Yes, I started from seed. I don't quite remember where I got them from, but the seeds were an official lowlife packet of 10. 8 of 10 germinated, 7 of 10 survived to plant, and 4 of those 7 were females. As for the 24 hours of darkness, well that turned into 72 hours of darkness before I cut and hung. I sampled a bud, and it wasn't even that harsh, but oh my god it blew my mind. Very nice buzz, kind of heady makes me want to let the others go just a bit longer, but I think the 24 hours minimum of dark helps to filter out some of the tiger bloom and big bud leftover from the last feeding. I flushed a week before this harvest, and what looks to be 2 weeks before the others.
As for the nutrient schedule, I went by the guidelines, but cut the number of feeding times in half, with equal non-nutrient waterings(just plain water every other feeding), and half the recommended concentration. For the bagseeds I am just letting them have it a little more concentrated as I don't believe my drainage is as good as it should be. These guys really hardly need much watering or nutrients as it is a very resilient strain, but they obviously benefit from them.