetooth controller. At the moment it's just temporarily sitting loosely in the little black box that's affixed to the driver but i did ask my neighbour to come over and mount it in a bit more of a permanant way, with the knob sticking through the lid of the little black box. The main thing is that it works! I'm still using the same Unit Farm 2x4 grow tent and AC Infinity Cloudline T6 exhaust fan (non-'Pro' version). I've gotten a new 6" carbon filter, a new AC Infinity Cloudray 6" circulation fan and where i was previously using two Sunblaster 18" LED lights for supplemental lighting during veg, I'm now using a single Sunblaster 48" LED instead. I'm going to try germinating 4 seeds from the seed stash that i've also had in storage at my friends house, which were kept in the back of his vegetable crisper in a sealed container... for the past 3 years! I don't have super high expectations that these will sprout but i'm going to give them a try. I have new seeds coming in the mail for various photo and autoflower strains but i wanted to try using some of these older seeds for this first grow after getting everything set up again. I may not end up growing these plants through to harvest, depending on how things go but i'm mainly using this as an opportunity to get familiar with this set up again and to work out any issues that arise. This diary is intended mainly as a "TEST RUN" until I feel like I'm comfortable with everything working as it should. Thank you to those who take the time to visit my diaries, leave comments and who help make Growdiaries.com a great community! 😚 ****************************************************************** The Grow: Germination Day 1: - placed 4 seeds into a glass of distilled water at room temperature for 12hrs - all 4 seeds sank when touched after 12hrs - transferred to damp paper towel and placed in a glass dish with a loose-fitting top and set on top of a seedling heat mat set to 82F Germination Day 2: - no changes Germination Day 3: - no changes Germination Day 4: - all 4 seeds are showing various amounts of the radicle (tap) root - planted all 4 seeds in 5-gallon pots (3 fabric, 1 plastic), made of 20% Pro-Mix Vegetable and Herb soil, 60% mySoil Container Mix and 20% Perlite. - watered a small amount around the seed location only with distilled water - added cloches (humidity domes) over each pot - Light fixture set to approx 10% intensity and raised to 4.5ft above pots - 24hr light schedule - temperature: 78F