Nirvana NL Auto

I've done a couple small cfl closet grows In the past and one out door. Nothing really notable from any.

This time around I actually decided to invest in a tent and and gear and do a journal along with it since I've used this site to learn along the way.

Running 3 Nirvana Auto Northern Lights Fem. Cfl for veg and extra lighting if need be. 150w hps for flower. 4in fan and carbon filter. Coco Loco medium and Gen Hydro Flora series nutes. 12L pots with holes prepared for lst.

Soaked medium until I had plenty of run off and allowed to sit under the hps a few hours before placing the seeds directly in. All 3 sprouted within 48hours.

Now time to pack a bowl and enjoy day 1. Wish me luck.

Nice little set up. Subbed up

Whats the tent size?

Lucky Luke said:

Nice little set up. Subbed up

Whats the tent size?

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2x2x5. I also have a 3x3x5 on the way to move them into so I can get Auto WW started with in a couple weeks.

tiddleurpooter said:

2x2x5. I also have a 3x3x5 on the way to move them into so I can get Auto WW started with in a couple weeks.

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2 x 2 is about perfect for that light footprint id say (but im no expert) 3 x 3 may be pushing the boundaries of that light.

Lucky Luke said:

2 x 2 is about perfect for that light footprint id say (but im no expert) 3 x 3 may be pushing the boundaries of that light.

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Ordered 2 of the mars hydro 300w led to run along with some cfl in the 3x3 since I've never tried led. Excited for it all to arrive and get set up.

I think I'm more pumped for the grow than I am the smoke, lol.

Definitely looks n sounds like your well on your way. I'm subbed as well, cause I honestly never watch a NL auto in action. Can't wait to see the beauties you unfold! Best of luck

Had a little bit of stretch on the seedlingd the last couple days. Light may have been too high.
The Coco Loco is keeping moist perfectly even under the light 24/7 so no additional watering yet, just a light mist around the base of the seedlings once each day.

Thats not a big issue you can bury all that extra stem at a later date and it will create more roots.

Make sure you get a good exhaust because 2 mars hydro in a 3x3 is gonna get hot.

whytewidow said:

Make sure you get a good exhaust because 2 mars hydro in a 3x3 is gonna get hot.

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Oh yeah. My little 4in def won't be enough. Also what's the best way to pull cold air in? My fan works well now for venting most of the heat but it's still a bit high imo. Hovering around 85°F.

I use a portable ac

Day 5 not much to report. Just. A few pics of the tiny girls.

I have a smaller box with a 300watt Mars Hydro and was battling temps of 90F at first. This is my temp solution until I can replace the small exhaust fans without disturbing the grow. $30 for the whole setup and it's dropped my temps down to 79F on average.

Yeah, good grow--interested in autos and love NL--and growing with a vipar450--so good luck mate--whatever does well in yours will do well in mines--so far so good--a little stretchy but as someone above said--you can bury the long stems deeper--I think?--or can you do that with autos--I got a lot to learn--subbed for the ride

Bilbo Baggins said:

Yeah, good grow--interested in autos and love NL--and growing with a vipar450--so good luck mate--whatever does well in yours will do well in mines--so far so good--a little stretchy but as someone above said--you can bury the long stems deeper--I think?--or can you do that with autos--I got a lot to learn--subbed for the ride

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Thinking about actually leaving the extra stretch exposed for later when I bend them to start LST

Day 12. Girls are all coming along good. Gonna wait about 2 more weeks before nutes.

Day 16. All the girls are looking good, one little runt but she's still developing nicely as far as undergrowth starting. Stake them down for a little bit of starter Lst and so the undergrowth on all of them could get more light. Still only plain ph'd water.

Day 19. All the girls have started to fill out very nicely. All staying relatively short still but nice node spacing. Plan to start 1/4 strength nutrients on saturday. Temp has been staying around a steady 75°~ lights on, and about 67-70°~ lights out. Also with the last plant are the leaves curling from my hps being too close?

They are filling out nicely. It does look like they have a bit of heat stress. Check this link out and grab yourself a circulation fan that clips to your tent poles to help move that hot air: http://www.growweedeasy.com/serrated-edges-curling-up

Agentbuckwold3 said:

They are filling out nicely. It does look like they have a bit of heat stress. Check this link out and grab yourself a circulation fan that clips to your tent poles to help move that hot air: http://www.growweedeasy.com/serrated-edges-curling-up

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Just got back from buying 2 6in clip on fans to get better air movement around the plants and directly under my hps to move the hot air from under it faster. Gonna wait it out a couple days and update with new pics this weekend.