The Chronikool of the Crytochrome and the all Conquering Cree™

Chronikool

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This has been a long time in the planning thanks to all the ‘RIU LED HEAD’ crew for the community spirit…go team! :smile: Special mention to Franjan....my missing floodlight partner in crime..


In my LED experiences and journals I have tried to improve my skills in all my grow room designs and health of my plants and flowers and maybe show someone something along the way..…Im always learning with this hobby and im more addicted to growing, grow room design and LED's then i am smoking this plant....something weird is happening....:smile:

Previous grows...(so you can follow along...turn the page at the chime... :smile: )

https://www.rollitup.org/led-other-lighting/553315-chronikool-big-bang-circus-light.html
https://www.rollitup.org/led-other-lighting/567470-chronikoolz-stripped-lite-peep-show.html
https://www.rollitup.org/led-other-lighting/600170-chronikool-z-led-organic-sog.html

And of course…the jewel in my crown:

https://www.rollitup.org/led-other-lighting/728449-newest-best-led-panel-company.html

The idea of this cabinet is to provide a good spectrum (im not going to say 'the perfect spectrum' as the jury is still out on what that is...plus i need an excuse to keep playing with LED's :razz: ) as the plants progress through their flowering 12/12 cycle.




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Station 1 (week 0-2) XP-G2 Bin Number: XPGBWT-L1-0000-00FE4



Went with the neutral white XP-G2 to limit the stretch and to make it easier to transition into the 12/12 schedule.


Station 2 (week 2-4) XP-G2 Bin Number: XPGBWT-L1-0000-00EE7


Start of the warm whites


Station 3 (week 4-6) XP-G2 Bin Number: XPGBWT-L1-0000-00EE7


Used to have a cool white chip at this station to throw in some blue to the grow room, but with the new pontoons having ample neutral white (4000-4200k) XM-L2’s positioned, there is ample blue in shining in this flower room.


Station 5 (week 6-:cool: XPG

These are the old XPG’s I have been running on the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] version of this grow cabinet. Still going strong so I kept them. Will replace with XP-G2’s at some point.


Station 6 (week 8-10) XPG



My finishing station if the plants need it...




Pontoons:


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Testing time at the zoo....



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XM-L2: (Bin: T5-5B1) 4000-4200k:
Went with neutral white to provide more blue and more actual supplemental light to the main boards. 9 of these in total.



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660nm: Provide the ‘Hyper red’ of the setup and one half of the ‘Emerson Effect’. One of these mounted on each pontoon.


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730nm: Provides the ‘Deep red’. First foray into using these. ‘Emerson Effect’ guff. One on each Pontoon.


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UV 380-400nm: Provides UV-A. Looking into the effects of the ‘Crytochromes’ at the end of flowering (hence their position at 6 weeks and onwards.) and I couldn’t afford the UV-B leds…so this is just some excuse…

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5w LEDs: I haven’t seen anyone use this style of multichip in their setups, though im sure there has been. The 660, 730 and 390nm all have 4 chips. They provide a simpler arrangement to wire so for a crappy solderer like me this is a good thing. The 5 watters give a good amount of power for a relatively low price.


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Heatsinks: Running 40mm (width) x 300mm (Length) and 10mm (high)

Drivers:


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Main lights: Running a few different currents as this is an experiment for me and the cooling abilities of my old floodlight shells. Probably going to settle on 600-700ma to run the XPG’s and XP-G2’s.


Pontoons:Running 2 x 700ma 43-75v drivers for the pontoons. The 660 and 730nm are on one driver and a separate timer that will come on 15min before the main lights and other LED’s on the pontoons. The second driver is running the Cree XM-L2’s and the UV-A’s.



Lenses:
No lenses used, as I went for the ‘saturation’ method in my grow cabinet. I don’t have to worry about penetration of the canopy due to the size of my plants and with no lenses I can get my plants closer to the LED’s.


Cabinet:

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Placed ‘Panda film’ over the top of the mylar as the mylar was starting to rip and look tired. Panda film can be cleaned and is stronger


Media:

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Comfrey Mulch
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Topped off with earth worm castings

A lot of learning has taken place about the soil ive been putting the plantz into and creating the soil from non-hydro shop sources. So im at the second version of: ‘Chroni-kool-dirt™’ (with topping of mulched comfrey covered with a layer of Earth worm castings as I enter 12/12) Recipe available on confirmation of payment… :razz:


Vessels:


Ended up using standard 2 Litre round pots, but are looking for square pots to fit the area better.

Genetix:

Will be running a selection of:
- G13 Labs ‘Purple haze’
- G13 Labs ‘Pineapple Express’
- Green House Seeds ‘Big Bang’

- Green House Seeds ‘Moby Dick’
- Paradise Seeds ‘Nebula’
Looking into new genetix will be my next task


So this is a rejinxed cabinet grow...i grow perpetually so there are already some plants in this

Not really sure where i should start this thread now....guess i'll start by following a 'Purple Haze' as it has just developed its 1st flowers.


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ellydee

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Disco Fever?disco fever.jpg

Good luck with that Moby Dick, I hope you get a good one 'cause that shit is awesome.
I want to cross it with cheese just so I can get "cheese dick".

Love what your doing btw and I will let NASA know where to look.
 

Chronikool

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I'm liking the flavin of this grow...
Thanks bruv....long time coming

Disco Fever?View attachment 2989269

Good luck with that Moby Dick, I hope you get a good one 'cause that shit is awesome.
I want to cross it with cheese just so I can get "cheese dick".

Love what your doing btw and I will let NASA know where to look.
hahaha...yeah it does get like that....wondered why i was playing the Bee Gees lately... :-P

The Moby Dick is quite good huh....Easily my beat yielder off my limited genetix

Thanks bruv....good to get quality comments from quality growers. :)
 

PSUAGRO.

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Very detailed thread chroni...........................+rep you talented mofo;-)........you've been busy^^^^

Is the comfrey home grown???

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Scotch089

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I like that youve kept 660 and 730... EMERSON! Ill soon be on this bandwagon.. soon as I find out where my fucking emitters are... (had the drivers/heatsinks for weeks..)

Be safe friend!
 

foreverflyhi

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Very nice, comfrey is a hard plant for me to source locally, damn shame its not in my garden yet, seeing u use it makes me want to get my hands on it!!!
looking good homie
 

GreenSanta

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Very nice, comfrey is a hard plant for me to source locally, damn shame its not in my garden yet, seeing u use it makes me want to get my hands on it!!!
looking good homie
comfrey is a weed around here I should harvest a bunch for the year next summer ... looks great chronikool I like your style
 

guod

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680 and 700... EMERSON! (teamwork of photosystem 1 und 2)

660 and 730 ... phytochrome ... pr <-> pfr

Wavelengths beyond 700nm are apparently of insufficient energy to drive any part of photosynthesis.


Cryptochromes first peak is at 370nm so, no need for UVb here
 

foreverflyhi

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comfrey is a weed around here I should harvest a bunch for the year next summer ... looks great chronikool I like your style
Yup over here in the south (at least where im at) i have plenty access to horse tail and stinging nettle, but cant seem to find comfrey,
on a organic related note,
i recently realized theres been a rabbit shit mine in my own back yard and local canyons, ive been collecting rabbit shit for the past couple days and top dressing,
its amazing if we really think about what we can source locally for pretty much free,
all we have to do is get up and do it!
 

Chronikool

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Very detailed thread chroni...........................+rep you talented mofo;-)........you've been busy^^^^

Is the comfrey home grown???

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Thanks bruv...It would have been a bit clearer if i could edit this....just comes up blank when i hit 'edit' or 'advanced'...mweh...

Yeah i have 3 comfrey plants....harvest the leaves every other day...and dehead when they go to flower...cos they spread and take over... :)

Great job m8 ;-)
I like to think you made an account just to post this....hahaha...nah im been a fagmuffin (nothing against fagmuffins) welcome to the forum my friend... :)

I like that youve kept 660 and 730... EMERSON! Ill soon be on this bandwagon.. soon as I find out where my fucking emitters are... (had the drivers/heatsinks for weeks..)

Be safe friend!
Yeah about the Emerson thing....(see Guod comment below) I will get back to messaging you soon bruv...sorry been busy

Very nice, comfrey is a hard plant for me to source locally, damn shame its not in my garden yet, seeing u use it makes me want to get my hands on it!!!
looking good homie
Hey bruv....seeing you back over on the LED section more and more....just like olde times... :) Get that comfrey.....it is awesome.
comfrey is a weed around here I should harvest a bunch for the year next summer ... looks great chronikool I like your style
Harvest the leaves....put it in a bucket of water (de-chlorinated or rain) and let the stew commence. Thanks yo'sive. :)

680 and 700... EMERSON! (teamwork of photosystem 1 und 2)

660 and 730 ... phytochrome ... pr <-> pfr

Wavelengths beyond 700nm are apparently of insufficient energy to drive any part of photosynthesis.


Cryptochromes first peak is at 370nm so, no need for UVb here
I knew i would fuck up something...thanks for clearing that up bruv...

Yeah the Cryptochromes thing is more looking for something that uses UV-A...so it makes me look clever....i almost got away with it too....damn that Guod! ;)

Yup over here in the south (at least where im at) i have plenty access to horse tail and stinging nettle, but cant seem to find comfrey,
on a organic related note,
i recently realized theres been a rabbit shit mine in my own back yard and local canyons, ive been collecting rabbit shit for the past couple days and top dressing,
its amazing if we really think about what we can source locally for pretty much free,
all we have to do is get up and do it!
I've heard rabbit shit is a good manure to use (cooked to perfection of course :) )
I dont believe in hydro stores anymore.....there are rumours that they still exist though.... ;)
 

PSUAGRO.

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Yup over here in the south (at least where im at) i have plenty access to horse tail and stinging nettle, but cant seem to find comfrey,
on a organic related note,
i recently realized theres been a rabbit shit mine in my own back yard and local canyons, ive been collecting rabbit shit for the past couple days and top dressing,
its amazing if we really think about what we can source locally for pretty much free,
all we have to do is get up and do it!
REAL comfrey is NOT allowed for sale in US if i remember correctly=====Invasive mofo:P ,the sterile version can be bought though

Rabbit manure is the best!!!!!usually have great diets and are picky eaters........you lucky bastard
 

hyroot

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You can buy comfrey plants , root crown from horizon herbs.
I need to get some comfrey too.

looks good chron.
 

mc130p

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wow, i thought the title of this thread said "cytochrome" as in cytochrome c of the electron transport chain for waaaaay too long... :bigjoint:
 

Chronikool

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Day 18-20 in flower..

Might even get a kola out of this.... :)

Quite happy with the slight warm peachy tone that is present....good mix of colour happening in the growing environment.

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