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Royal Gorilla by RQS DWC w/ Viparspectra
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Indoor
Room Type
ScrOG
weeks 9-16
LST
weeks 4-5, 7
Topping
weeks 4-5, 7
Main-Lining
weeks 4-5, 7
Defoliation
weeks 4-5, 7
Expanded Clay
Grow medium
Mineral Wool
Grow medium
25 L
Pot Size
0
Germination2 years ago
PabloTheGrowerHey grommies,
Since i had so much luck with my 1st Royal Gorilla by RQS why don't give it another grow?!
But this time it will be grown in deep water culture. This was my first grow in any type of hydroponics and LED. Looking back the "blurple" vipar spectra was a mistake. Used it in a couple of grows, coincidentally when switched to dwc as well, so not only the learning curve was huge as I was having issues that I no longer have not using this old generation LED.
That being said Viparspectra as very good more recent products, so nothing against the brand at all.
Good grows!
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Glass Of Water
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation2 years ago
3 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
5.8
250 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
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Week 2. Vegetation2 years ago
6 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
5.8
250 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 5
B'cuzz Hydro A 0.75 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 0.75 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
Booth plants are growing fast, the leaves are big solar panels since the early stages of this strain.
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Week 3. Vegetation2 years ago
10 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
5.8
250 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 0.75 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 0.75 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
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Week 4. Vegetation2 years ago
10 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
5.8
250 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.25 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.25 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
First training week, including LST (Thru mainline), Topping and defoliation.
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LST
Technique
Topping
Technique
Main-Lining
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
5
Week 5. Vegetation2 years ago
More photos +1
15 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
5.8
250 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.25 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.25 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
After one week the plant recovered very nicely, but increasingly the difficulty of training, bending etc.
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LST
Technique
Topping
Technique
Main-Lining
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
7
Week 7. Vegetation2 years ago
20 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
5.8
250 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.25 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.25 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
Due to lack of sylica and talent 🤦♂️🏽😶🌫️, i ended up beaking half of one plant. I've decided before to lst one plant since the beginning and topping and mainline the other. The one i topped first wast to soon and too deep of a cut which made the plant recover poorly.
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LST
Technique
Topping
Technique
Main-Lining
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 8. Vegetation2 years ago
More photos +6
20 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
5.8
250 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.25 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.25 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
This was the last week of veg l, in the end of the week i turned to flower schedule. As well.as the weekly feed and water change.
I also ended up taking 2 clones before the light schedule change. I offered one to a friend and flowered the other with the other plants. The clone turned deep purple despite the mother didn't.
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Week 9. Flowering2 years ago
20 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.9
875 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.5 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.5 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
Chose to also use a scrog, mainly because i was seeing early signes of severe stretching. Ended up being much worse than i thought.
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ScrOG
Technique
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Week 10. Flowering2 years ago
More photos +3
20 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.9
875 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.5 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.5 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
Very very stretchy and with fragile branches.
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ScrOG
Technique
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Week 11. Flowering2 years ago
More photos +2
20 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.9
875 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.5 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.5 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
The clones had no training but theiy are looking very good. I also chose to run them at an higher ec close to 2.1.
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ScrOG
Technique
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Week 12. Flowering2 years ago
20 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.9
875 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.5 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.5 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
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ScrOG
Technique
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Week 13. Flowering2 years ago
More photos +5
20 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.9
875 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.5 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.5 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
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ScrOG
Technique
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Week 14. Flowering2 years ago
More photos +3
20 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.9
875 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
1 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.5 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.5 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
Buds are very resinous, but due to the stretch they are very spaced between each other. Also I'm getting trouble to fatten them up. Seem airy and the tips are drying a litle bit.
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ScrOG
Technique
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Week 15. Flowering2 years ago
More photos +3
1.1 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.9
875 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
2 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.5 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.5 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
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ScrOG
Technique
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Week 16. Flowering2 years ago
More photos +3
1.1 cm
12 hrs
23 °C
5.9
875 PPM
65 %
20 °C
25 L
50 cm
2 PPM
Nutrients 7
B'cuzz Hydro A 1.5 mll
B'cuzz Hydro B 1.5 mll
Atazyme 1 mll
Last week of flowering. Buds stayed slim but with awsome smell. Branched are britle and slim as well. Clone is deep purple.
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Used techniques
ScrOG
Technique
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Week 16. Harvest2 years ago
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Spent 107 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
8/10
Rated
177.5 g
Bud wet weight per plant
75 g
Bud dry weight per plant
2
Plants
0.64 m²
Grow Room size
Hard
Difficulty
Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
CO2
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Pot size
Lamp distance
More photos +6
Great genetics overall as RQS get us used too.
Although the flower turned out light amd airy with a lot of foxtail, i balme it on the old school led fixture and me.
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