LED GROW SHOW

[stra8outtaWeed]

great thread:thumbsup: I grew with leds(Prosource tri-bands-e-bay ufo's-45 watt(26 watts actually) "glow panels".All junk.Totally soured me on the whole led thing.But I have to say that there are quite a few grow journals, this one in particular, that have given me renewed interest.Awesome grow show.It's good to see someones hard work pay off.Peace:rasta:

yes..lots of snake oil out there...not many good LED lights for flower though :jointsmile:

[beachbum8391]

Hey i'm trying LED lights i have two 90w lights for eight plants any ideas

[Iceberg420]

Hey i'm trying LED lights i have two 90w lights for eight plants any ideas

i can only manage 1 plant under a ufo... good luck with 8 under 2 ufos lol

[beachbum8391]

yeah the plants are growing good but it looks like it would be better with three or four. You can only manage one under a ufo? what color lights are you using

[jordan471]

you are trashing leds when its the buyers fault in this case. You first of all need at leasst 2 watt diodes with less than a 120degree angles lense. your lights need more white balance full spectrum like 7000k and your reds need to be 630nm and 660nm(you have no 660) you also have too much blue for flowering stage. Im all for a thurough review and grow test but we gotta start with high quality informed lighting purchases

[breezer101]

I have built this awesome light track that is 4'x6', (7) tracks with 6 to 8, 10/12 watt LED bulbs per track. I also have (3) 12"x12" panels running along the 6' sides and (2) on one of the 4' sides. Each is panel 10 watts?

There are (32) fs/10 watt, (15) red/10 watt, (12) magenta/12 watt in just the over head light bracket alone. My first try I only had (5) tracks with (5) lamps each. Plants came out long and spindly. Took them outside to finish due to mites. Plants grew 52 inches in 3 months. Not a good idea to let them get that tall.

Now on 2nd try, have more lights and the side panels as listed above then was used before. 7 plants are from fem seed, 20 are clones. The seeds were planted 30 days before the clones were introduced to the grow area. The seed looks much more vigor, thicker stalk, fuller foliage then the clones. May be due to the seed plants has a tap root were as the clones do not. I hope that is not the case, will get back to this part at the end. I should note that they are not of the same strain either.

I let the clones grow to 4 weeks before flowering at a approximate height of 14", while the seed is about 24" at this time. Grow time was set to 18/6, light set at about 18" above the plants. Changed light time to 12/12 about (16) days ago. For the first 14 days lights remained at 18" and now are just 2"-3" above the plants.

So far the seed plants look thick, nodes right lenght and flowering. But the lower branches are very long and extend to almost the top of the plant height, I believe to get some light intensity. Flowering only at the tip of the branches, only one set of leaf and one node so buds will be tiny-tiny-tiny if any, fingernaill size when dried. Looks like only the main center cola will have any density, and will be small compared to sunlight or HID/HDS lighting.

Unless I hear about other suggestions, my next grow plan is to just line the center of the grow area with about 10 plants and just lattice them with the LED lights in every possible way just a couple inches away on all sides for the plants. Also will consider using auto-flowering seed to keep grow time to 60 days and see if this makes a difference?

Want to test if certain varieties grow better under LED's then all varieties. Also do seed work better then clones? I tend to use the clones I made from the seed plants under the LED's as opposed to clone from clone or a clone not originated from a LED lighting system. When I tried to grow clones from outdoor plants they fialed possibly due to lighting not nearly as intense as the sun. Also the clones I planted came from HID lighting, not LED. So maybeeee, anything not started under LED and transfered to LED lighting, will not be as full and lush as one originating from the LED settings?

I need to make this work, $2,000 on just lights, any ideas? Elect for lights is about $45 per month if that much compared to $800-$1,000 on the HID lights.

[GreatWhiteHuntr]

here are a few more shots...:smokin:

Nice Buds

[khyberkitsune]

Hey, Stra8! If you're around, I'd like for you to test something for me!

Grab a Kill-a-Watt and go see how much your WRX-C150s are drawing on the actual wattage per hour. A Kill-A-Watt EZ will suffice, I'm not looking for super-accurate figures.

[stra8outtaWeed]

for all those interested....still usin 'em!!

@ Khyb- if i can find one i will but i have not tested them

@ gr8white- thanks! :smokin:

[khyberkitsune]

Glad to se ya still around! Haven't seen ya on skype all that often! How's the treatment working?