Led Grower
- Thread starter oligrow
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Nice so did you tie it down? What does that do? One thing I learned I set my lights 24" above plants ( 8 one I took outside it's over 7' now it's nice, super silver haze 2 other SSH were males ) well that was to high should have been at 10" then 4 weeks in flower stage set at 6" well they stretched they were about 2' now 4 over 4' but thats how you learn I should have listened to the led company they said in veg have them at 18" then from 10" to 6" from top then after 4 weeks between 6 to 3" from top next time I won't make that mistake but my others I did what company said have some nice 3' plants as seen in pics we live and learn. As you can see we have a lot of led haters out there swear they won't work or are complete scams, yes there are some companies out there selling garbage but here is some good ones out there. So whole point is don't have your lights to far from top closer the better and leds won't burn your plants.
dannyboy602
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Nice start. I've never done an lst grow. I'll stop back for some cool bud porn shots
Yeah I know the company I bought my led's from, stated that in veg have them 18" from top lower can result in stunted or slow growth , then lower to 10" to 6", then after 4 weeks lower between the 6" to 3" I did do what they said in 3 of my plants but tried 24" on 5 will never have them that high again, but since I really need the room I'm going to finish my 5 ( 4' plants ) outside I'm keeping my 3 ( 3' ) in my tent.
Gaspar
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I see what your saying about the height of the light, its gotta be just right. I decided that im gonna supplement the LED with a CFL to help. Which specs should i be looking at for that?? Just so i make sure i dont buy the wrong one
Beefbisquit
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CFL lighting is pretty simple I just use a good shop light a pretty standard light I didn't buy a cheap one though I bought this light 2yrs ago it's the kind you mount on ceiling so I bought a cord for it and wired it and attached some chains but there are easier ones to use I really don't know why I bought this style I now kind of wish I hadn't got it, it's just a pain in the ass to lower or raise and it's pretty heavy but there are many types to get at your local hardware store far as the bulbs get the highest wattage you can get don't waste your money on grow tubes they work but just regular old lights work best but now you can buy t5's they really are the best never used but want to get one myself a hydro store in town has them for $262 which I think is a good price he swears by them and says he's doing all his growing with them now showed pics and looks really good but you can check out cfl's online.Someone else might know more then me about cfl's I just use them to veg works great. Man just typed all this and realized you want to supplement with your led go with the t5's for best result only use regular cfl's for veg like I said you can pick up a good t5 for under $300. I think I even seen some on ebay for less give it a try.
Beefbisquit
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gmcooper84
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i think those look pretty good for as far along as they are. i've been reading up on led's and i wanna make the jump. i know they are expensive but if they can cut my energy and still have a good yield i'm all about it
Looking good man