The First LED Grow Box
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just read sum of this thread.what am i finking.ya cool grow room,dats all that it will be COOL
HollywoodRpi69
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My script is a bit different but Rock On! I laughedcronic bionic
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i havent been growing for that long and ive been seeing these grow boxes online and i want to make one but i dont know where to start. Any suggestions.
fitzyno1
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Start by buying a HID light and forget about LEDs.
cronic bionic
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whats so bad about led. ive heard they are very energy efficiant and they produce blue and red spectrum light for veg and flowering. Its not that expensive either. i dont know much about hid though maybe your right.
HollywoodRpi69
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Your right build it yourself you can go getto or really nice depending on your budget, I got parts of my idea from a box I saw on Ebay for 2500, you can steal ideas from mine if you like. I think for Cabonets you should use cfl's because of the heat issues. Jury's still out on the LEDs I was happy finding stuff at half the price of the ufo and I'm still trying them out to see if theres a real shift. General concensus around here is the HPS Cool tube is best for flowering.
As for the 7 plants 4 are excellent 2 are ok and one is very questionable actually I just check today's day 8 I'll get it right on of these days
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You can already see a distinct difference between the two strains Northern lights vs White Widow which seems to be shorter in its infancy. Electonics arrived today, So I'll be working on the Cab tonight more pictures to follow....
The center three are the White widow I switched a stubby one with a healthy one to see if its the pump. As I said I'm finishing up the wiring and caulking the seams. As for the AeroGarden I've upped the nutes from 900 ppm to 1250ppm and added an airstone under the slower plants. One of them is almost beyond hope its like retarded or something (no worries Nirvana sent 18 seeds for the price of 10 so there are spares), light a candle say a prayer, You might remember her as the best developed nut of the group, even modeled for the previous pod shots, the pressure was just to much, you know how it can be for the child stars its like Diff'rent Strokes all over again.....
The center three are the White widow I switched a stubby one with a healthy one to see if its the pump. As I said I'm finishing up the wiring and caulking the seams. As for the AeroGarden I've upped the nutes from 900 ppm to 1250ppm and added an airstone under the slower plants. One of them is almost beyond hope its like retarded or something (no worries Nirvana sent 18 seeds for the price of 10 so there are spares), light a candle say a prayer, You might remember her as the best developed nut of the group, even modeled for the previous pod shots, the pressure was just to much, you know how it can be for the child stars its like Diff'rent Strokes all over again.....
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HollywoodRpi69
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OK these are the outlets for the Lights, two seperate cycles, Fans, Bubblers/Airstones, And the main pump Ebb and Flow
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Well I think it's time to call it on the White Widow the three seed are now growing smaller meaning they just don't agree with this particular set up. I'm going to give them to a fellow Green thumb and see if he has better luck, the 4 Northern Lights are all doing quite well another inch today good folliage development etc nutes now @1450 ppm I'm gonna pull one of the WW and put it in just water to see if it makes a difference
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I'll try the nitrogen, thanks. I'm gonna read a little more on White widow before cracking more seeds, The other plants are doing well, nutes were at 1100ppm added a bump 3/4 tablet, PH is Right in that 5.75 area. Now I wait and watch for too much yellow, because theres too much nute etc. Not alot of vertical growth but plenty of Root Development which is after all the purpose of the Areogarden
HollywoodRpi69
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The First LED Grow Box 09-24-2008 05:21 PMsamatter, why won't anyone help you? Could it have anything to do with how badly you treat people?
I'm at the point were I 'm sick of dealing with the haters I'm taking my journal personal, I'll come back when this shit is done Mmmmk Drop a line if you want to check status, ok You win you're way cooler than me
I'm at the point were I 'm sick of dealing with the haters I'm taking my journal personal, I'll come back when this shit is done Mmmmk Drop a line if you want to check status, ok You win you're way cooler than me
HiGHLiFE28
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can u say stretching LOL hahaExcellent growth, no chem burns but leaves are getting a yellow hue, added first fresh h2o w/ no nutes today, White Widow still no change Any Suggestions?
fitzyno1
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The First LED Grow Box 09-24-2008 05:21 PMsamatter, why won't anyone help you? Could it have anything to do with how badly you treat people?
I'm at the point were I 'm sick of dealing with the haters I'm taking my journal personal, I'll come back when this shit is done Mmmmk Drop a line if you want to check status, ok You win you're way cooler than me
Hey, Hollywood what ever happened to this grow?
Are you flowering now?
Are you still using the LEDs?
fitzyno1
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I'm at the point were I 'm sick of dealing with the haters I'm taking my journal personal, I'll come back when this shit is done Mmmmk Drop a line if you want to check status, ok You win you're way cooler than me
Have you any pix? I'm dying to see how well the LEDs brighten up your grow box.
techgrower
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thought ya'll would like to see the results of led grows from begining to end. Hope this helps everyonehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CtROw3uiVg&feature=related.
bobbyboy34
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no one is hating, just don't use LED's
they don't have enough lumen output in order to produce a worth while plant
just look up how many lumens LED put out, i've even seen on an ebay page when someone was selling LEDs, it specifically said these led panels are not intended for use of cannibis growth due to their low light energy output
light energy and light wavelength are different
if i take a straight 3-4 mile road and at one end have both HID 1000w and a 90w led panel, you probably wont see the led panel at the other end of the stretch, because it doesn't have enough energy on its waves to travel that far, the farther it can travel the more powerful it is (light retrospect only)
i researched it bro, i was going to buy led panels, but i did research, and it will work, you'll just get sorry looking plants. Thats with LEDs alone, just use florescent tubes 5k lumnes each, get 5 or 6 you are sitting at 30k lumens, perfect for growth
they don't have enough lumen output in order to produce a worth while plant
just look up how many lumens LED put out, i've even seen on an ebay page when someone was selling LEDs, it specifically said these led panels are not intended for use of cannibis growth due to their low light energy output
light energy and light wavelength are different
if i take a straight 3-4 mile road and at one end have both HID 1000w and a 90w led panel, you probably wont see the led panel at the other end of the stretch, because it doesn't have enough energy on its waves to travel that far, the farther it can travel the more powerful it is (light retrospect only)
i researched it bro, i was going to buy led panels, but i did research, and it will work, you'll just get sorry looking plants. Thats with LEDs alone, just use florescent tubes 5k lumnes each, get 5 or 6 you are sitting at 30k lumens, perfect for growth