MY DIY 21st Century 'Flood' & Drain

Chronikool · Mar 2, 2013

Oh sweet....it would be cool to see an all 'warm white LED flower'....never seen that before.

Im thinking my floods are 3000-3200k....but im leaving a cool white in there. (4:1) and putting a 660nm DIY 2 x bar for the last 2 weeks of flowering (maybe on a separate timer)

PetFlora · Mar 2, 2013

Yeah man, I like where you are going with that set up :bigjoint:

Whats the total wattage of the floods, and in what size tent?

PetFlora · Mar 2, 2013

here's SDS's SDG but he added some 660s. Why I don't know. Maybe he needs to see my results first :bigjoint:

, or maybe he's playing to the market mentality :dunce:

Chronikool · Mar 2, 2013

PetFlora said:
Yeah man, I like where you are going with that set up

Whats the total wattage of the floods, and in what size tent?

HAHA...tent! Im cheaper then cheap bruv...got me some drawers to do my flowering enclosure.

(From left) WW, WW, CW, WW, (660 bar) WW (660 bar)

Total wattage will be 210-215watts (true watts)

I thought about adding the 660nm's because of the warm white's being a bit cooler (as you mentioned)

And i want to get my 'hands dirty' giving DIY a go.

Chronikool · Mar 2, 2013

PetFlora said:
here's SDS's SDG but he added some 660s. Why I don't know. Maybe he needs to see my results first , or maybe he's playing to the market mentality

Hmmmm....he will have his reasons. Its quite easy to see the writing on the wall for blue LED's...dont know why anyone would add them with the knowledge we now have,

PetFlora · Mar 2, 2013

OK, it's a pretend tent, same as my T5 'tent'. The room is dark at night and the HOT5 doesn't throw enough light past the 2 X 4 to worry about

HeloReins (sp) is doing an awesome grow with only 28ws (but he is using my Merkaba Cluster idea), so I am inclined to not push past the 51w I now have, unless I come across an incredible special at Lowes on another 22watter

Chronikool · Mar 2, 2013

Yes i have been looking at his grow with some interest....Wonder if he going to flower with that 28w only?

Oh really....51 watts for flowering of 2 plants. Cool bruv.

polyarcturus · Mar 2, 2013

PetFlora said:
OK, it's a pretend tent, same as my T5 'tent'. The room is dark at night and the HOT5 doesn't throw enough light past the 2 X 4 to worry about

HeloReins (sp) is doing an awesome grow with only 28ws (but he is using my Merkaba Cluster idea), so I am inclined to not push past the 51w I now have, unless I come across an incredible special at Lowes on another 22watter

yeah ive started keeping my eye out for the specials too, the next time they hit i plan on getting enough to replace all my cfls with.(house and grow)

polyarcturus · Mar 2, 2013

Chronikool said:
HAHA...tent! Im cheaper then cheap bruv...got me some drawers to do my flowering enclosure.

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(From left) WW, WW, CW, WW, (660 bar) WW (660 bar)

Total wattage will be 210-215watts (true watts)

I thought about adding the 660nm's because of the warm white's being a bit cooler (as you mentioned)

And i want to get my 'hands dirty' giving DIY a go.

you could build a cheap room from pvc tape and black and white plastice easy enough. but tents are really cheap 80$ can get you a decent one on ebay.

Chronikool · Mar 2, 2013

polyarcturus said:
yeah ive started keeping my eye out for the specials too, the next time they hit i plan on getting enough to replace all my cfls with.(house and grow)

I used the cheaper Chinese household bulbs with good effect....they were 7-9w ones...think they were around $8-12 each.

polyarcturus said:
you could build a cheap room from pvc tape and black and white plastice easy enough. but tents are really cheap 80$ can get you a decent one on ebay.

Yeah...i also need to be quite stealth aswell so the drawers were perfect. (1 for veg/clones/mothers and 1 for flowering)

Were also $50 each and no shipping costs.

This is where i at currently....another 10-14 days and i start to flower.

https://www.rollitup.org/led-other-lighting/600170-chronikool-z-led-organic-sog.html

PetFlora · Mar 3, 2013

OK, I think we have our answer as to why SDS adds 660. See his post #50 here https://www.rollitup.org/led-other-...-led-remote-phosphor-guess-5.html#post8759769

Since the color I am seeing is yellowish, probably due to 3000K instead of 2700, or simply that the globe bulbs are designed for home lighting, therefor they avoid > 600 as much as possible. If I can't locate a globe with more red, looks like I will be employing the ufo- at least for this grow

PetFlora · Mar 3, 2013

polyarcturus said:
you could build a cheap room from pvc tape and black and white plastice easy enough. but tents are really cheap 80$ can get you a decent one on ebay.

I bought a 2 x 4 X 5 tent from ledwholesalers for < $100, but the plastic hangers that hold the light bar are crap (2xs broke causing light to crash into plants), but that can be DIYed to fix

3 years ago, I did a DIY wood frame + a bunch of auto windshield reflectors. Probably spent near as much as a tent. What I like about it v a tent is that I have access from all sides.

When I replace it, I will look for > 6 X 6, but have ~ 2 X 4 grow area in the center. That way I would have good access from 3 sides

PetFlora · Mar 3, 2013

Flipping to 12/12 today. Just added my ufo 90 into the mix. You can barely see it at the very top. It is behind the DIY rail, which is centered over the girls, so I angled it toward the plant's center.

Probably need something with more 640-660. UFO retailer would not tell me what nm diodes were used.

The next week should be interesting

PetFlora · Mar 3, 2013

I have been so focused on my leds, that I haven't mentioned an important change to my HOT5 tent...

As the girls are loading up with pistils, I changed feeding schedule; now feeding once every 3 hours for ~ 1 minute, so 3 times longer in between, but also 3xs as much nutes per feeding

PetFlora · Mar 3, 2013

Not grow related, but for the trekkies and or those who believe we are not alone and that govt is hiding that fact http://www.stargate-chronicles.com/site/

The interview with Project Camelot is a mind-blower

polyarcturus · Mar 3, 2013

PetFlora said:
Not grow related, but for the trekkies and or those who believe we are not alone and that govt is hiding that fact http://www.stargate-chronicles.com/site/

The interview with Project Camelot is a mind-blower

why worry about it? it appears our freewill is still intact

jk but dont let the deception and corruption effect you, its not fun to think about that, drones flying around, cctv, government is becoming socialist, a long as i can grow my weed, fuck it.

PetFlora · Mar 3, 2013

Worry is not the issue, being awake and aware is

Chronikool · Mar 3, 2013

PetFlora said:
Flipping to 12/12 today. Just added my ufo 90 into the mix. You can barely see it at the very top. It is behind the DIY rail, which is centered over the girls, so I angled it toward the plant's center.

Probably need something with more 640-660. UFO retailer would not tell me what nm diodes were used.

The next week should be interesting

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Cool to see the extensions in play....love those things.

PetFlora · Mar 3, 2013

They are great. Wish I had ordered some 23" as well, but they did appear as an option. Due to growing in a bubble bath, I simply rotate the plants 180*s so the far side can also get the benefit of the extenders

PetFlora · Mar 3, 2013

In case you don't already have a 650 supplement bulb http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=287

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