ilumigrower
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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
Wow that's awesome. I bet she was pretty tall and bulky too.I just tried royal queen too.. Regular photo but By far my healthiest plant :)
Hey Mate,UPDATE:
Hi groomiesHope 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 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 ✌
Hey looking good!UPDATE:
Hi groomiesHope 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 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 ✌
Hey Mate,
No worries on changing water. Like you said let the chlorine dissipate and you’re good to go.
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 Tankswww.bulkreefsupply.com
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
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