Hey ec, thanks a lot bud.
I read about this light schedule a while ago but never had the balls to do it, so I'm giving it a bash to see if it lives up to the hype. So far it does.
Basically the reason for doing it according to advocates of it are that it cuts your heat build up and electric use as your only using 13 hours to veg your plant. BUT also the extra sleep time supercharges the plants so to speak, helps them grow more vigorously, gives roots a good chance to build up etc.
I just wanted to see if it was possibly true ,and I have to say , I will be doing this again, never had such a fast and healthy start for a plant. I'm looking at having veg complete in less than 3 weeks and that includes a topping..
The "science" behind the schedule is that, cannabis flowers as a response to it sensing a certain amount of dark. Basically as night goes on more and more of a certain hormone builds up within the plant and when it gets to a point it beings it's flowering response. Light kills this hormone rapidly, so that's why with 6 hours dark it doesn't have long enough to flower,but 12 hours it does.
The trick is by interrupting the dark period at 5.5 hours in, it kills the hormone that will flower it, then after an hour of light, it can go in fr the rest of the night and not flower. End result vegging a plant with 13 hours total light. Which when your as para as me atm ,feels like a godsend when the hps goes off everyday.
Now some people will argue more light is more growth, but I am of the camp that believes cannabis benefits from dark time just as much , and judging by the speed of this, which is faster than any 18/6 plants I have grown , this seems to be the case, so far.
I have read it a few different places on the net, it's usually the same cut and paste job, Idk where exactly it came from ,but here's a link to a cut and paste job on rui on it.
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/581366-gas-lantern-routine-save-30-a.html
. I'm about to cut 2 Cindy's that have been in the dark since Saturday morning. Saturday was day 51 so they are at 53 from 12/12 this time.
sounds very plausible and something i'd be keen to try myself! Will keep reading about it man and i'll be watchinh your grow very intently 
