ilumigrower Second Grow 3x3 Phlizon 900W

ilumigrower · Mar 22, 2020

ilumigrower's Auto Royal Gorilla & Auto Whiteberry

Hello everyone. This is my very first 3x3 grow tent journal that i am posting on THCFarmer. I wasn't ready to be open on my first one but I've decided that this time I'm ready to share yall my second journey and be more open wide and listen from the best that the community here has to offer.

Equiptment :

Grow Tent: GreenArchitecture (GA) 35x35x70
Lights: Phlizon 900W LED Plant Grow Lights (176.5w true watts)
Strains: Auto Royal Gorilla by Royal Queen Seeds & Auto Whiteberry by Paradise Seeds
Soil: Fox Farms Ocean Forest
Pot & size: Vivosun 5 Gallon (19L)
Nutrients: Fox Farms Grow, Tiger Bloom, Big Bloom and General Hydroponics CALiMAGic
Fans: Cheap Dollarstore 4" Fan ( adding more soon...)
Humidifier: Taotronics Cool Mist
Water: Distilled Water
Carbon Filter: Vivosun 4"Carbon Filter
pH Meter: Vivosun Digital pH meter & Preciva pH meter

( Anymore more questions, please feel free to ask.)

Alright, so let's start from the first day.

Feb 29:

Got my new seeds in the mail that day yay . So excited to grow them all in this summer and it will be special too because the freebies they offered will be my first to grow photoperiods and I'll get to learn all sorts of techniques to apply on them

After receiving and inspecting my new seeds, i went straight ahead to put them in a cup of water for the next 24h in my grow tent where they can be in a dark environment and temperatures between 20c-23c.

March 3:

Two days later and they were ready to go!

My grow view setup. As you all can see, i have no exhaust fan for my carbon filter yet because during my first grow it busted on me when i was on my Christmas vacations for 10 days. It makes a weird scratching noise and i don't feel any air coming out as it used too. Gonna replace it with a new AC Infinity CloudLine T4. Just waiting for the right moment to get it plus i still have to deal and contact Vivosun about my broken exhaust fan and see what they can do for me. Pretty sad the fact that it only lasted on a 3 month of usage

March 4:

My Whiteberry has finally rised up! Royal Gorilla still sleeping tho

March 5:

Whiteberry all stretched up!

Royal Gorilla has finally arrived and joined in with her sister ❤

March 7:

Whiteberrie's wings all spread out nicely

Royal Gorilla's shell is still stuck tho but i later helped her out by knocking it out gently

Alright folks I'm not sure if there is a limit of 10 pictures but I'll leave it just like that because it will be easier to update this way and that's the end for germination phase. I will soon update another posting for the first week because i already reached week 2 and there's so much updating to do lol. Thank you for everyone for passing by and i hope you all enjoyed reading the beginning of my new journey. Stay safe everyone and happy growing

jaguarlax · Mar 22, 2020

ilumigrower said:
ilumigrower's Auto Royal Gorilla & Auto Whiteberry

Hello everyone. This is my very first 3x3 grow tent journal that i am posting on THCFarmer. I wasn't ready to be open on my first one but I've decided that this time I'm ready to share yall my second journey and be more open wide and listen from the best that the community here has to offer.

Equiptment :

Grow Tent: GreenArchitecture (GA) 35x35x70
Lights: Phlizon 900W LED Plant Grow Lights (176.5w true watts)
Strains: Auto Royal Gorilla by Royal Queen Seeds & Auto Whiteberry by Paradise Seeds
Soil: Fox Farms Ocean Forest
Pot & size: Vivosun 5 Gallon (19L)
Nutrients: Fox Farms Grow, Tiger Bloom, Big Bloom and General Hydroponics CALiMAGic
Fans: Cheap Dollarstore 4" Fan ( adding more soon...)
Humidifier: Taotronics Cool Mist
Water: Distilled Water
Carbon Filter: Vivosun 4"Carbon Filter
pH Meter: Vivosun Digital pH meter & Preciva pH meter

( Anymore more questions, please feel free to ask.)

Alright, so let's start from the first day.

Feb 29:
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Got my new seeds in the mail that day yay . So excited to grow them all in this summer and it will be special too because the freebies they offered will be my first to grow photoperiods and I'll get to learn all sorts of techniques to apply on them

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After receiving and inspecting my new seeds, i went straight ahead to put them in a cup of water for the next 24h in my grow tent where they can be in a dark environment and temperatures between 20c-23c.

March 3:
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Two days later and they were ready to go!

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My grow view setup. As you all can see, i have no exhaust fan for my carbon filter yet because during my first grow it busted on me when i was on my Christmas vacations for 10 days. It makes a weird scratching noise and i don't feel any air coming out as it used too. Gonna replace it with a new AC Infinity CloudLine T4. Just waiting for the right moment to get it plus i still have to deal and contact Vivosun about my broken exhaust fan and see what they can do for me. Pretty sad the fact that it only lasted on a 3 month of usage

March 4:
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My Whiteberry has finally rised up! Royal Gorilla still sleeping tho

March 5:
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Whiteberry all stretched up!

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Royal Gorilla has finally arrived and joined in with her sister ❤

March 7:
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Whiteberrie's wings all spread out nicely

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Royal Gorilla's shell is still stuck tho but i later helped her out by knocking it out gently

Alright folks I'm not sure if there is a limit of 10 pictures but I'll leave it just like that because it will be easier to update this way and that's the end for germination phase. I will soon update another posting for the first week because i already reached week 2 and there's so much updating to do lol. Thank you for everyone for passing by and i hope you all enjoyed reading the beginning of my new journey. Stay safe everyone and happy growing

I just tried royal queen too.. Regular photo but By far my healthiest plant :)

ilumigrower · Mar 23, 2020

jaguarlax said:
I just tried royal queen too.. Regular photo but By far my healthiest plant :)

Wow that's awesome. I bet she was pretty tall and bulky too. So far my royal gorilla has been the healthiest no doubt. Thanks for stopping by cheers mate

ilumigrower · Mar 24, 2020

UPDATE:

Hey all. How's everybody doing? Time to update for week #1.

March 10:

Whiteberry coming along nicely. She kinda has her leaf twitched and i don't know why but she was able to stretch and fix it up by herself later

Royal Gorilla is really shaping up and for me she looks like shes been in the first start even tho she had her seed shell stuck on her for an extra day before i knocked it out

March 11:

March 12:

Royal Gorilla looking good

Whiteberry still had that lumpy leaf but it will soon shake it off

March 13:

Royal Gorilla at her finest

Whiteberry is still fixing up her leaf but no worries. I can sense that she's a tough gal

End of week #1. Not bad right? Compared to my first grow, it was a joke. Using 2.5gal plastic trash bins and making holes at the bottom for drainage just looked straight stupid and ugly plus it was easy to overwater and didn't quite drain well.

During this first week i only gave both of them 250-350ml of distilled water and pH @ 6.2-6.4. For week #2 i will increase the water dosage so that roots can stretch furthermore. Ok folks gotta go and get ready for the next update since that week #2 has already been done. Stay tuned for more. Happy growing yall

ilumigrower · Mar 27, 2020

UPDATE:

Hi groomies Hope everyone is ok and safe and sound. Time to wrap things up and get to week #2. It's been such a joy to watch them grow and I'm just glad that their healthy although i have a few concerns that i will later make the question in the end of the uploads. For now enjoy everyone and thank you for stopping by again and for new comers welcome

March 15: ( Day 9 )

( Day 11 )

Whiteberries leaf is all fixed up just like i knew it would be

March 17: ( Day 11 )

( Day 13 )

March 18: ( Day 12 )

Royal Gorilla looking good

( Day 14 )

Whiteberry still short but she might grow like crazy sooner or later. All fingers crossed

March 20:

Grow view week #2

March 21: ( Day 15 )

Royal Gorilla's first nodes

I can tell that she's gonna be a big girl compared to her sister Whiteberry

( Day 17 )

That's it folks for week #2. What a great week too. Watching them while they grow healthy

Now the question is: Is it ok to switch from distilled water to tap water? I'm having a hard time getting the 4L distilled water because they all ran out due to flu panic. I know the procedure to fill up a bucket of water and leave it for 24h so that the chlorine vaporize then i fix up the pH then should be ok right?

The thing is that i have ran out and had no choice and had it prepared 2 gallons of tap water and i just watered them half a gallon with pH at 6.4 - 6.5. I would rather them drink something than thirst to death unless i buy the expensive distilled water but i can't do that for long. Plus I'm already doing that for my humidifier so it's not a choice :laugh: I just hope they didn't dried for too long since I've never watered the pot fully.

I'll make an update after the watering for any changes. For now they took it nicely

Stay safe yall and happy growing ✌

Ganjagrow · Mar 27, 2020

ilumigrower said:
UPDATE:

Hi groomies Hope everyone is ok and safe and sound. Time to wrap things up and get to week #2. It's been such a joy to watch them grow and I'm just glad that their healthy although i have a few concerns that i will later make the question in the end of the uploads. For now enjoy everyone and thank you for stopping by again and for new comers welcome

March 15: ( Day 9 )

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( Day 11 )

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Whiteberries leaf is all fixed up just like i knew it would be

March 17: ( Day 11 )

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( Day 13 )

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March 18: ( Day 12 )

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Royal Gorilla looking good

( Day 14 )

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Whiteberry still short but she might grow like crazy sooner or later. All fingers crossed

March 20:

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Grow view week #2

March 21: ( Day 15 )

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Royal Gorilla's first nodes

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I can tell that she's gonna be a big girl compared to her sister Whiteberry

( Day 17 )

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That's it folks for week #2. What a great week too. Watching them while they grow healthy

Now the question is: Is it ok to switch from distilled water to tap water? I'm having a hard time getting the 4L distilled water because they all ran out due to coronavirus panic. I know the procedure to fill up a bucket of water and leave it for 24h so that the chlorine vaporize then i fix up the pH then should be ok right?

The thing is that i have ran out and had no choice and had it prepared 2 gallons of tap water and i just watered them half a gallon with pH at 6.4 - 6.5. I would rather them drink something than thirst to death unless i buy the expensive distilled water but i can't do that for long. Plus I'm already doing that for my humidifier so it's not a choice :laugh: I just hope they didn't dried for too long since I've never watered the pot fully.

I'll make an update after the watering for any changes. For now they took it nicely

Stay safe yall and happy growing ✌

Hey Mate,

No worries on changing water. Like you said let the chlorine dissipate and you’re good to go.

jaguarlax · Mar 27, 2020

I could be wrong, but I think water quality is very important. PH is critical in most living things, so if you can swing it, get yourself a Reverse Osmosis Filter. This will allow you to make your own water at home. I use something similar to the one below. Once you cover the initial investment you only need to replace filters once a year (depending on how polluted your water is) . This particular one that I use is a 5 stage, because I make water for all of my Saltwater Coral Tanks as well. If I am not mistaken there are also 1 stage that are cheaper.

BRS 5 Stage Reverse Osmosis Deionization Systems

Bulk Reef Supply - Saltwater Aquarium Supplies for Reef Tanks

www.bulkreefsupply.com

Beachwalker · Mar 27, 2020

ilumigrower said:
UPDATE:

Hi groomies Hope everyone is ok and safe and sound. Time to wrap things up and get to week #2. It's been such a joy to watch them grow and I'm just glad that their healthy although i have a few concerns that i will later make the question in the end of the uploads. For now enjoy everyone and thank you for stopping by again and for new comers welcome

March 15: ( Day 9 )

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( Day 11 )

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Whiteberries leaf is all fixed up just like i knew it would be

March 17: ( Day 11 )

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( Day 13 )

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March 18: ( Day 12 )

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Royal Gorilla looking good

( Day 14 )

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Whiteberry still short but she might grow like crazy sooner or later. All fingers crossed

March 20:

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Grow view week #2

March 21: ( Day 15 )

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Royal Gorilla's first nodes

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I can tell that she's gonna be a big girl compared to her sister Whiteberry

( Day 17 )

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That's it folks for week #2. What a great week too. Watching them while they grow healthy

Now the question is: Is it ok to switch from distilled water to tap water? I'm having a hard time getting the 4L distilled water because they all ran out due to coronavirus panic. I know the procedure to fill up a bucket of water and leave it for 24h so that the chlorine vaporize then i fix up the pH then should be ok right?

The thing is that i have ran out and had no choice and had it prepared 2 gallons of tap water and i just watered them half a gallon with pH at 6.4 - 6.5. I would rather them drink something than thirst to death unless i buy the expensive distilled water but i can't do that for long. Plus I'm already doing that for my humidifier so it's not a choice :laugh: I just hope they didn't dried for too long since I've never watered the pot fully.

I'll make an update after the watering for any changes. For now they took it nicely

Stay safe yall and happy growing ✌

Hey looking good! What's the ph and PPM of your tap water

It's time to start watering the whole pot so that they'll start putting Roots deeper and out into the entire medium, that's when they'll really start to grow for you

ilumigrower · Apr 8, 2020

Ganjagrow said:
Hey Mate,

No worries on changing water. Like you said let the chlorine dissipate and you’re good to go.

Hey Ganjagrow, welcome aboard and thanks for dropping by! It's been tested and they love it. You shall see once i update right now. Thanks dude and i apologize for my late reply

Cheers

ilumigrower · Apr 8, 2020

jaguarlax said:
I could be wrong, but I think water quality is very important. PH is critical in most living things, so if you can swing it, get yourself a Reverse Osmosis Filter. This will allow you to make your own water at home. I use something similar to the one below. Once you cover the initial investment you only need to replace filters once a year (depending on how polluted your water is) . This particular one that I use is a 5 stage, because I make water for all of my Saltwater Coral Tanks as well. If I am not mistaken there are also 1 stage that are cheaper.

BRS 5 Stage Reverse Osmosis Deionization Systems

Bulk Reef Supply - Saltwater Aquarium Supplies for Reef Tanks

www.bulkreefsupply.com

Hey jaguarlax, welcome aboard and thanks for dropping by! Yes you are right and I couldn't agree more with you. I think and i might even start thinking about starting an investment for quality water for the future. I just have to get some quality lights first like the marshydro that i'm planning to get then later who knows lol. I was confident to try my water because my neighbor from upstairs grew 2 marys outside and just went with plain tap water for the whole summer. Not even adjusting the pH which i doubt he even knows about it and it freaking grew beautifully! I'm from Canada and they say the water here is great so imma a believer now Thanks dude for the tips and ill try to get one of those reverse osmosis filters that i have seen on stores like Walmart.

Cheers

ilumigrower · Apr 8, 2020

Beachwalker said:
Hey looking good! What's the ph and PPM of your tap water

It's time to start watering the whole pot so that they'll start putting Roots deeper and out into the entire medium, that's when they'll really start to grow for you

Hey Beachwalker, welcome aboard and thanks for dropping by! My pH has always been between 6.1-6.4 and i don't check for ppm. The reason that i don't check it is because i do not have a ppm meter. Thought it was unnecessarily to start a grow so i skipped it.

I've been lowly feeding water ever since in the beginning and i have been regretting ever since too. Last time i fed them was last week on the 2nd. Gave Royal Gorilla 2 Liters and to Whiteberry 2.45 Liters. Is that enough for a 5 gal pot? They were quite dripping from the bottom and I made sure to get all sides of the pot too for everything to be soaked for sure.

I'm going to feed her soon actually since their already asking for it and also gonna give their first dose of nutes because i already see a light deficiency and not sure what it is but i think its Cal/Mag. I'll take some pictures soon. Stay tuned and many thanks!

Cheers

ilumigrower · Apr 8, 2020

UPDATE:

#WEEK 3

Hello everyone. Thank you for dropping by and my apologizes for my late updates so 'll get to the point all quickly done. Enjoy!

March 24: ( Day 18 )

( Day 20 )

March 25: ( Day 19 )

March 26: ( Day 20 )

( Day 22 )

End of week 3.

What do you all think? Any tips and advice are welcome. Week 4 coming right up and then got some exciting news.

Stay safe everyone and happy growing!

ilumigrower · Apr 13, 2020

UPDATE:

#WEEK 4

What's up everyone and welcome back for week 4. Thank you all for dropping in!

I'm kinda behind schedule on my updates so i will just keep it simple and short so i can keep up and post week 5 right after this one.

March 28: ( Day 24 )

Whiteberry Auto

My Whiteberry Auto has finally shouted out her first pistils :yahoo:

March 29: ( Day 23 )

I took them out because i wanted to see them for the first time with its true colors.

( Day 25 )

Wanted to take a better look on Whiteberrys pistils to check how far have they developed.

April 1: ( Day 26 )

( Day 28 )

April 3: ( Day 28 )

Week 4 done! What an awesome week! Not even a month from Whiteberries first set of leafs and she has now flowered.

It will be interesting to see how much she will yield in the future. I don't believe she is the type for big yields but anything is better than nothing so I can't wait for those tasty buds already

Alright folks, i am getting my hands to work for week 5. Stay tuned yall

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