Papa Indica
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I was actually going to mention that you could do well just running your LED's, The last one's that I had before I made the switch were doing very well for me, I only switched because of high replacement costs. I'm not saying it's the norm but, with my last flowering LED, a 405 Chrome from Lighthouse Hydro, I was getting fatter, denser, more resinous buds than I guy I know who was running a 1000w HPS. I am quite happy with my HPS though, I wouldn't go back but, if you already have them you might as well run them.
It sounds a bit like you're trying to go full-tilt right off the bat, I think the best advice I can give you is slow down a bit, try to keep things simple. Pick one nutrient line-up and go with it, most of them will have a feed schedule to go with their stuff, you just have to look it up. I printed off the FF schedule and use it as a guide, and that's how you have to use any of them, just as a guide, they have to be taken with a grain of salt. Not all plants will respond the same, you need to make adjustments, (or not), according to what you see from your plants. Simply making and using a good tea will do wonders. I asked some people for recipes and then put my own together from a combination of them and ended up with an excellent tea that makes a very noticeable difference. I'd be happy to share it if you'd like.
I've never liked any of the starter cube type of stuff myself. I germinate my seeds in a wet paper towel then put them in a cup of soil and under my t5, I don't bother with heat mats or anything and they do just fine. I had gotten a mat and humidity dome set-up for cloning but, that method didn't work that well for me so I bought a Turbo Klone cloning machine, that thing can't be beat for cloning! Every cut you put in will root, as long as you keep conditions good, and that's not difficult to do.
It sounds a bit like you're trying to go full-tilt right off the bat, I think the best advice I can give you is slow down a bit, try to keep things simple. Pick one nutrient line-up and go with it, most of them will have a feed schedule to go with their stuff, you just have to look it up. I printed off the FF schedule and use it as a guide, and that's how you have to use any of them, just as a guide, they have to be taken with a grain of salt. Not all plants will respond the same, you need to make adjustments, (or not), according to what you see from your plants. Simply making and using a good tea will do wonders. I asked some people for recipes and then put my own together from a combination of them and ended up with an excellent tea that makes a very noticeable difference. I'd be happy to share it if you'd like.
I've never liked any of the starter cube type of stuff myself. I germinate my seeds in a wet paper towel then put them in a cup of soil and under my t5, I don't bother with heat mats or anything and they do just fine. I had gotten a mat and humidity dome set-up for cloning but, that method didn't work that well for me so I bought a Turbo Klone cloning machine, that thing can't be beat for cloning! Every cut you put in will root, as long as you keep conditions good, and that's not difficult to do.