Omnibuddy Custom LED Grow

[rattlingdags]

LED grow - I'm subscribed for sure :thumbsup:
Watch your kitten around your plants - some of them seem to see it like catnip

[bigsby]

Would you please tell us more about your LED build - specs, how they are constructed, etc? There are a number of LED wizards here who will want to know plus quite a few LED growers. We'll all be interested so you'll have a ready made audience.

[energyefficient]

Would you please tell us more about your LED build - specs, how they are constructed, etc? There are a number of LED wizards here who will want to know plus quite a few LED growers. We'll all be interested so you'll have a ready made audience.

+1 I think there are more engineers on this forum than any of us would expect...

[omnibuddy]

Hi again,

The LEDs were made to my friend's specs. He is trying to start up a grow LED business. I inquired about the exact frequencies however he understandably explained to me that he couldn't share those specifics.

What I do know after our conversation is:

a proprietary blend of light
1 watt diodes
90 degree viewing angles
american made LEDs

The reason the flowering lights are only duo-band is because they are intended to be used with UVB cfls.

The veg lights use 4 bands of light because they need more of that spectrum in the veg state.

:thumbsup:

[omnibuddy]

So I guess my first note is that I originally thought these were both three band as seen in my first log post so thanks for encouraging me to find out more!

If OG Larry is any indication of how well the rest of my seedlings will do, then I'm *very* impressed.

I will post some more pics so you can see the progression.

[omnibuddy]

So I transplanted OG Larry today from a 3 gallon to a 5 gallon. I made the pot out of a standard 5 gallon bucket and some drill holes.

I figured it would be a good idea to drill those holes vertically so that I can see how wet the soil is as I water the plant.

I also did some more bending today, but just a couple of basic ties to increase the amount of light the canopy is taking in.

OG Larry 07 - Portrait

OG Larry 08 - My Bucket

OG Larry 09 - Gotta Make Sure To Wash Off The Dirt!

OG Larry 10 - Current Light Setup

[rattlingdags]

Your Larry is turning into a monster

[omnibuddy]

I am amazed at how fast this Algae grew! It literally popped up overnight on me. I did some reading and it sounds like it will not be a problem, but I wanted to kill it anyways. It stinks!

I decided to put a panda paper over the blocks of rockwool and cut holes for the seedling stems to come out. This way the algae cant get light and will die.

Here is a pic:

Seedlings Grow Algae on Rockwool

[omnibuddy]

So some good friends of mine are moving and needed a babysitter. Everything is legit as far as paperwork goes and there are no signs of pests or PM.

There are several varieties here, sorry I can't name them right now. If anyone is particularly interested let me know and I'll ask.

Here are some pics. They like to make little plants and flower them.

Photo of The Plant's Setup

This plant was neat just because it's leaves are so broad. This was was an unknown seed.

Unknown Species - Fat Leaves 1

Unknown Species - Fat Leaves 2

[omnibuddy]

ostexcuseme:

Am I the only one that thinks she is stakin' a claim on my grow room? lol