Auto AK47 + Lowryder2 400w HPS

Reiss

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• May 3, 2009

• #1

Hi all,
After redesigning my grow room, got my hands on some auto AK47 seeds + 1 Fem Lowryder2 from a previous grow.

Soil: Biobizz Light mix
Lights: first 2 weeks - 200w CFL envirolite, after 2 weeks - 400w HPS. on 20 / 4 start to finish.
Nutes: All biobizz organics.

For the extract, I built a wooden box, lined it with thick rubber (to keep it quiet) and also added a fan controller.

Grow room pic -

day 3 -

day 4 (getting a bit of natural sunlight)

day 8 -

day 12 -

day14 -

day 16 (first day under 400w hps) -

day 16 # 2 -

So far so good, they are looking nice and healthy. The Auto AK47 are growing a lot bigger than the LR2 which is what I had hoped for.

Will keep this diary updated until the very end.

Feel free to post comments.

 

Iron Lungz23

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• May 3, 2009

• #2

Nice setup bro! Subscribed!!

 

spliffbazz

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• May 3, 2009

• #3

grand setup man and can the light be got closer to the plants cuz of the cooltube ?

spliffbazz

 

Reiss

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• May 3, 2009

• #4

the temps are are around 28-30C at the mo, I don't have a proper intake, it's just sucking air out of the room and blowing out at the top of the cupboard. They should be showing sex in about a week and I'll repot into 8ltr pots which will bring them much closer to the light.
Thanks for the comments

 

Reiss

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• May 5, 2009

• #5

Hi all,
Now on day 20 of the grow.
All 3 plants have started to flower! I'm very happy to discover that my 2 non-fem AK47 plants have both turned out to be female!! bonus

before the re-pot: (Lowryder 2 is on the left)

Re-potted into 8ltr containers and gave them a good feed plus a couple of teaspoons of organic blackstrap molasses (LR2 on the right):

Close up of 1 of the flowers:

 

Reiss

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• May 7, 2009

• #6

Day 22. Starting to smell. Growing nicely

 

Reiss

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• May 9, 2009

• #7

24 days old. These girls are going nuts! never seen such bushy autoflowering plants! The side branches are almost overtaking the main cola. God bless my new 400w HPS

The 2 AK47's are at the back, Lowryder2 at the front.

 

Reiss

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• May 12, 2009

• #8

Another update. Didn't intend to be posting so often but these girls are growing at an incredible rate compared to my previous grows.

27 days old -

 

Reiss

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• May 14, 2009

• #9

day 29. Damn extract fan has broken, had to raise the light until a new one arrives. Starting to bud nicely

 

Reiss

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• May 15, 2009

• #10

main colas of both AK's

feel free to comment

 

wrecka

Member

• May 16, 2009

• #11

lookn real nice man! i just placed an order on these seeds, did you cut the main cola earlier?

 

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DankyDoodle

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• May 16, 2009

• #12

looking good man. I think I am going to do some auto variety next grow. I am surely watching to see how this one goes. They are certainly looking good.

 

Reiss

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• May 16, 2009

• #13

wrecka said:

lookn real nice man! i just placed an order on these seeds, did you cut the main cola earlier?

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Nothing has been cut except for a few large fan leaves at the bottom.
They usually grow to a maximum height of around 2ft so need for chopping, fiming or LST'ing

 

Reiss

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• May 16, 2009

• #14

Day 31:

The new fan has arrived, too big for my home made silencer box but damn does it shift air.
Have it hooked up to a fan controller and on its lowest setting the room stays at 24C with the doors closed!

Fitted a cheapo carbon filter to the end of the cooltube and also on the ducting exit grill, my whole flat was starting to smell!

 

Reiss

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• May 19, 2009

• #15

Day 34:
Buds galore

 

wannabee

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• May 19, 2009

• #16

hey, looking Great!!!! i'm impressed. just wondering about your "cheapo carbon filter" hopefully i'll need one soon.

 

Reiss

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• May 20, 2009

• #17

The cheapo carbon filter was a sheet that you can buy and cut to size. Absolutely useless!
Have been looking at the DIY active carbon filters on here. I think I'll have to try and build one as the smell is pretty strong.

 

Reiss

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• May 27, 2009

• #18

Day 42, buds are filling out nicely. Not too frosty yet though, hope they hurry up!

 

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HughC

Member

• May 28, 2009

• #19

Hey man, would you be able to compare and contrast the likely yield from the auto ak's and lowryder #2? I've read the ak's can yield a bit more.

Cheers

 

Reiss

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• May 28, 2009

• #20

HughC said:

Hey man, would you be able to compare and contrast the likely yield from the auto ak's and lowryder #2? I've read the ak's can yield a bit more.

Cheers

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The AK47's are easily 3-4 times bushier and twice as tall as the lowryder2.

I've grown a few LR2's before but these AK's are a LOT bigger.

Will be posting a few new pics soon, will include a size comparison, though this LR2 is a bit sick and not as big as the last few I've grown.