Full LED grow room/aeroponic system. first attemp

Looking good THunderChunkie...Not a fan fan of the panels myself, but I swear by the LED floods...Keep up the good work!!! I'll keep watchin.
 
i agree, the panels are much too ambient to be effective, i like the spots too, easy to move, they have a stronger beam and more focused too. i am however designing a light array after im done this that will utilize all of the LEDS i have, like a standard V hoou with the 4 panels on the inside and the 7 spots i have around the edges. it would allow me to move all of them alot closer to my plants, hehe
 
chunkie - the biggest problem with LEDs - new generation in particular - are the optics of getting the light out of the LED. Weaker LEDs have more light scattered on the way out. It also widens the spectrum.
 
hahaa, upon closer inspection this evening, because the other juicy fruit looked a little suspicious yesterday, lo and behold it was a male! another fucker!!!

a picture says a thousand words if you ever want to know what a male looks like, hehe. so ill put another up.

now im left with 2 texada timewarp, both girls:hump:
 

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So I have been looking into LEDs for a while now, but I still don't know exactly what to get. I'm trying to make a veg/mom cabinet, rather small. I don't plan on flowering with LEDs, not yet though. I was wondering if anyone could help me pick them out.

This is my first choice:
3 NL-VII BULBS, High Power LED Grow Lights 455,660 NM - eBay (item 200214957445 end time Apr-16-08 12:56:42 PDT)

This one is my second:
LED Grow Light High Power LED Plant Growth - eBay (item 350047744837 end time Apr-16-08 08:46:33 PDT)

My third:
www.LEDwholesalers.com - PAR38 BLUE LED Flood Light 42 SMT 110 240 Volt Grow Light

And my last choice:
High Power PAR38 42 SMT BLUE LED Vegging Grow Light - eBay (item 320238712995 end time Apr-15-08 23:58:35 PDT)

Any ideas as to which one and how many I would need in a 1.5' x 1.5' x 2.5' high grow box to keep two or three mothers (small ones) and veg for a few weeks about 5 clones?
 
im still not suggesting that everyone go out and buy whatever LEDs they can find to veg or bud. if you're going to go out and get them anyway, make sure you get ones that are specifically "grow lights." I dont know about using only blue ones for vegging cause I haven't tried that. mine do seem to be working allright so far, but i wont make any conclusions about them until i see what the finished product is like. should be alot nicer now seeing as i had to get rid of 2 of the 4 plants i had going cause they were males. gives me the chance to get all 7 spots closer to the girls, hehe.

If anyone is going to go ahead and buy them as a result of watching my thread, keep in mind I'm not endorsing them just yet. and I dont want anyone blaming me for loosing 10 clones or ruining a crop. I take no responsibility for anyone else's results, hehe.
 
thunderchunkie said:
If anyone is going to go ahead and buy them as a result of watching my thread, keep in mind I'm not endorsing them just yet. and I dont want anyone blaming me for loosing 10 clones or ruining a crop. I take no responsibility for anyone else's results, hehe.
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But if it works, he'll take a cut(ting)!!!!

My blue floods raised one hell of a plant. My red floods are blooming one hell of a plant. They will sustain a mother(blue only) just fine. Internodal length is kept really tight. Mine produced healthy clones for 2 months before I tripped her 2 12/12. been 3 weeks and it's a buddin motha (pardon the pun). My whole box uses less power than 2 100 wt light bulbs do.

do some research people. it's outthere and getting better all the time.
 
the mfg of my floods has just sent me info on a 300wt LED grow fixture....
all 1wt superbright leds....my credit card is tingling!
 
daaang that sounds expensive...
Leds would be so great for something like a PC grow if they were so damn expensive *sigh*

Duece.
 
uberpea said:
daaang that sounds expensive...
Leds would be so great for something like a PC grow if they were so damn expensive *sigh*

Duece.
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it would fry a pc box....we are talking 300 (1watt super bright) not 5mm like I am using in my led floods or Thunderchunkie's panels. This should rival a 1000 hps....or close.....I await all those who say nay to message me that I am full of it...
 
the only problem with the LED could be the "dim factor" -- if the power circuitry isn't done properly, you could end up with dim LEDs in 6 months... and blow all that money :( BUT I'm sure that's won't happen because you're going to show us how to build that monster of a light! ;)
 
MstrWilliam said:
it would fry a pc box....we are talking 300 (1watt super bright) not 5mm like I am using in my led floods or Thunderchunkie's panels. This should rival a 1000 hps....or close.....I await all those who say nay to message me that I am full of it...
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oh no no! i agree 300w of LEDs is wayyyy too much for a pc grow. I was just talking about LEDs in general. :hump:
 
PowerTrance said:
the only problem with the LED could be the "dim factor" -- if the power circuitry isn't done properly, you could end up with dim LEDs in 6 months... and blow all that money :( BUT I'm sure that's won't happen because you're going to show us how to build that monster of a light! ;)
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not my specialty....they built it....I just want to prove it!
 
thunderchunkie said:
MstrWilliam, any chance you have a link to that fixture you could post here. hehe, id like to see that
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It is a chinese company.... bilwood.com Their website is limited with their info, but email them and they will send what you want. I must admit I am sceptical only because I was not thrilled with the panels, and then only because they were outshined (pun intended) by the led floods. The 90wt and 300wt fixtures all use 1wt super bright leds, and I believe 288 of them so in effect its a 288wt light. I am interested in their construction though, sadly due to other irreputable chinese mfgs. But my dealings with this company get an A+ in service and honesty. Anybody ordering is advised to ship ups as the alternative is chinese postal. make your own assumptions.

Now with that info GROW FORTH AND MULTIPLY!
 
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