SomeGuy's LED & Other Grows. 2014-15 Season

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stoneslacker

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SG love the veggie pics. Here in Michigan our growing season lasts about one
summer day so I'm not able to start yet. Your pics have me anxious though.

Love the LED build. I really need to pick your brain about drivers one day when you
have the time.

Peace
 
Javadog

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That was a clean build SG. You make that look like such fun.

When I have the dough I will try some of these things.

...but me saying "when I have dough" is tantamount to my saying
"when I get my Freedom". Neither is really all that likely....:^/

JD
 
Mo!

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SomeGuy said:
36" piece of 2" heatsink
angle aluminum
misc hardware
5 vero 10 5000k
1 fastech driver (each cob is at roughly 8-9watts)
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I really like how you did that with the angled brackets all around - I have just been putting them on the ends of mine for mounting eye bolts. Any issues with that driver powering all 5?
 
SomeGuy

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Dr.D81 said:
Look killer! some how I have been here but did not watch the threado_O
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You have tons going on Doc. I'm surprised you keep up on here at all. I have a super tough time myself.. LOL.

Looks really good now though. just past 4weeks in the one led tent and I am almost done transplanting into the new tent. harvest this weekend in the cmh. busy busy! :-)
 
SomeGuy

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stoneslacker said:
SG love the veggie pics. Here in Michigan our growing season lasts about one
summer day so I'm not able to start yet. Your pics have me anxious though.

Love the LED build. I really need to pick your brain about drivers one day when you
have the time.

Peace
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Thanks Stone! Got cold the last few days out here but they are still doing really well. Honestly I love growing anything pot is just my favorite to grow.. LOL!

Driver selection can be a tough part of building. I read through @SupraSPL thread about how to power cobs to get some good ideas. You can always find drivers that fit your needs though. make sure the dc voltage output suits the whole range of the cob your are using and you are safe. If you want to find one that runs multiple cobs just add their voltages to find the specs of the driver you would need. I would be happy to help with ideas though when you are ready.


Javadog said:
That was a clean build SG. You make that look like such fun.

When I have the dough I will try some of these things.

...but me saying "when I have dough" is tantamount to my saying
"when I get my Freedom". Neither is really all that likely....:^/

JD
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None of us are really free my friend. :-) Think positive. Cash-flow and freedom can come. ;-)


Mo! said:
I really like how you did that with the angled brackets all around - I have just been putting them on the ends of mine for mounting eye bolts. Any issues with that driver powering all 5?
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No issues with that driver except a little bit of pulse in my peripheral vision. But I am not exposed to the fixture for long. I built the frame to make it a bit more substantial. LOL! I did not encase it because of a need for low profile. :-)
 
SomeGuy

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So... Things are rocking along.

4-13 First day veg for CMH & LED2 tents. I plan to flip them both in just a few short weeks.

LED1 tent is at 5weeks today. Looking really good. I plan to take the two bud boss panels out in another week or so and put them in LED2 tent. This way each tent will be at around 500w of led... for now. LED2 is also running 9- 10gl smart hempies instead of 9 5gl. I am thinking I will probably run 10gl smart hempies in each 4x4 tent if it makes a difference in yield. :-)

Happy monday all! Take care.
 
eastcoastmo

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SG mate, you have a really cool, clean setup with some dank buds! Top shelf stuff mate :-D
Is it hard building LED's yourself? We pay through the nose for LEDs in Oz, I'd be keen to either build one myself...or pay you to build one for me ;) ha ha
 
SomeGuy

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eastcoastmo said:
SG mate, you have a really cool, clean setup with some dank buds! Top shelf stuff mate :-D
Is it hard building LED's yourself? We pay through the nose for LEDs in Oz, I'd be keen to either build one myself...or pay you to build one for me ;) ha ha
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Thanks!

It is not all that difficult but time consuming. I do have some electronics background though so the technical skill could be a bit of a mountain if you don't already have it.

I can build fixtures.. But quality parts and labor to build them are not cheap. This is why tons of people buy cheaply made LED. Problem is they are not seeing what LED can really do.

I will be making more improvements as time goes on. Lighting will be revamped and I am going to probably alter my medium a bit and go with some automatic feed. Im gonna pump up my game big time as we go into fall this year. :-)
 
eastcoastmo

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Thanks!

It is not all that difficult but time consuming. I do have some electronics background though so the technical skill could be a bit of a mountain if you don't already have it.

I can build fixtures.. But quality parts and labor to build them are not cheap. This is why tons of people buy cheaply made LED. Problem is they are not seeing what LED can really do.

I will be making more improvements as time goes on. Lighting will be revamped and I am going to probably alter my medium a bit and go with some automatic feed. Im gonna pump up my game big time as we go into fall this year. :-)
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Cheers for the reply man, I'll have to look into a course on it! Then its the parts and where to get them from that is more difficult!
If you ever want to sell any, let me know, happy to pimp your gear here in Oz :-D
 
SomeGuy

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Ive been busy w my day job lately but I might have some time early June to put into a build.
I can do custom lights, price varies by parts used and build time. Hit me at [email protected] and we can work out a design and budget.

I need time to build a big light I have planed. I want to do two 8" x 36" panels @300 watts to replace the three bars in the 4*4.
 
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So I am kicking around doing 9 5gl smart pots on a 4x4 flood table with a recycled nutrient drip feed. I would do a 35gl rez and feed little bits many times a day. Ive been researching. I would probably do a custom clay, perlite, coco mix.

Anyone watching have some experience with coco and drip feeding it?. Im looking to do the rez work once a week and not so much hand feeds.
 
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So I am kicking around doing 9 5gl smart pots on a 4x4 flood table with a recycled nutrient drip feed. I would do a 35gl rez and feed little bits many times a day. Ive been researching. I would probably do a custom clay, perlite, coco mix.

Anyone watching have some experience with coco and drip feeding it?. Im looking to do the rez work once a week and not so much hand feeds.
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This is a ok start video..
 
eastcoastmo

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Ive been busy w my day job lately but I might have some time early June to put into a build.
I can do custom lights, price varies by parts used and build time. Hit me at [email protected] and we can work out a design and budget.

I need time to build a big light I have planed. I want to do two 8" x 36" panels @300 watts to replace the three bars in the 4*4.
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Seriously? Man that would be awesome, thanks mate :)
The recirculating feeder system is pretty easy mate, I'm happy to walk you through it. Flowamasta on here has a very simple and effective system. There's 2 holes in the rez, one for outlet to the feed hose (usually 13mm) and then a 20mm return that goes a bit lower on the rez. Then all you need is a pump and all the hose/connectors!
 
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