i did have some of the same results in the early stages of doing clones -- but i did take it to the next step -- re - thought how i was going to setup and complete -- first was the heat problem -- i moved the light up from about 12 inches to about 18 inches and turned it on for 24 hours and had a thermostat setup to see what the total high would be. about top at 74 to 76 Deg
while doing this i also did the humidity check as well -- did same next day but put wet sponge in on plate to see how much the humidity would change -- lets say the baseline is at 48% -- now the second day the humidity went to about 63% this was nice but could cause problems with plant my personal thought.
ok that was done now i got some good idea of how this chamber / tent / booth will work when actually used -- put light up 2 more inches and lined the inside with tinfoil -- put in small personal 4 inch fan and set indirectly just to move air -- the first 24 to 32 hours i left in total darkness.
temp was at about 70 to 72 Deg and humidity was like 51% not was the time to figure light cycle -- at first i gave like 3 to 4 hours of light every 8 to 10 hours or so over the next 10 to 14 days -- the whole time making sure the soil is damp not over moist or saturated.
then once i felt plants strong enough i set to a 16 - 8 light for the next several weeks and now they are set for the 12 - 12 -- here is the result of this -- only 2 out of 10 made it from initial Heat Stroke
for me i found that by having cooler temps the clones have a better and faster chance to recover and flourish -- some will disagree but that is fine with me as its a personal thing i do now on clones and seedlings.
and yes you do have to be careful and slow in bending the stems for the inner stalks to catch up -- the more you can fan the bigger the umbrella / canopy as you see below i did not do it this time but rather wanted several Main Top Buds.
and yes this is a homemade grow booth -- total cost to build minus the lights was about 38 dollars its 3.5 X 3.5 X 86 tall -- very easy to maintain and move about and make adjustments as needed during grow cycles -- works great for me in my situation ( piss poor broke lol lol
i did have some of the same results in the early stages of doing clones -- but i did take it to the next step -- re - thought how i was going to setup and complete -- first was the heat problem -- i moved the light up from about 12 inches to about 18 inches and turned it on for 24 hours and had a thermostat setup to see what the total high would be. about top at 74 to 76 Deg
while doing this i also did the humidity check as well -- did same next day but put wet sponge in on plate to see how much the humidity would change -- lets say the baseline is at 48% -- now the second day the humidity went to about 63% this was nice but could cause problems with plant my personal thought.
ok that was done now i got some good idea of how this chamber / tent / booth will work when actually used -- put light up 2 more inches and lined the inside with tinfoil -- put in small personal 4 inch fan and set indirectly just to move air -- the first 24 to 32 hours i left in total darkness.
temp was at about 70 to 72 Deg and humidity was like 51% not was the time to figure light cycle -- at first i gave like 3 to 4 hours of light every 8 to 10 hours or so over the next 10 to 14 days -- the whole time making sure the soil is damp not over moist or saturated.
then once i felt plants strong enough i set to a 16 - 8 light for the next several weeks and now they are set for the 12 - 12 -- here is the result of this -- only 2 out of 10 made it from initial Heat Stroke
for me i found that by having cooler temps the clones have a better and faster chance to recover and flourish -- some will disagree but that is fine with me as its a personal thing i do now on clones and seedlings.
and yes you do have to be careful and slow in bending the stems for the inner stalks to catch up -- the more you can fan the bigger the umbrella / canopy as you see below i did not do it this time but rather wanted several Main Top Buds.
and yes this is a homemade grow booth -- total cost to build minus the lights was about 38 dollars its 3.5 X 3.5 X 86 tall -- very easy to maintain and move about and make adjustments as needed during grow cycles -- works great for me in my situation ( piss poor broke lol lol
best of luck and you came to the right place !!!!