I would like some feedback! :)

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Tyroslide

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Hey guys, so I decided to go big this time and try to grow 6 plants.
my first attempt with one plant went pretty good back in spring which was a small closet grow. I harvested just over 20 grams. So this time I decided to build my own tent which costed me around 80 bucks in total to build.

Im currently running: 3 x 100w and 2 x 200w LED lights.
I’m using 3 gallon buckets which I drilled some holes into the bottom.

Strains:
2 x Blackberry Auto by Fastbuds (Indica)
4 x Amnesia Haze Auto by BulkSeedBank (Sativa)

I feed my plants with nutrients once a week and I’ve recently started to do some LST on my 2 smaller plants.

I tried topping one of the bigger plants eventhough most people said you shouldn’t top autos and I noticed some small yield decrease compared to the one I just let grow but I guess I learned something from it.

I’d appretiate if I could get some feedback from anyone in here. Should I change anything, how does the light setup look like and so on.
 

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Metasynth

Metasynth

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Looking good except you need WAAAY more light. Keep everything else you're doing the same and try more light next grow. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

But they look healthy, and you'll get some decent buds probably. But you'll be SUPER STOKED if you try more lights. Just make sure you can handle the extra heat from more lights, and you'll be good.
 
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Tyroslide

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Metasynth said:
Looking good except you need WAAAY more light. Keep everything else you're doing the same and try more light next grow. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

But they look healthy, and you'll get some decent buds probably. But you'll be SUPER STOKED if you try more lights. Just make sure you can handle the extra heat from more lights, and you'll be good.
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Is it possible to mix lights?
lets say I add A lot more small LED lights but different colors like white?

I’ve seen people stack a bunch of LED lights where they removie the top on a platform. Do you think it would increase the yield?
 
Merlin1147

Merlin1147

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How big Is the grow tent you made? You want a minimum of 30 actual watts of high quality LED per square foot for best results. Last grow you used 30 watts and got 20 grams. 2/3 gram per watt. Not bad for a first try.
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Tyroslide said:
Is it possible to mix lights?
lets say I add A lot more small LED lights but different colors like white?

I’ve seen people stack a bunch of LED lights where they removie the top on a platform. Do you think it would increase the yield?
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The more light in the right spectrum will increase yield. Think about buying one real LED if you’re sold on LED.
 
Merlin1147

Merlin1147

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what is that cardboard on top of the lights? You might want to remove that if it is. LEDs do generate heat. They last longer if you can keep the heat down.
 
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Tyroslide

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Merlin1147 said:
How big Is the grow tent you made? You want a minimum of 30 actual watts of high quality LED per square foot for best results. Last grow you used 30 watts and got 20 grams. 2/3 gram per watt. Not bad for a first try.
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56 x 35 inches
I basically bought a bunch of ”portable wardrobes” that i stuck together.
 
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Tyroslide

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Merlin1147 said:
what is that cardboard on top of the lights? You might want to remove that if it is. LEDs do generate heat. They last longer if you can keep the heat down.
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They barely generate any heat at all tbh, I stuck that cardboard to keep them stable but I’ll do that if you say so :D thx for the advice
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Tyroslide said:
I’m not too sold but I just went with LED since most youtube growers that I’ve watched use LED lights.

The thing I mentioned earlier about the homemade LED lights got me thinking if I should do as this guy did in this picture below.
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Most people posting problems use LED is more like it. That’s why you see their posts. LED and coco together for newer growers? Problems for sure.
 
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