Fuzzbird

@Fuzzbird, I did eventually turn them back up to stock power (206w) at around day 30. I think my next grow I'll start out at about 80% power and raise the lights a bit. Saw some minor light stress but nothing too bad. This is what I saw recommended for lux values: Seedling 5000-15000, Establishment (as they get their first true fan leaves) 20-25k, Veg 25-30k, Early flower/stretch 35k, Flower 45k+ Good luck on your first grow!

Did you ever turn your light back to full power? If so, when? I’m interested to know the happy place for your light and the time periods and heights you found worked best for each stage of growth of your plants. I’m currently running the exact same setup and starting my first grow too, so I would love if you shed some light? (No pun intended) haha.

@Fuzzbird, The soil doesn't really get disturbed while watering or flushing. (The same pot) There's holes at the bottom of the pot, that allow for extra liquid to flow out. At this point in the plants life, the pot is also going to be filled with roots, which increase the structural integrity of the soil/root-ball. When I do a normal watering, I gently siphon the liquid into the top of the pot. When I flush my plants, at the end of their cycle, I do the same, except i'll have moved the plant into the bathtub for draining - since vacuuming out the run-off water would be too much work. After the first 30 gallons of water has gone through the roots, the colour of the run-off-flow shifts from the brown colour of the nutes, to clear water - indicating that the roots have been flushed clean. Clearing out the nutes from the soil allows for the plant to starve, which causes a fade to yellow from the reduction of chlorophyll in the plant - assisting in finishing off the plant, and, also making the bud smoother. Feel free to ask me any questions, or repeated questions to clarify! Happy growing :)

@Fuzzbird, The 2nd: 2.5 gallons dosage at one time, then rest, until 90% dry again. With this size of pot, there's about 10% run-off that I vacuum out, after delivering the dosage. Feel free to ask any questions! Happy growing! :)

@Basementganja, wow, thank you for giving every detail I could have inquired about, truly. I copied and pasted your response in my Advice/ fundamentals portion of my grow journal I keep. Thank you