Indoor LED Grow 2011
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SmokeyMcSmokester
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yeah..that sounds like a good idea..im gonna load some cheese up. i like this shit.
Canon
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X2! Lights seem a bit pricy to me, but if they work well,, the price will come down in time(?).
TshirtNinja
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yah but look at the electric savings..... they draw a lot less wattage and put out only the PAR peaks that the plant truly needs instead of using spectrum's that are just creating heat. Plus the quality doesn't degrade the same way as replaceable bulbs.... with a 100k hr lifespan ill take the led any day of the week. I plan on throwing down for an additional 600w to the current setup i have. His lights aren't the only quality leds on the market but his are good. I personally use the blackstar series from lighthouse hydro and they are approx a dollar per watt, which is WAY lower. Our led group has seen good results with these so i feel confident to give them my recommendation if you don't have the cash to spend on pricier panels.
Canon
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LEDs have a lot going for them. Like heat, stealth, low operating cost, etc.
Being expensive, they'd need to last and work well to recoup the initial out lay with usage savings.
But still, I need to see some good grows with LEDs ONLY before I jump.
Not meaning any disrespect what-so-ever,, I just need to see a few to believe. (that's why I'm bookmarked to this thread - to see)
Being expensive, they'd need to last and work well to recoup the initial out lay with usage savings.
But still, I need to see some good grows with LEDs ONLY before I jump.
Not meaning any disrespect what-so-ever,, I just need to see a few to believe. (that's why I'm bookmarked to this thread - to see)
carl.burnette
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StoneyC
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adding some more ladies to the LED hut.
Picked up all these last week... been under CFL till i thought they could handle the LED
Lemon OG Kush
Sharks Breath
Strawberry Cough
Canna Haze
Afgani LowRider...
they are going to be at least a full week behind the other ladies but they are pretty solid right now well rooted and ready to rock .. i want them to explode
Picked up all these last week... been under CFL till i thought they could handle the LED
Lemon OG Kush
Sharks Breath
Strawberry Cough
Canna Haze
Afgani LowRider...
they are going to be at least a full week behind the other ladies but they are pretty solid right now well rooted and ready to rock .. i want them to explode
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Canon
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Hmmm, Interesting.
To me, some of them look a bit stretched in a strange sort of way.
I mean they have leaves, But they look small and the stalk looks tal for the leaf structure. That's judging from comparing to my grows with HIDs & CFLs.
Granted, I'm used to looking at trained plants. These look like "straight grows", which is fine. I'm simply stating how it looks to me in comparison. (I've not done a straight grow in a long time)
These;
,,, are what I'm looking at as being a bit sparce for my way of seeing.
Am I missing something? They look like thy've been defoliated and not trained (what I'm used to seeing is all).
To me, some of them look a bit stretched in a strange sort of way.
I mean they have leaves, But they look small and the stalk looks tal for the leaf structure. That's judging from comparing to my grows with HIDs & CFLs.
Granted, I'm used to looking at trained plants. These look like "straight grows", which is fine. I'm simply stating how it looks to me in comparison. (I've not done a straight grow in a long time)
These;
,,, are what I'm looking at as being a bit sparce for my way of seeing.
Am I missing something? They look like thy've been defoliated and not trained (what I'm used to seeing is all).
StoneyC
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they are cuttings that pretty much just rooted got them from a buddy who had them under a weak ass CFL not really sure what wattage was but not much lol..i think thats why they looked stretched compared to the other ladies in the room ... im hoping they will fill out ..ive started their training and hopefully we shall see improvement ... ill keep you updated on these ones seperate from the first girls in the room
StoneyC
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the first pic is when i got the first set of clones the GC,AG,CJ,PT ... second is them transplanted into the rockwool a few days after i picked them up... next 3 are same clones in pic 1 about 10 days under LED... the last 2 pics are of the new set of clones i just placed under the LED today .. so hopefully in a week i can get them to look something close lot of LST and a lil bit of topping
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StoneyC
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thats still kinda up in the air ... im looking at several different options right now lol....1st i originally was going to run a basic drip system just the flood tray on the table res underneath all that etc.etc. BUTTT ive ran into a problem with that being as the if i were to keep that setup i would already be close to 3 ft off the ground and in a little room only 7ft high that leaves me with little room for height under the LED lights seeing as they dont recommend putting the LEDs closer then 18 inches or 1 1/2 feet from the tops of the plants..so with that being said im pretty much limited to about 3 foot tall ladies unless i wanna try pushing it ... 2nd option was to fill the whole tray with plants about 25 of them and go 3 feet that way and flower it all out which would have a good yield i think but ive let to much time pass to really run with that idea unless i use the girls i have now as mothers and take clones and fill the tray that way but thats WAY to much time lol.... 3rd Idea i have is to scrap the whole drip setup and build a 5 gallon DWC setup and run about 8 plants in the room to a final size close to 5ft. well trained bushy beautiful women .. one perk about that final idea is that i can get a good amount of clones of off them before they go into flowering for my outdoor crop
.. one perk about that final idea is that i can get a good amount of clones of off them before they go into flowering for my outdoor crop
StoneyC
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First Day of LST for my younger ladies...
Lemon OG Kush
Sharks Breath
Strawberry Cough
Afghani Low Rider...
hopefully they will fill in rather quickly they were skinny lil clones but last day alone theyve been booming probably finally adjusted to their new homes..
Lemon OG Kush
Sharks Breath
Strawberry Cough
Afghani Low Rider...
hopefully they will fill in rather quickly they were skinny lil clones but last day alone theyve been booming probably finally adjusted to their new homes..
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StoneyC
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Everythings looking good so far all plants are growing rapidly ... bout to bump up the nutes here later on today for the little girls they are graduating to early veg so proud of my girls lol... got a bid on a 8 bucket DWC setup so that should be here at my local hydro store within two days ... its all random pieces so im going to have to put it together but by weeks end i should have everything set up ... im excited
so proud of my girls lol... got a bid on a 8 bucket DWC setup so that should be here at my local hydro store within two days ... its all random pieces so im going to have to put it together but by weeks end i should have everything set up ... im excited
StoneyC
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im actually loving them so far .. theyve been loads easier to use then HID lighting that im use to using ... ive had no problems with heat really at all just a simple exhaust fan works wonders and keeps me right were i need to be unlike HPS lighting where i had to setup an a/c to keep my room temps down running my bill rocket high ... im running (2) in a room a little smaller then half your projected size but i feel i have ample amount of light so running 3 has the potential to work for you im not sure how well the coverage really would be ... they are rated to cover an area of 50 sq ft during veg and 25sq ft during flower so if i were you id run the 3 for veg and maybe some CFLs for supplement light and maybe a low wattage HPS or CFLs during flowering to help boost your performance..
this is my first round using just LED lighting so ill let you know how its coming along and keep everyone updated on my progress
this is my first round using just LED lighting so ill let you know how its coming along and keep everyone updated on my progress
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