azaleaviola
Member
Hey guys,
Just wanted to show a few pics of my first small LED grow. (First LED grow, not first grow!) I used a 10 gallon, ebb and flow system using Advanced Nutrients, Bud Candy, and White Shark. My resevoir is just a 15gallon (for extra room) tupperware bin, and my actual plant bin is a black bin I got from Home Depot that is used for masonry. I used a fountain/pond pump from Home Depot. I used a Dremel to drill holes in the bin and used fittings and hoses from my local hydro shop as well as lots of clay pellets for the growing medium. Air pump and water filter/circulator from PetSmart. Changed the water every two weeks, with a two week flush before harvest. I use reverse osmosis water. Kept the pH around 6.2-6.3. Temperature was about 78 and humidity about 50%. I went straight from clone into flower meaning zero vegetation time for faster turn around and less trimming.
I used two 165W panels from http://www.ecogroled.com I'm really pleased with the lights. I was a little worried they would not perform like my 600hps, but the heat was killing my crops. These lights produced no noise, no heat, and very little electric use. It was a little bit of a dance to figure out how close to put the lights, but once I got it it was no sweat. For 165W it's 5-6 inches, for 300W it's 9inches.
Just wanted to show a few pics of my first small LED grow. (First LED grow, not first grow!) I used a 10 gallon, ebb and flow system using Advanced Nutrients, Bud Candy, and White Shark. My resevoir is just a 15gallon (for extra room) tupperware bin, and my actual plant bin is a black bin I got from Home Depot that is used for masonry. I used a fountain/pond pump from Home Depot. I used a Dremel to drill holes in the bin and used fittings and hoses from my local hydro shop as well as lots of clay pellets for the growing medium. Air pump and water filter/circulator from PetSmart. Changed the water every two weeks, with a two week flush before harvest. I use reverse osmosis water. Kept the pH around 6.2-6.3. Temperature was about 78 and humidity about 50%. I went straight from clone into flower meaning zero vegetation time for faster turn around and less trimming.
I used two 165W panels from http://www.ecogroled.com I'm really pleased with the lights. I was a little worried they would not perform like my 600hps, but the heat was killing my crops. These lights produced no noise, no heat, and very little electric use. It was a little bit of a dance to figure out how close to put the lights, but once I got it it was no sweat. For 165W it's 5-6 inches, for 300W it's 9inches.