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Perpetual Cabinet of Doooooom!!! Round 3

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Fission 300W Fluorescent/84W
Custom
Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/260W
Custom
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks Technique
ScrOG
weeks Technique
Topping
weeks Technique
Defoliation
weeks Technique
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Week 1. Vegetation
8 years ago
7.62 cm
24 hrs
22 °C
6
50 PPM
65 %
Took 2 clones from both 2nd gen mums in top chamber. From the 4 candidates, I'll keep the strongest 2 to veg until their mums are harvested. I dipped the stems in Rootmax gel, and have them suspended about 1/2" above the water line. Last time I cloned, i had the stems directly in the water, and it took 9 days for small bumps to appear, and small roots poking out on day 12. Using this as an experiment to compare! If they don't work out, I can take a couple more clones and reveg them. More than enough veg time between cycles! Thanks for reading! Day 1 in cloner - 8am - all droopy, humidity 47%, temp 22c. Removed dome. 5pm - RH 44%, added dome back, still droopy. Day 2 in cloner - 8am - still all droopy, 47%, sprayed inside dome/on leaves again. Day 7 in cloner - 8am - stems sticking up and strong, but lots of leaves dried out during the week, so hopefully the ones remaining are enough to keep them going!
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Week 2. Vegetation
8 years ago
7.62 cm
24 hrs
22 °C
6
50 PPM
65 %
Day 14 since cut - small roots on 1, and tiny root on 2nd. Other 2 haven't shown bumps yet.
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Week 3. Vegetation
8 years ago
7.62 cm
24 hrs
22 °C
6
50 PPM
65 %
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Week 4. Vegetation
8 years ago
7.62 cm
24 hrs
22 °C
6
50 PPM
65 %
Day 22 since cut - all 4 clones showing roots, 2 being much more developed than the other 2, so those will be my keepers. I guess technically, Veg won't start until next week when the roots are fully developed. Stay tuned. Day 24 - Moved 2 strongest clones to their own res. The other 2 were growing roots, but were slower to root and not are robust. Added 1/2 strength nutes. Day 27 - Roots are growing quite fast and fully submerged in res. New growth is starting on both clones, and both look healthier each day.
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Week 5. Vegetation
8 years ago
7.62 cm
24 hrs
22 °C
5.8
300 PPM
50 %
Nutrients 2
Optimum Bloom Part B - Growth Technology
Optimum Bloom Part B 15 mll
Optimum Grow Part A - Growth Technology
Optimum Grow Part A 15 mll
Left clones is starting new growth, Right clones is slower going, but was also the weaker of the two, but it's doing well. Roots are exploding in the res, and PH/PPM are pretty stable at 5.8 and ~300ppm. Day 33 - Roots are doing well, lots of new growth on left clone, but clone on right is slow to start new growth. Might trash it and start a new strain... unsure yet.
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Week 6. Vegetation
8 years ago
7.62 cm
24 hrs
22 °C
5.8
300 PPM
50 %
Nutrients 2
Optimum Bloom Part B - Growth Technology
Optimum Bloom Part B 15 mll
Optimum Grow Part A - Growth Technology
Optimum Grow Part A 15 mll
left clone is thriving, right clone is slow going (barely any new growth - roots are great though!) ... still thinking of cutting it and starting a new seed
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Week 7. Vegetation
8 years ago
17.78 cm
24 hrs
23 °C
5.8
300 PPM
60 %
Nutrients 2
Optimum Bloom Part B - Growth Technology
Optimum Bloom Part B 15 mll
Optimum Grow Part A - Growth Technology
Optimum Grow Part A 15 mll
Day 45 - Took 9 clones from plant on the left, as it was huge and growing into the T5 lights. Put 4 clones in dwc cloner, and 5 in rockwool to see the difference in rooting times as an experiment. Both vegging plants are doing great, with lots of white roots and healthy leaves/stalks.
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Week 8. Vegetation
8 years ago
17.78 cm
24 hrs
23 °C
5.8
300 PPM
60 %
Nutrients 2
Optimum Bloom Part B - Growth Technology
Optimum Bloom Part B 15 mll
Optimum Grow Part A - Growth Technology
Optimum Grow Part A 15 mll
Day 55 - clones are doing great - about to harvest my mums in the next week or so, so one more topping/trim session on these ones and then they move to the flower chamber, get cloned again, and become mums for next round!
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Week 9. Vegetation
8 years ago
17.78 cm
24 hrs
23 °C
5.8
300 PPM
60 %
0 °C
0 °C
0 °C
Nutrients 2
Optimum Hydroponix Bloom B 15 mll
Optimum Hydroponix Grow A 15 mll
Day 62 - New round of clones have all rooted (5 in rockwool, 4 in bubbler). I transplanted the rockwool clones into solo cups (garden mix soil), and 2 of the bubbler clones as well. Going to plant them outside in the next week or two as an experiment. Mums in flower are ready for harvest, so just a matter of getting them cut down to make room for these ones! Then beings round 4! Bam!
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Week 10. Flowering
8 years ago
17.78 cm
12 hrs
29 °C
5.9
550 PPM
40 %
0 °C
0 °C
0 °C
Nutrients 3
Optimum Hydroponix Bloom B 3 mll
Optimum Hydroponix Grow A 2 mll
Hydroguard - Botanicare
Hydroguard 1.001 mll
Day 72 - Moved clones up to Flower chamber, and took 3 new clones. Cabinet is incredibly hot for some reason... i even added more ventilation, but it doesn't seem to be working. I think its due to the battery backups i added for the air pump and filter fan - removed one of the batteries, so will report back. Day 77 - 5F - Heat issues are not related to UPS - I'm venting cabinet into the same room, so the ambient temp is causing warmer air to enter the cabinet. I'm working on a solution to vent the cabinet exhaust outside. Plants are doing awesome, though! PH is stable, growth is going well. Should have the trellis filled up in the next 7-10 days.
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Week 11. Flowering
8 years ago
25.4 cm
12 hrs
28 °C
5.9
550 PPM
50 %
0 °C
0 °C
0 °C
Nutrients 3
Optimum Hydroponix Bloom B 3 mll
Optimum Hydroponix Grow A 2 mll
Hydroguard - Botanicare
Hydroguard 0.528 mll
Day 81 - 9F: heavily defoliated all undergrowth on Left plant, leaving right plant for a few days longer to see the difference between how they grow with/without defoliation.Stretch is starting to accelerate as well, so by end of this week I'll have to bend and tie down most tops horizontally i think. Day 83 - 11F: defoliated right plant under netting as well. there were a lot of shoots and buds forming, so it was time hah. Day 85 - 13F: steady as they grow.. heh
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Week 12. Flowering
8 years ago
38.1 cm
12 hrs
28 °C
5.9
600 PPM
60 %
0 °C
0 °C
0 °C
Nutrients 3
Optimum Hydroponix Bloom B 3 mll
Optimum Hydroponix Grow A 2 mll
Hydroguard - Botanicare
Hydroguard 0.528 mll
Day 88 - 16F: stretch is going strong. been keeping tops tucked as best i can, but for the last 5-6 days i'll just keep them in check, letting them reach for the lights now. Day 92 - 20F: stretch is still going, but i expect it to stop in the next day or two, as per their mums. will do 1 final lollipop/trim after stretch is complete.
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Week 13. Flowering
8 years ago
38.1 cm
12 hrs
28 °C
5.9
600 PPM
60 %
0 °C
0 °C
0 °C
Nutrients 3
Optimum Hydroponix Bloom B 3 mll
Optimum Hydroponix Grow A 2 mll
Hydroguard - Botanicare
Hydroguard 0.528 mll
Day 94 - F22: Trimmed all fan leaves covering bud sites, and all popcorn buds under the net. Lookin' healthy as ever!
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Week 14. Flowering
8 years ago
38.1 cm
12 hrs
28 °C
5.9
600 PPM
60 %
0 °C
0 °C
0 °C
Nutrients 3
Optimum Hydroponix Bloom B 3 mll
Optimum Hydroponix Grow A 2 mll
Hydroguard - Botanicare
Hydroguard 0.528 mll
Sorry for purple pics - when the cabinet gets this full, my phone doesn't adjust white balance as easily. Going to upgrade lights to quantum boards in the near future, which should also help with picture quality. F32 - just came back from a 5 day camping trip - res was about 1/4 full but plants looking healthy and buds are growing nicely. changed water and nutes, and they're still going strong.
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Week 15. Flowering
8 years ago
43.18 cm
12 hrs
28 °C
5.9
600 PPM
55 %
0 °C
0 °C
0 °C
Nutrients 3
Optimum Hydroponix Bloom B 3 mll
Optimum Hydroponix Grow A 2 mll
Hydroguard - Botanicare
Hydroguard 0.528 mll
36F - no obvious issues that i can see.. things running smooth as buttah!
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Week 16. Flowering
8 years ago
43.18 cm
12 hrs
30 °C
6
600 PPM
58 %
0 °C
0 °C
0 °C
Nutrients 3
Optimum Hydroponix Bloom B 3 mll
Optimum Hydroponix Grow A 2 mll
Hydroguard - Botanicare
Hydroguard 0.528 mll
46F - steady as she goes. no issues that i'm aware of. humidity is a little high for my liking, but i'm not sure how to correct that.
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Week 17. Flowering
8 years ago
43.18 cm
12 hrs
30 °C
6
600 PPM
58 %
Nutrients 3
Optimum Hydroponix Bloom B 3 mll
Optimum Hydroponix Grow A 2 mll
Hydroguard - Botanicare
Hydroguard 0.528 mll
50F - Leaves are starting to dry out on some larger buds. should only be a couple weeks now!
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Week 18. Flowering
8 years ago
43.18 cm
12 hrs
30 °C
6
600 PPM
58 %
0 °C
0 °C
0 °C
Nutrients 3
Optimum Hydroponix Bloom B 3 mll
Optimum Hydroponix Grow A 2 mll
Hydroguard - Botanicare
Hydroguard 0.528 mll
61F - Feeding just water since 57F. Leaves really starting to brown/wilt. One more week me thinks.
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Week 19. Harvest
7 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Spent 127 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
610 g
Bud wet weight per plant
114.5 g
Bud dry weight per plant
2
Plants
0.04
Grow Room size
Easy
Difficulty
Positive effects
Creative, Energetic, Hungry
Positive effects
Taste
Fruity, Pine, Woody
Taste
Sleepy
Energy
Indica
Hybrid
Sativa

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Substrate temperature
Left Wet - 112 Trim, 49g popcorn, 523g buds/stems. Right Wet - 115g Trim, 28g popcorn, 620g buds/stems. Total Wet - 227g Trim, 77g popcorn, 1,143g buds/stems. Dried in cabinet @ 24C, 65%RH for 6 days. Total Dry - 17g Stems, 229g Buds (8.2oz)0
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DabCrab
DabCrabcommentedweek 118 years ago
Huge fan of your canopy training. I must say It is very refreshing to see people actually putting the time in to grow true photoperiod strains instead of all this auto flower nonsense I've been seeing. I also love that you featured your moms when taking clone cuts, unique indeed. Fantastic work mate, keep it up!
thephalanx420
thephalanx420commented8 years ago
@DabCrab, Thanks for the kind words! I think showing the mums is important, as it gives a good idea of the genetics and what's to come, assuming grow conditions are kept the same. Perpetually cloning is incredibly useful when you find the right strain and pheno for your setup. I am height limited, so going with a mostly sativa strain was a risk, but i lucked out with the resilience it has to topping, training, etc... i can literally cut 50% of leaves, and she just keep growing with zero signs of stress. I have some auto seeds, but haven't had the need to even try them. Why mess with a good thing? My next round will be only one of the Fruit Punch though, and going to try a different strain along side it. Worst case, i just continue with 2 clones again the following round if the 2-strain thing doesn't work out.
JUNGLE_B4RNS
JUNGLE_B4RNScommentedweek 118 years ago
When you don't trim plants legs , the plants waste her energy in the bottom shoots , she will end with smaller main buds with plenty of popcorns in the bottom.
thephalanx420
thephalanx420commented8 years ago
@BigDaddyK, not temperatures specifically - but higher temps caused bacteria to grow, and starting stages of root rot, which is when ph started to lower significantly. I could be wrong, but that's what I deduced through not very scientific observation hah. What would cause PH to drop so suddenly, then? Another example i have of this occurring, is that one of my reservoirs is directly over top of the ballasts from the veg chamber, and the res is roughly 2-2.5c warmer than the other res. The warmer res drops in PH more quickly than the other, consistently, despite both res's being changed with identical frequency, and from the same nutrient mix. When i say more quickly, i mean about .1-.3 points in a day.
BigDaddyK
BigDaddyKcommented8 years ago
@thephalanx420,ph won't drop due to temperature
JUNGLE_B4RNS
JUNGLE_B4RNScommented8 years ago
@thephalanx420, This is what I noticed about DWC , you guys have to deal with more growing factors like reservoir temp. and pH .
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Mr_Matics
Mr_Maticscommentedweek 118 years ago
Proper nice set up that , looks a dream to work with and so tidy , props to you mate u deserve a monster yield for the effort you put in BIG RESPECT 👊🏻
thephalanx420
thephalanx420commented8 years ago
@Mr_Matics, thanks! lots of room for improvement, but so far so good!
underfunded
underfundedcommentedweek 197 years ago
you got my vote man this is the best thing ive seen in my life hahaha thumbs up!
Bigpun
Bigpuncommentedweek 197 years ago
Mmm breakfast of champions!!!!
JUNGLE_B4RNS
JUNGLE_B4RNScommentedweek 168 years ago
You rox with that DWC cab.
JUNGLE_B4RNS
JUNGLE_B4RNScommentedweek 78 years ago
DWC master 👏
TheGreenDisciple
TheGreenDisciplecommentedweek 197 years ago
Overall great work! Loved the diary, learned a lot from it! Great harvest!
thephalanx420
thephalanx420commented7 years ago
@OctOwnGrow, thank ya!
H0B0
H0B0commentedweek 17 years ago
Great to see such an amazing harvest and the cloning skills really pay off!!! Im recovering from some severe and shitty weather so its time for me to get back to it and try my hands at what you have done!
thephalanx420
thephalanx420commented7 years ago
@H0B0, ahh, shitty indeed. these cabs are a lot of fun - takes the hobby to a whole new level! helping a couple friends build their own this week - highly recommended if you're looking to keep things stealth for children/legal reasons!
Blablabla
Blablablacommentedweek 197 years ago
Great harvest!
thephalanx420
thephalanx420commented7 years ago
@KonopCh, thanks! ya, i was pleasantly surprised. round 4 i'm running some quantum boards, so hopefully the better efficiency will pay off with an even better harvest!
Squirrel_Master
Squirrel_Mastercommentedweek 187 years ago
What an awesome setup, great job!
thephalanx420
thephalanx420commented7 years ago
@Squirrel_Master, thanks! appreciate it!
BigDaddyK
BigDaddyKcommentedweek 48 years ago
What's in the water ?
thephalanx420
thephalanx420commented8 years ago
@BigDaddyK, I added GH Rooting Enhancer and that's all. Topped up res with 1L each week.
PigBearMan
PigBearMancommentedweek 197 years ago
Cheers mate.👍
RunningHorse
RunningHorsecommentedweek 197 years ago
Badass.
JUNGLE_B4RNS
JUNGLE_B4RNScommentedweek 178 years ago
I'm not happy with my trichomes, they're taking their time to turn milky / amber ... 😐 How are yours after 50 days ?
AbroCadabro
AbroCadabrocommentedweek 178 years ago
I am loving this tent! It's like a work of art!
DabCrab
DabCrabcommentedweek 158 years ago
Those buds are looking AMAZING buddy. I'm glad to keep watching that canopy be perfect in every way. I'm super jealous. Keep it up! Cheers!
JUNGLE_B4RNS
JUNGLE_B4RNScommentedweek 158 years ago
It's getting nice and frosty 😉
BreakingBud
BreakingBudcommentedweek 158 years ago
Awesome. What an amazing job of the canopy you have done. Respect bro. Great skills.
BigDaddyK
BigDaddyKcommentedweek 158 years ago
Great DWC grow , it is a million times easier than soil, and I think they can take higher temps , especially if you add co2 - another nice grow 👍
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