newworldicon
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It's the EF230 in the link....1120x1120mm table with the res below, I am watering by hand though, not using the ebb & flood.
http://www.u-grow.com/acatalog/ebb-flood.html
550W Led vs. 20x Green-o-Matic Autos
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http://www.u-grow.com/acatalog/ebb-flood.html
newworldicon
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Run to waste hydro in hugo blocks, hand watered with dyna gro on a 18/6 light cycle under a 550W LED panel.
justint101
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just read all this forum and still dont understand any of this but would 1 of these 550W LED panel be ok for for 6 plants i have a 600watt hid
newworldicon
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That's what I am trying to find out so I can't say for sure.....how do you grow those 6 plants usually?
justint101
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soil in 3 gallon pots ill sub to see how u do im in the uk too
newworldicon
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I got mine from an American supplier but this is where you can get a good specced unit in the UK.
http://www.quantumledbloom.co.uk/servlet/the-48/led-grow-lights-600w/Detail
I think you would have better results inside the core saturation obviously but I am trying to find out what it will do beyond that...
justint101
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thanks dude cant wait to see how urs goes think i got to wait till my grow that i got going on now finshes i got a 1,2by1,2 tent in my shed and always worrys about the heat and all that shit if i get 1 of these i could take my tent out and just grow in my shed
newworldicon
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I'd stick to the tent if I was you, the extra reflection will certainly help you and I still question whether this size of LED can really drown a 1.2x1.2 in usable light. I'm thinking topping and training a lower wider bush is going to be better too. Also in the tent the smell is easier and better controlled than the shed itself and also consider winter when it comes, it will be bloody cold in there I presume. What part of the country you in? Curiously the unit I showed you pulls 520W at the plug, now I don't know if that includes fans but that is the most I have seen from LED panel of this size, how it performs I don't know though.
justint101
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in the great state of wales im a noob at all this only got 1 grow under my belt and im on my sec now im in the 1st week of flowering
im always paranoid of getting bust and shit thats way id love to get led but dont just want to go out and waste my money
im always paranoid of getting bust and shit thats way id love to get led but dont just want to go out and waste my money
newworldicon
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I think you'd be at a disadvantage already then, I think that it takes a good grower who has fine tuned all his other factors to make LED work for him. South Wales hey..? I'm betting you will be moving indoors in winter??
justint101
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yea planning on doing my attic out got no room in my house so i better wait un till i get better at growing before i switch to led guess ill after just kept on being paranoid lol
newworldicon
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You could always clad the interior of your shed cheaply with celotex or kingspan...25mm should do it and no one will see jack shit through that. You'll have to do that to the attic anyway..
justint101
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thanks for all the infor id like to do it in the attic cos i can get a bigger tent and my shed just about fitts my tent in there
as u can see theres not much room in there
as u can see theres not much room in there
newworldicon
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Is that a SANYO camera you using...lol
newworldicon
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UPDATE: day...who cares, they are starting to swell a bit now, all plants are flowering and I am very impressed with the growth of run#2 in the air pots and bio bizz soil.
Side view of the new run, these plants are 4 weeks behind I think.....
The link to the entire album for comparison...
https://www.rollitup.org/members/newworldicon-267502/albums/led-23642/
Side view of the new run, these plants are 4 weeks behind I think.....
The link to the entire album for comparison...
https://www.rollitup.org/members/newworldicon-267502/albums/led-23642/
mouthmeetsoap
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Those Air Pots are the shit! I've been using them for this past run and have had incredible results side by side with regular pots. Looking good man!
I've never done a real side by side, but I'm pretty sure they work better too (especially based on the side by sides I've seen others do). I feel .8 gallon air pots are the most versatile size (great for autos, 12-12 from seed, 1-2 month veg), they don't take up much space, they take maybe 32oz water tops (so for every 4 you need 1 gallon of water). I tried doing some 1 month veg plants in a 2 gallon air pot and they definitely hadn't filled it out as much as they could have even at harvest (so I think people won't need 2 gallon air pots or larger unless they plant to veg for 2 months or more)
Looks like they're coming along well! How much longer do they have according to the strain seller/breeder?
newworldicon
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Thanks guys, they are going to be 6 weeks on Friday if my reckoning is correct, so about 3 weeks left, when I did this strain last time it really filled out in the last few weeks so I am happy for now, I just hope they fill out as well as it did last time round. I'm hand feeding with dyna gro bloom at 1.0EC and PH 5.8 currently in the hugos. I think the rockwool really does not have a great air exchange and retains moisture far to well, I will not be using it again for anything.
The second run has had zero feeding, I do not believe that these autos will require a feed until about week 5-6 in bloom. I have only watered them with PH 6.2 tap water. They are unbelievably going to be 3 weeks on Friday too. These air pots are 1ltr and I do not think I will need a bigger pot for them, last time the root ball was the size of a softball in a 7.5ltr pot with the same soil so my figuring was a 1ltr air pot may well be enough.
The second run has had zero feeding, I do not believe that these autos will require a feed until about week 5-6 in bloom. I have only watered them with PH 6.2 tap water. They are unbelievably going to be 3 weeks on Friday too. These air pots are 1ltr and I do not think I will need a bigger pot for them, last time the root ball was the size of a softball in a 7.5ltr pot with the same soil so my figuring was a 1ltr air pot may well be enough.