Full LED grow room/aeroponic system. first attemp
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soulflyx2k
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yeah wow, they do look super healthy
ceestyle
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Just for the record - the plants being green doesn't mean green light bounces off of them. It means they emit green light after absorbing other light, green or not. In a way it's like throwing a ball at a wall: it may come back at the same speed (energy, color for light) you throw it or less, depending on what the wall is like...
thunderchunkie
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Plants are green because they have a substance called chlorophyll in them. Understanding why chlorophyll is green requires a little biology, chemistry and physics.
If we shine white light on chlorophyll, its molecules will absorb certain colors of light. The light that isn’t absorbed is reflected, which is what our eyes see. green. A red apple appears red because the molecule of pigment in the apple’s skin absorbs blue light, not red. Thus, we see red. Chlorophyll molecules absorb blue light and some red light. The other colors are reflected resulting in the green color that we associate with plants.
check out some different books on the subject, theres also alot of info on the web if its that crucial
If we shine white light on chlorophyll, its molecules will absorb certain colors of light. The light that isn’t absorbed is reflected, which is what our eyes see. green. A red apple appears red because the molecule of pigment in the apple’s skin absorbs blue light, not red. Thus, we see red. Chlorophyll molecules absorb blue light and some red light. The other colors are reflected resulting in the green color that we associate with plants.
check out some different books on the subject, theres also alot of info on the web if its that crucial
thunderchunkie
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lmao uberpea. ya, i learned that shit in grade 9 biology back in '88, hehe. guess the brain aint that fried yet, hahaaaa
oh really???
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i'm doin a 900piece four panel blue spectrum led supplement setup with a 250 watt hps main with SCRog and what i call soil-ponics (could be hempybucket) i learn from natmoon. I will update you. i am confident with your grow that mine will be ok. good job. i rep'd ya.
thunderchunkie
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ya, i checked out nats grow there, looks pretty cool, hehe. good luck with it, make a journal if you can. thanks for the reps, back at ya
ceestyle
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Yeah I was replying to something back in the first page. I didn't realize there were like twenty-some pages.
Reflection is the case for pigments, but an entity can absorb green light and appear green. It would likely do it, however, by absorbing a higher energy light - blue, for example - internally converting a bit of the energy, and reemitting at a lower energy.
Reflection is the case for pigments, but an entity can absorb green light and appear green. It would likely do it, however, by absorbing a higher energy light - blue, for example - internally converting a bit of the energy, and reemitting at a lower energy.
thunderchunkie
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Hi y'all. update time, hehe. everything is still goin real good. plants are slow, but i'm curious to see at the end of this if the bud has more of similar potency to outdoor, longer grow season weed, hehe. have to wait and see, lol. the girls are real green and healthy and seem to be reflecting all of the green light, hahaaa.( sorry for the poke there ceestyle, we'll just agree to disagree, lmao!) nute burnt them last week a bit but caught it in time.
here we go,
Room temp-21.6*C
Rez temp-21*C
R.H. 59%(without the fan on, lol)
pH 6.1
Nutes-DNF A&B Bloom@ 70-80%
Lights-12/12
Flushed today
here we go,
Room temp-21.6*C
Rez temp-21*C
R.H. 59%(without the fan on, lol)
pH 6.1
Nutes-DNF A&B Bloom@ 70-80%
Lights-12/12
Flushed today
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nowstopwhining
Too many brownies
Lookin good...and honestly your grow isnt going that slow..they had a slow start but have been on track since. Keep up the good work and you will be happy in the end. 
ceestyle
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haha ... no disagreement, two different phenomena.
i'm really interested to see the comparison of high-wattage LEDs - for example the UFO - to both lower wattage LEDs and HIDs. But FFS the UFO wit 5W lights is like freaking $600 and individual 5W/10W bulbs are $12/19. I am not willing to fork over that bread for something that is going to suck for anything but veg. If they were smart - and the bulbs were good at budding - they would publish a grow journal of a successful, high yielding bud op. Otherwise, I'll just cry bullshit until they do ...
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i'm really interested to see the comparison of high-wattage LEDs - for example the UFO - to both lower wattage LEDs and HIDs. But FFS the UFO wit 5W lights is like freaking $600 and individual 5W/10W bulbs are $12/19. I am not willing to fork over that bread for something that is going to suck for anything but veg. If they were smart - and the bulbs were good at budding - they would publish a grow journal of a successful, high yielding bud op. Otherwise, I'll just cry bullshit until they do ...
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thunderchunkie
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dude, post me a link to that, heheeeee not talking about katie are you?
donkeyballs
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lookin like a good grow. keep it up
SmknVTEC
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Hey thunderchunkie, looking real good man. I just read the whole thread. I see you noticed early on how close the LED's had to be to the plants. I put mine right up to the plants. Of course you have a bit more LED's then me but, still; they should be close. Did you check out my grow? LED lights with pics - Grasscity.com Forums
Everyone who thinks LED's can't work should check out this thread and my thread. Great job thunderchunkie, keep it up.
Everyone who thinks LED's can't work should check out this thread and my thread. Great job thunderchunkie, keep it up.
thunderchunkie
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well, i do believe ive got a male, fucker! ill post a pic before i take it out just to be sure maybe you guys could gimmie your opinion. anyway, i had to go away for the weekend, this is what i came home to.
Room temp, 19.6*C
Rez temp- 20*C
R.H. 56%
pH-6.01
Flush on Wednesday
Lights-12/12
check out the first couple pics, thats the plant i think is a male.
Room temp, 19.6*C
Rez temp- 20*C
R.H. 56%
pH-6.01
Flush on Wednesday
Lights-12/12
check out the first couple pics, thats the plant i think is a male.
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quadrophine
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definitely male.
looks good, I think I'd expect a little bit more bud formation, but your plants as a whole look nice as fuck. good work.
looks good, I think I'd expect a little bit more bud formation, but your plants as a whole look nice as fuck. good work.