Omnibuddy Custom LED Grow

[omnibuddy]

2 words *pictures please!* lol wow 15 gallon pot he must be a beast now

Here we go, the first 15 gallon pics of OG Larry 1. Let me know what you all think! This is my first plant actually; but I'm a fast learner. (=

If you look closely you will also notice the lights changed from the 5 gallon to the 15 gallon. She is now under:

12/12
(6) 26 watt UVB
(2) 2-band 120 watt Flower LEDs
(1) 4-band 90 watt Veg LED

I have ordered another 120 watt Flower and another 120 watt Veg. This will allow me to re-situate the lights soon as:

Flower 12/12:
(6) 26 watt UVB
(4) 2-band 120 watt Flower LEDs

Veg 24/0:
(4) 20 watt 6500 K T15
(2) 4-band 120 watt Veg LED

Clones 18/6:
(1) 4-band 90 watt Veg LED

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[khyberkitsune]

Here we go, the first 15 gallon pics of OG Larry 1. Let me know what you all think! This is my first plant actually; but I'm a fast learner. (=

If you look closely you will also notice the lights changed from the 5 gallon to the 15 gallon. She is now under:

12/12
(6) 26 watt UVB
(2) 2-band 120 watt Flower LEDs
(1) 4-band 90 watt Veg LED

I have ordered another 120 watt Flower and another 120 watt Veg. This will allow me to re-situate the lights soon as:

Flower 12/12:
(6) 26 watt UVB
(4) 2-band 120 watt Flower LEDs

Veg 24/0:
(4) 20 watt 6500 K T15
(2) 4-band 120 watt Veg LED

Clones 18/6:
(1) 4-band 90 watt Veg LED

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Looking pretty good!

Now go find yourself a Kill-A-Watt meter and find out how much your lights are really drawing.

Turns out a HUGE amount of panels sold by the Chinese are NEVER pulling the power they claim. I've just found out that a large majority of my new 3w stock never gets within 50% of it's rated power draw, and that ticks me off to no end. I've stopped my store until those sneaky SOBs fix this, and I'm currently in the process of kissing a LOT of customer ass because I let this slip by.

Watch your 120w pull around 80-90w and your 90w pull around 60-70.

Apparently this is business as usual in China.

[omnibuddy]

Looking pretty good!

Now go find yourself a Kill-A-Watt meter and find out how much your lights are really drawing.

Turns out a HUGE amount of panels sold by the Chinese are NEVER pulling the power they claim. I've just found out that a large majority of my new 3w stock never gets within 50% of it's rated power draw, and that ticks me off to no end. I've stopped my store until those sneaky SOBs fix this, and I'm currently in the process of kissing a LOT of customer ass because I let this slip by.

Watch your 120w pull around 80-90w and your 90w pull around 60-70.

Apparently this is business as usual in China.

I tested one, it pulls 83 watts and says 120 watts. I will have to begin research into this as it is not my area of knowledge. Of course we also know that the integrated fan system takes watts too, though I do not know how many.

More to come as I learn more about this. Please post anything helpful you may know about this khyber.

[khyberkitsune]

I tested one, it pulls 83 watts and says 120 watts. I will have to begin research into this as it is not my area of knowledge. Of course we also know that the integrated fan system takes watts too, though I do not know how many.

More to come as I learn more about this. Please post anything helpful you may know about this khyber.

Basically you just got sold a lie. ANSI and IEC standards pretty much state that a light's wattage must be advertised to within 10% accuracy of the actual power draw. 83 watts out of 120 watts means 30% off.

And the Chinese aren't going to stop this until people call them out and they lose major face. That's just the way of doing business in Asia.

[omnibuddy]

Basically you just got sold a lie. ANSI and IEC standards pretty much state that a light's wattage must be advertised to within 10% accuracy of the actual power draw. 83 watts out of 120 watts means 30% off.

And the Chinese aren't going to stop this until people call them out and they lose major face. That's just the way of doing business in Asia.

These are the same people that made toxic baby formula and sold it. If they are willing to kill babies for a dime, then this is a drop in the bucket. At least the lights work well, but it always sucks to be lied to.

[omnibuddy]

Got my first boy yesterday. I destroyed the plant. So far only 1 in 5 was a boy! 4 more to go...

[khyberkitsune]

Here's hoping no more males show!

And so far they're working well. Let's see the end results before we come to a conclusion, but I'm still pretty unhappy about the wattage issue. The fans shouldn't be taking more than a few/several watts each (typically 12V@200-300mA) so I'd bet more on your panel diodes getting about 70-75w total.

Of course, this DOES mean that your (hate using this term) grams per watt jumps up! Also, this means your grams per kilowatt-hour goes up as well! Either way, this does mean a performance increase, but it's still dishonest advertising.

[omnibuddy]

Here's hoping no more males show!

And so far they're working well. Let's see the end results before we come to a conclusion, but I'm still pretty unhappy about the wattage issue. The fans shouldn't be taking more than a few/several watts each (typically 12V@200-300mA) so I'd bet more on your panel diodes getting about 70-75w total.

Of course, this DOES mean that your (hate using this term) grams per watt jumps up! Also, this means your grams per kilowatt-hour goes up as well! Either way, this does mean a performance increase, but it's still dishonest advertising.

Do you know of any good companies to order custom LED panels from? Maybe a US one or something? It looks like I will have to find a new source.

[omnibuddy]

Hi Again!

Here are some Photos from today showing OG Larry 01. They are a bit Blurry but you should be able to see as much detail as you need. The flowers are becoming powered with crystals and they are growing like mad!

OG Larry 01 Time Line
About 7 Weeks In Veg:
01/07/2011: Hypothesized Veg Start Date
01/23/2011: Date I Took Ownership Of Plant

About 5 Weeks In Flower
02/21/2011: Date Lights Move To Flower
03/26/2011: Today's Date

Here are some photos for you to enjoy:

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[omnibuddy]

So all I really know about this plant is that it was a seedling and that it was called Larry OG.

I found this information on Google from High Times that seems to be about my plant:
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The information they are providing is 9 to 10 weeks flowering.