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Ok your LED has 60 x 5 watt LED's yes that is true, and yes that does make 300W. But sadly those LED are not set to run at 5 watt. They will be at 1w - 2.5w max. They have to do that else the LED's will burn out on those particular cheaper models. I bought a similar one to you a year or so ago, the 1000W version and when I checked how much current it was actually drawing and what the true wattage was I started to laugh. 100w.
Here is the description from a similar product to help you understand what I am trying to show you.
So your lamp may need to be a little closer than where it currently is, or you could simply change lamp if that is possible. Lots of folks will use a T5 or CFL lamp for the veg stage and only switch to a different lamp once the plant has begun the flowering phase.
Moving on.
By drainage I mean is your pot raised from a flat surface so that water can flow out the bottom easily. That is very important. Even if you just put two small bits of wood under the pot so that the drainage holes are able to do their work. Think of a tea bag that is left on a counter top. It is dry on top, but a soggy mess on the counter top. That is what we want to avoid with out pots and the soil at the bottom. The roots of these plants grow very quickly and if there is standing water at the bottom, or for most of the pot then the roots will get drowned. They need oxygen to thrive. We push new fresh oxygen into the soil each time we water and flush out the stale old oxygen at the same time. BUT only if their is good drainage. That is why some folks who grow normal flowers will put bits of crushed terracota, or some stones at the bottom of a flower pot to allow water to drain and not kill their plant. I wonder how wet your soil was to start with?
But anyway all you can do is raise the pot from the surface a little, two pencils will do the trick and then wait and see.
I might consider starting a fresh grow and not have the soil quite so wet when I planted the seed into the soil that after two weeks the soil is still damp.
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