# My first setup, seeking advice + budget reduction **URL:** \ **Category:** Preparations\ **Created:** [September 14, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-setup-seeking-advice-budget-reduction/53926 "2020-09-14T12:33:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Deepsix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/deepsix/32/855169_2.png) [@Deepsix](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Deepsix)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-setup-seeking-advice-budget-reduction/53926/21 "2020-09-23T15:35:42Z")
Did you get a TDS/PPM meter? Looks good “HAPPY GROWING” ---
**Author:** ![SpaceInvader](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/spaceinvader/32/390098_2.png) [@SpaceInvader](https://ilgmforum.com/u/SpaceInvader)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-setup-seeking-advice-budget-reduction/53926/22 "2020-09-23T15:45:52Z")
Thank you and to you as well - I didn’t, I figure with the KIND soil I should be set as long as I don’t over water. It hasn’t yet shipped though, if I have to transplant before I get it then I’ll get one to help me monitor feeding / runoff. ---
**Author:** ![Roudy420](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roudy420/32/361960_2.png) [@Roudy420](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Roudy420)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-setup-seeking-advice-budget-reduction/53926/23 "2020-09-23T15:50:33Z")
[https://vivosun.com/collections/ventilation/products/vivosun-6-inch-clip-on-oscillating-fan](https://vivosun.com/collections/ventilation/products/vivosun-6-inch-clip-on-oscillating-fan) This is my favorite tent fan by far. Nice buy on the Apera. I own the PH60 myself. I would return the EVQ QBS1000… It is missing part of the spectrum. It has the 3000K chips but none of the 4000K chips. No IR either. I’m leaning towards _[Mars Hydro FC3000](https://www.mars-hydro.com/led-grow-light/mars-fc-series-led-grow-light/buy-fc-3000-300w-3x3-energy-saving-full-spectrum-commercial-led-grow-light-mars-hydro-for-sale#)_ as my next light. You might consider getting something like this… [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J37FHF8/ref=twister\_B01KHZJKG2?\_encoding=UTF8&th=1](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J37FHF8/ref=twister_B01KHZJKG2?tag=ilovegrowingm-20) You don’t want your fabric pots to sit in and soak up any run off water. Been there done that, it’s bad. Try your local garden shop though… I found this EXACT SAME RISER BRAND AND EVERYTHING for $3 each, instead of Amazon’s $15 ea. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceInvader](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/spaceinvader/32/390098_2.png) [@SpaceInvader](https://ilgmforum.com/u/SpaceInvader)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-setup-seeking-advice-budget-reduction/53926/24 "2020-09-23T15:54:21Z")
Hi Roudy, I actually am returning the EVQ for an HLG 135W Rspec (just ordered this am), the reviews here for it are awesome and my sprout is stretching a bit so I don’t want to mess around. Great call on the pot elevator! Thank you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SpaceInvader](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/spaceinvader/32/390098_2.png) [@SpaceInvader](https://ilgmforum.com/u/SpaceInvader)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-setup-seeking-advice-budget-reduction/53926/25 "2020-09-23T15:58:11Z")
@Roudy420 I do have a few fans already and even some spars, I’ll try to make those work before I get others but I like the pole attachment that one has… I bought one with a clamp that doesn’t quite really work with the pole but so far it’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![Roudy420](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roudy420/32/361960_2.png) [@Roudy420](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Roudy420)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-setup-seeking-advice-budget-reduction/53926/26 "2020-09-23T16:00:42Z")
I bought my tent as a kit, came with Tent, Light, Exhaust fan, Carbon Filter and Light Timer. Cost me $550. Of course I knew nothing at the time, and every component was bargin bin stuff. I did grow 2 bagseed plants to harvest and got ~40 grams from each, a quart mason jar each plant. Of course the light is the most important factor in a grow. So I can’t wait to replace mine. The thing I love about that Vivosun clip on fan is… I can’t find a single clip fan that will work on tent poles like these do. [My grow journal.](https://ilgmforum.com/t/1st-grow-northern-lights-xxl-auto-by-00-seeds-bank/51907/2) ---
**Author:** ![SpaceInvader](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/spaceinvader/32/390098_2.png) [@SpaceInvader](https://ilgmforum.com/u/SpaceInvader)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-setup-seeking-advice-budget-reduction/53926/27 "2020-09-23T16:20:27Z")
I love your journal and setup! This is my first grow, I’ve managed to murder several house plants over the years (even a cactus …) but I do have one going for over a year now (a money tree) :), I don’t now my green thumb skill level so I’m trying to eliminate as many variables as I can so I’m really hoping I can use KIND soil. I don’t want to get into trouble with nutes while I’m still getting into trouble with the environment. All the while reading as much as I can, it seems like there’s substitute for experience with growing but I just want to be as prepared as I can. Those fans look great but I already have a handful, plus several hundred cable ties 😂. Here’s my journal: [https://ilgmforum.com/t/gdp-kind-soil-indoor-tent-first-grow/](https://ilgmforum.com/t/gdp-kind-soil-indoor-tent-first-grow/) Though some of it’s out of date already, like the sprout is in a solo cup with Roots organic and not coco loco (I couldn’t get it anywhere). ---
**Author:** ![Roudy420](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/roudy420/32/361960_2.png) [@Roudy420](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Roudy420)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-setup-seeking-advice-budget-reduction/53926/28 "2020-09-23T16:28:56Z")
In my opinion the worst thing you can do is over water your plants. This is easy to do esp if you are in mostly soil mix. This is why I put so much coco and perlite into my soil mix. This little gadget saved my grow… [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001A5OR5I/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o08\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001A5OR5I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?tag=ilovegrowingm-20) [Previous page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/my-first-setup-seeking-advice-budget-reduction/53926.md?page=1)