Critical Purple Auto 1st

This week bought some challenges. Soil fungus developed day 1 after fertilizing. I turned the toplayer of soil, Added another fan for circulation and did not water. Until the soil was almost completely dry. I also waited until late evening (right before rest phase) and trimmed the large full grown leaves blocking potential bud side and the leaves on the bottom for better light filtering. I was worried initially but the plant saw no delay at all from defoliating the "bad"leaves. In fact it seems to be growing more aggressively. The collage showed what i lt looks like the end of week 5, after defoliating and the day after.