Tav's DIY DWC CFL Nirvana Ice + Others - 2011

taverasme

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Hey guys o_O

What strain is it?

Nirvana Ice - 10x regular
Big Bud #1 - 2x regular
Delicious Caramelo - 1x feminized
Canadian Middies Bagseed - 4x regular

All seeds purchased from 420mag sponsor Herbie's Head shop. Arrived from overseas in 4 days, impressive.

Bagseed is over 3 years old, found it packed in my stash at home. Germed 52 seeds and had 4 sprout, more on this later.

Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages?


ICE : Afgani x Skunk x NL x Shiva
BB1: Big Bud x NL
DC: Indica x Lavender Sativa?
BS: Unknown, supposedly crossed with NL, primarily grown outdoors.

Indoor or outdoor?

Indoor, 32gal DWC setup

How often are you watering?

Perpetually >:O

Type and strength of ferts used?

GH flora, micro, bloom from the chart.

Lights?
4x 48W T12's 6500k(veg)
4x 48W T12's 3000k(flower)
1x 85W CFL 3000k(300W Equiv, full time)
1x 65W CFL 3000k(200W Equiv, full time)

Goals?

.5 Gram per actual Watt.
=171g


Whew, now with the tech specs out of the way....

I have a 4'x20"x3' closet. My deep water culture(DWC) setup is a 32gallon tote, with 15 sites cut into the top. I purchased a small aquarium air pump online with 2 outputs it is intended for a 60gal tank. The pump is connected to 2x 10" linear airstones.

With only 1m of vertical space, my goal is to spread this grow out using Low Stress Training(LST) via a mesh.

The idea here is to be somewhat discrete, here are some images so you get the idea:

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Empty sites covered while my new seeds germ ^

This build cost me about ~$200 including seeds.

LOG:

11/18 : Germed 52 3yr old bagseeds, an old favorite of mine in high school. About ~25 cracked, ~10 grew a tail > 1cm, 4 grew into promising plants.

11/20 Built and assembled my discrete closet grow room with materials not exceeding $150
Purchase list:
32 gal tote(yard sale)
60gal dual air pump (yard sale)
2x 10" airstone (walmart)
2m aquarium hosing (walmart)
15x 3.75" netpots (hydro shop)
10L hydroton (hydro shop)
100 root riot cubes ""
1qt GH flora bloom ""
1qt GH flora micro ""
1qt GH flora gro ""
60ml dutch master replicator ""
4x 48W Fluorescent Tubes(homedepot)
2x 4' dual tube sockets ""
85w + 65w CFL + reflectors (yard sale)
2x staples cardboard boxes (yard sale)
1x laptop cooler (yard sale)
1x window fan (yard sale)

11/23
Many seeds failing to germinate after 5 days. My germ routine:
1. 24hr soak in brita filtered tapwater next to my water heater(warm,dark)
2. moist paper towels between a plate on top of the fridge(warm, dark)
3. when root is 1/8" from seed plant 1/4" in a moist root riot cube under a rubbermain "germ dome" under lights.

Ordered 10x Regular Nirvana Ice seeds from herbies head shop (420 sponsor) came with 2x big bud #1 regulars and 1x delicious caramelo feminized, free.

11/25


4 Remaining plants placed into my DWC tank with pots 1" from water surface.
My Mix :

28 gal filtered tapped water
1/4 tsp/gal gro, bloom, micro

11/29

Seeds arrived from herbies.
Began germination on all 13 seeds immediately.

All 4 plants in the tank have reached the nute solution and are beginning their 2-3 node, with the largest plant having a 7" root system. Lights on 24/0.

11/30


Herbies seeds seem to be high quality, in 24 hrs 13/13 cracked. My Big Bud #1(BB1 from here on) is the fastest germing seed I have ever seen and BOTH seeds are already in a rube riot cube under the germ dome, skipping paper towel. 1/8" in 24 hrs, such a difference compared to my shitty seeds.

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The entire purpose of me posting this online is for YOUR feedback, I have 2 successful soil grows under my belt, but hydro is new to me!

PIECE OUT!
:thumb:
 
Hey bro, nice setup I would get rid of the foil though man, it can create hotspots and burn Ur shit ...

nice... yea i agree w j, i use centers of paper plates to cover the tops of the pots, if you were tryn to keep the light out.

Done and done, thanks guys.

Now for my update!!!

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My strongest plant, probably mostly sativa, given the leaf structure ^^

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Give you an idea of the size ^^

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14" roots! ^^

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My big bud... ^^

:hookah:

LOG:

12/1
PH'd tank to ~5.8
Added 3tsp Superthrive
1 Nirvana Ice seed cracked but no tail...

12/3
All plants are now in the DWC setup under lights.
In all, 3 Nirvana Ice seeds failed, 1 because I broke a root slightly during transplant into root riot cubes(it got too long!) 1 Cracked w/no tail, and 1 just dried out in my root riot cube, unsure of where I went wrong here....

12/6
Water is getting cloudy, with a little hydroton residue showing on the plant roots, will need a res change in the near future. PH generally sliding higher, re-PH'd to ~5.8.
 
12/12 Water contaminated, 50% of roots covered with root rot in a 24hr period. Cleared system with 3% H2O2. New root growth has started, but no vertical growth occuring.

12/14 Ordered 400W HPS w/400W MH conversion bulb from htg. Also ordered mylar to reduce light wastage, also I need to seal my closet eventually for a carbon filter. Plants still in shock, new root growth on 95% of infected tissues. I noticed that my largest plant still managed some vertical growth 2" inches or so... I am hopeful!
 
Is this grow still alive?

If so, please update us with some pictures and info.

How about posting a 420 Strain Review?

I am moving this to abandoned journals until we get updates.

Thanks and hope all is well in your world!

Love and respect from all of us here at 420 Magazine!
 
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