New Grower HELP PLEASE-SEEDLINGS STUNTED?

[Peter Pan]

HELLO AFN :dragon3:

WELL I DESTROYED MY PREVIOUS OUTSIDE GROW WITH STUNTING THE ROOTS OF MY SEEDLINGS SO I LEFT THEM OUTSIDE. I HAVE A NEW GROW AK 49, NORTHERN LIGHT, AUTO CHEMDOG, AND AFGAN KUSH RYDER. 50% SOIL 50% perlite
I GROW THEM UNDER MY CFLS EACH HAS A 100 WATTS FOR THE TIME BEING 24/7 light. TEMP AT 30 C, CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT AT THE MOMENT. BUT I REALLY MESS UP WITH HOW TO WATER THEM, I THINK I ALL READY PUT TOO MUCH WATER THEY LOOK UNDER DEVELOPED FOR DAY 3 from hatch. I AM REALLY ANXIOUS FRIENDS I CANT DESTROY A SECOND GROW:dragon6: BUT THAT 50% perlite makes the soil dry fast and `I am afraid of dried or heat stressed roots. so I keep adding water.
I just open little wholes around the seedling for the soil to dry up faster since I over watered probably. How do you see the seedling ? do you think they are water logged or worse roots are affected from rot. I am panicked Not again
Please any advice
Thanks AFN

 

[armanidog]

They'll be fine, it will take them another week to put out the true leaves.
Seedlings take a lot less water than grown plants. Hold off watering them for about 5 days. Also no feeding for another 2 weeks.
Plants grow best from 75-85 degrees F (23C - 29C) so 30C is not bad.
Do you have a fan blowing on them? That will help cool things down if the temp goes much above 30C.
After 3 days stick a finger into the soil up to your first knuckle. If you can feel moisture/dampness at the end of your finger, it is good.

 

[Peter Pan]

Thanks mate you made feel much better. at the moment the soil is moistured a lot but not wet , yet that perlite confuses me.
Yes I have a fan but temp outside goes to 35 C. I add some organic fertilisers like biothrive iguana juice, and sea weed. Can this be considered feeding ?
Thanks again man

 

[MrZigzag]

Yeah man, if they're only 3 days old in that picture then you're cool. If you're really concerned about figuring out the water level, maybe get a Soil Ph & Moisture meter. It takes all of the guesswork out of it.

 

[supremeplayer]

Aright mate try doing a 18/6 cycle use the six hours off period when it's the hottest part of the day this may help did for me using hps

 

[supremeplayer]

Also I only add a 1/3 at the most for perlite to soil mix, it airs the soil so it does dry out quicker

 

[supremeplayer]

Do a 25% mix to soil next time

 

[supremeplayer]

The answer to heat problem if it's coming from outside, causing your grow to go that high you may have to consider a portable ac unit to cool the room no other way