Lazy C-99 automated coco grow

Well I got to be honest here, I had such terrible trouble getting some beans to pop that when I finally got 2 c-99s to pop I wasn't into documenting the grow. But I followed coco for cannabis' nutrient recipe and everything was gucci. I also had to prolong veg because I went away for the new year. I had an auto drainage and auto watering set up but I was nervous to say the least that they would survive/my house would burn down. I did try to teach a friend to PH my fert tank when he fed my cats, but he didn't do it (yah stoners for ya). So the plants I had were hooked up and my friend never even checked on them I didn't know if they were going to be alive or not. But I opened my veg cab and it was a jungle in there, we had PH problems and some light damage where they had touched the flo bulbs. PH was over 9! So I topped and defoliated and let her recover for a few weeks before flipping one of the plants. This is also where I started documenting.