Full LED grow room/aeroponic system. first attemp

B

budled

Active Member
the problem with that led system is its a full spectrum led , thats why is looks pinkish , if you are going to get led lights you can get them in high output , but remember, led grow Lights provide a higher fraction of light in the peak areas of the spectrum of chlorophyll absorption. You should use enough LED lighting to produce 30% of the lux or ft-cd levels produced by metal halide lights, or 25-35% of the wattage per square foot you are using for MH lighting. A general guideline is one red light per square foot, plus blue lights as required. This depends only if you are using the flood type led , other types may differ, but the crappest ones are the small circle leds that are usually 3-5 on a bar are really not good except for low growing plants dont get burned like i did! they do work but only for small plants
 
thunderchunkie

thunderchunkie

Well-Known Member
lol, guess its time for an update, eh? sorry but me and the gf were pretty bust the last couple weeks. the buds look awesome, maybe a little small as compares to some of the CFL and HID buds ive seen, but i cant wait to try the smoke. after is dried and cured properly that is, hehe. The tric's are just starting to turn milks so it'll only be a few days till they turn amber to ensure a total body fuck of a stone, yay yay yay!!!!!


Room temp-19.5*C
R.H.-56&
Rez temp-20*C
pH- 6.09
Nutes-DNF A&B Bloom @ full strength, Dr. Hornbys Big Bud @ full strength.
Flush tomorrow for last time
Lights-12/12
 

Attachments

thunderchunkie

thunderchunkie

Well-Known Member
Gamberro said:
"COVERAGE AREA of 4 ft by 4 ft in primary usage or 8 ft by 8 ft in secondary lighting usage"
Props on the link, I will seriously consider this.
Click to expand...
I would probably go with a few good 43W (4 of them) CFL's for that small area (4x4') adding 4 of the multi spectrum LED's would work great along with that as supplementary lighting, or 4 of the PAR70 all red ones. I'm pretty sure that would be enough for a SCROG setup like you're thinking of. I would use the spots though, they seem more intense than the panels and you can aim them to whatever area of the plant you wish to
 
Gamberro

Gamberro

Well-Known Member
thunderchunkie said:
I would probably go with a few good 43W (4 of them) CFL's for that small area (4x4') adding 4 of the multi spectrum LED's would work great along with that as supplementary lighting, or 4 of the PAR70 all red ones. I'm pretty sure that would be enough for a SCROG setup like you're thinking of. I would use the spots though, they seem more intense than the panels and you can aim them to whatever area of the plant you wish to
Click to expand...
Thanks! Four LED's, though? That just wouldn't be cost-efficient, at this point in LED technology.
 
W

whatwherehow

New Member
I'm curious as well....so many people bash leds...Yet not many people have actually tried them....i'll be looking in to see how it goes good luck!
 
thunderchunkie

thunderchunkie

Well-Known Member
sorry to bugger off like that everyone. had to get the stuff out of there as soon as possible. fortunately, it was ready to be cut down anyway. i didn't get any pics from the harvest, once again sorry but i didn't have the time. total dry weight from the 2 plants was 2.56 ounces. a little fluffy but they hardened up pretty good ofter i dried and cured them. the smoke was unbelievable! definitely one of the best smokes ive ever had in my life. cool and sweet, had a rel nice lemony aftertaste too.

The stone was like nothing ive ever had. VERY strong, maybe due to the length of the time the whole grow took. the stone was like a mix between mushrooms and percocets, lol. thats the way my best bud described it. i would recommend the Texada Timewarp to everyone.

Once again, sorry i couldnt finish up the journal a little better and more descriptive for uou all, didnt really have a choice though, my aunt moved in, hahaaaa.

catch ya'll soon, Thunderchunkie
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top