Nirvana AK-48 600 Watt Ebb & Flow

Abnjm

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Anjinsan said:
AK48 can triple in size in the first three weeks of flowering. Then it flat out stops altogether. You are going to love it...strong herb that everyone likes. Grows like a freaking champ...is done in as little as 53 days. (though I like to harvest over the course of a week...starting on day 53) She tops really well. (but you are doing LST only...right?)

I was thinking scrog for my next grow. Seems like an easier form of LST.
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Thanks for stopping in Anjinsan. I checked out your AK 48 threads and they were very enlightening. I figured this might be a healthy eater when I mixed my res to 1000 ppm at 9 days veg and they didn't miss a beat. Good to hear about the early finish, I was hoping to do another New Year's Eve harvest this year.

So far the LST has been pretty straightforward, but we'll see how they produce. I've been averaging 15 oz dry on my previous grows.
 
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Abnjm said:
Thanks for stopping in Anjinsan. I checked out your AK 48 threads and they were very enlightening. I figured this might be a healthy eater when I mixed my res to 1000 ppm at 9 days veg and they didn't miss a beat. Good to hear about the early finish, I was hoping to do another New Year's Eve harvest this year.

So far the LST has been pretty straightforward, but we'll see how they produce. I've been averaging 15 oz dry on my previous grows.
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:) I'm glad you looked. Yeah, I never experienced even a hint of nute burn through two grows of AK48. 15 oz? How many plants? I got 1.5 off the first (cfl grow) and am 1/3rd of the way through harvesting #2. (Hoping to get 2 oz of her...and I think that I will)
 
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Anjinsan said:
:) I'm glad you looked. Yeah, I never experienced even a hint of nute burn through two grows of AK48. 15 oz? How many plants? I got 1.5 off the first (cfl grow) and am 1/3rd of the way through harvesting #2. (Hoping to get 2 oz of her...and I think that I will)
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My Jock Horror grow was three plants, 15 oz dry.

https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/254769-jock-horror-harvest.html

I think I cut 1 or 2 weeks early, but there's plenty for mama and me!

I'm hoping for 600 grams this grow.
 
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Plants are still looking healthy. Tent temp has been 75F at 40%RH. Res temp is a constant 67F. 1100ppm / 2.2 eC at 6.0 pH. All plants have turned towards the light, and another set of fan leaves have formed above my previous tie down spots. I'll probably do my second tie down on Saturday as the runt hasn't quite made it to the net pot rim:



I have only seen one or two fungus gnats in the tent, and their numbers don't seem to be increasing. I'm hoping this may be due to the SM-90 I put in the reservoir and not just blind luck.
 
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Looking very good mate, they are growing fast.. They must be loving the 600W and the 2.2EC (frickn nuts). I hardly run plants over 1.5EC til they are a month old, but hey, it's definitely working 4u..
 
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XxNinjaxX said:
Looking very good mate, they are growing fast.. They must be loving the 600W and the 2.2EC (frickn nuts). I hardly run plants over 1.5EC til they are a month old, but hey, it's definitely working 4u..
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Anjinsan has grown this strain a couple of times, and his grow logs show the AK-48 is a healthy eater. I love hydro because I can push the envelope a little, and if there's problems you can fix them quickly. I'm using the GH Nutrient Calculator to mix my nutes, and I increased the ppm by 10% on my Jock Horror grow during flower. I may try going 20% over for this grow.

I'm thinking I will need to tie down about every 5 days and if the plants continue to grow like this, I may finish the LST in time for a New Years Eve Harvest!

https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/146622-first-harvest-nirvana-sw-ppp.html
 
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socialsmoker said:
looking good bro!! how do u like the coco as a medium does it drain threw the net?
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Other than having some small fungus gnat issues; the little bastages seem to love copulating in the stuff; I am very happy with the coco. After 9 days in veg I had bright white roots poking out of the 8" pots in every direction, so I think it is good media for strong root growth. By the end of a grow, the 2' x 2' x 7" tray is one massive root ball. During my last grow, the rootmass was so heavy, it cracked the reservoir and caused me to harvest a week early. I am currently feeding the plants for 15 minutes every 4 hours. As they are already enjoying 1000 ppm nutes, I'm going to change the cycle to 15 minute floods every 3 hours. I will continue this regiment,during lights on, until harvest.

Thanks for stopping in!
 
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Abnjm said:
Other than having some small fungus gnat issues; the little bastages seem to love copulating in the stuff;
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Get onto it early dude, or else u'll be sorry.
Their population can spiral outta control ridiculously fast.
The little Fuckers actually eat ur roots.
Hang up some sticky traps, that should sort em.
Also avoid watering near lights off if u can, as they breed in the top layer of soil during the dark period if its moist enough..
 
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I don't have a gnat problem now. I meant to say that I have had issues in the past with the coco coir. I'm using SM-90 in the res and as a weekly foliar spray, Go Gnats! sprayed on the top of the coco, and a few rogue ladybugs that found their way in to my tent.
 
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It looks like I'll be doing a lot more tying down. The stems that have been exposed to the light are growing everywhere. I need to be sure to start them heading away from the main stem. Good thing tomorrow is Saturday, it could be a long session. As you can see from the pictures, I've tied down the plants to the edge of the netpot, and I am using binder clips to tighten any loose string as the plants grow. I think I will try to just use the binder clips with string, which should speed things up considerably.

Tent temps got in to the upper 70's due to the warm weather. The hydroton has increased tent humidity to 50% RH. Reservoir is clear, and smells wonderful due to the SM-90. 1100 ppm / 2.2 eC at 6.1 pH, added 10ml of pH down to get to 5.8 pH. Other than a few rogue ladybugs, I cannot see any critters in the tent.



Although they are growing about 1/2" per day, I don't think I'll finish the LST in time to hold a Second Annual CIA Bud Bash on New Year's Eve.

:wall:
 
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My Homebox XL fell over a couple of grows ago, and has never been the same. I've had to keep it straight by tying it to my walls.... I blame the plastic corners that hold the supports together. In addition, it only has one entry zipper and does not have holes in the sides for isolating cool air for the light. I decided to pick up a Sun Hut XL and use the Homebox for my clone / mother tent with an 8 bulb T-5 light.

The Sun Hut has welded steel corners for the posts, intakes to isolate the light cooling circuit, enough other entries to accommodate my reservoir chiller, and a second zipper in back so I can work on LST'ing the plants without having to get inside the tent.

In addition to swapping out tents, I will be completing my second LST tie down and changing the reservoir......

Pics from this morning:



First node growth after LST with lighter for size comparison:



The lighter is leaning against the first node growth. It's probably 6" tall and getting nice and thick.
 
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Started mixing my nutes Thursday by bubbling 12 gallons of tap water. As I wanted to be sure my water was nice and clean, I decided to add 20 ml of H2O2 (35%). Last night I mixed up the same "Growth" formula I used on the 25th. I normally let it sit overnight so the pH stabilizes beefore I start adjusting. When I went into my mud room to adjust pH, I found this:



Thick as coffee with crap on the top. :wall: I think something in the mix (SM-90?) didn't like the H2O2.... Dumped it and scrubbed everything. I will begin mixing tonight and do the move tomorrow.

Yay for college football!!!
 
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