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    never did auto flower before have two strains Chocodope and Red Russian XXL. both with 7 - 8 week flowering range. is a 18/6 or a 20/4 cycle good for whole life of plant? also i read that it doesnt need complete darkness at night. wont effect the outcome? any other things that i need to know about, just using 300 watt LED light. have more is one enough?? any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks

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    Hello, I am finining off some auto's right now and kept a 18-6 schedule the whole time. In hindsight I will probably cut it back to more like 12-12 late in flower stage as to cut down on heat and light stress which are my problem. I grew mine with a 300 watt led in small grow box. Grew Tangerine dream and Critical Purple. Good Luck!
    Grow Space: Small Cabinet 20"w X 4'h
    Medium: Hydro Bubbleponics
    Nutes: GH Trio Flora
    Light: LED 300 Watt MARS Hydro
    Current Grow: Inside; Critical Purple, Tangerine Dream/Outside: White Widow,MOB

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    • marpolo
      marpolo commented
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      thanks for the info, i'm using a Maxisun 300 W LED light . Should be similar . how many inches away from plants were you?

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    ,I keep my autos under 24 hour light until they start to flower...then I throw them outside and let them get sunlight during the day and then garage at night. I have read you can do a 12/12 on them, but from the ones I have grown, I think they grow bigger under the 24 hour light... Check out my post of "wtf have I got now" this is my wierd auto that I am only using a cheap ass 50 w led puck light wrapped in a towel until I put it in a larger pot and put in my tent...and this plant is only 18 days old.

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    • marpolo
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      any fans used just 24 hr light to start till flowering. outside ,then in direct sunlight? any nutrients and when in tent how far away from plants. normal 16 - 20 inches with a 300 w LED or would you go with a 150 W HPS light?

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    I have a 350 w led in my tent, and yes I use a small 6 inch clip fan to blow on the plants, as well as a 6 inch intake fan bringing in cool air from the room, and it's vented outside through a dryer vent installed in the window. I use fox farms nutes at about 1\4 strength than what they recommend. I also do 1\3 Coco, 1\3 perlite and 1\3 fox farms happy frog soil. I don't really have a measurement for the light away from the plants in the tent because I kinda watch the leaves and you can tell if the light is too close... And yes, definitely outdoors in the sun!! Sorry I don't know much about the HPS Light, I started with CFL and then bought my Led... My tent is big enough I could run 2 lights in it, but my setup has been working very well for me so far.

    They are fun to grow... I think at least. They are a little more forgiving than I originally had read too. What's really cool is when they start their stretch, you can literally watch em grow over night.
    Last edited by Pyro1711; 07-02-2018, 10:47 PM.

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    • marpolo
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      thanks for the help!!

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    Less than 200 watts of cob led and a 90 watt mars Click image for larger version  Name:	20180106_115850.jpg Views:	2 Size:	3.19 MB ID:	222500Click image for larger version  Name:	IMG_20180111_113943131.jpg Views:	3 Size:	1.07 MB ID:	222501 2x4x5 tent. Now with LsT Click image for larger version  Name:	20180531_140110.jpg Views:	2 Size:	971.8 KB ID:	222502Click image for larger version  Name:	20180622_053028.jpg Views:	2 Size:	791.8 KB ID:	222503 added 4th cob. Light is dimmable 320 watts possible running at 200 watts now. Click image for larger version  Name:	20180615_110920.jpg Views:	1 Size:	903.5 KB ID:	222504 moved mars and hlg 65 watt board 4000k into 30x30 for 2nd tent Click image for larger version  Name:	20180626_193035.jpg Views:	4 Size:	723.8 KB ID:	222505 vegging hard, 2 weeks later Click image for larger version  Name:	20180702_175042.jpg Views:	2 Size:	873.9 KB ID:	222509 .
    light burned plant Click image for larger version  Name:	20180702_175054.jpg Views:	2 Size:	956.3 KB ID:	222508 did this when I added 4th cob, didn't turn power down. 2nd to last grown under cobs last week flushed in 30x30 tent. Last pic noobs a poping.
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    Last edited by Jibblerjoe; 07-03-2018, 08:32 AM.

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    • marpolo
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      those are nice ...

    • Pyro1711
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      I'm pretty sure that's what I have for a tent...2x4x5 I can stagger 4 5 gallon pots in it...but I usually only do 2 at a time

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