Casey Jones #2

[akisunni]

Each of the different LED in your box projects its specific lumens at a unique specific light wave. They dont cross each others angles and mix, to provide the required mix of wavelenths until you are 18 inches above them. Its the mixing of the different LEDs colors to give each leave the required mix of waves to grow properly.

Its the opposite of CFLs and getting close. Those each project the same curve of light at all distances. LED panels might have 4-6 or more specific wave lengths included. You need to distance to let ALL of them work together.

 

[KingJohnC]

Every LED's lens has a focal range where the different spectrum mix properly, it is only a matter of determining the minimum hanging distance above the canopy to ensure an optimum amount of light and coverage for your grow area as a baseline that you may experiment with.

 

[Mono]

Led seem to be a whole different ball game to hid and floros

 

[c526]

the specs on the topled website give this---Germination: 24~30inch; Vegitative:18~24inch

Flowering :12~18inch.

Spectrum:430~440nm, 450~475nm 620~630nm, 650~660nm, IR, and white

It does make sense to run them higher,not all bands are in every row,

Not sure B.real,learning with this fixture as you are

 

[Green Dreamz]

Hey B.....just passing through.....i hope you get it figured out buddy.....they all look good to me

 

[Dennise]

I'm late but I'm in.....

 

[PotChimp]

WoW B that bud is for the records, is it a foot long like the sandwich ??

The real question is, is it a five dollar footlong? If it is, I'll take 200 of them please.

 

[Mono]

5 dollar foot long?

Shame things like that never get across the pond.

 

[b.real]

the plants are three weeks old today even though they don't look it. they have finally resumed growth after being under fluorescent lighting for a couple days. tonight I'll turn the leds back on and hope for the best.

 

[Green Dreamz]

Got my fingers crossed that it all sorted out now B......i hate that you have had these issues with your led......you just got to figure out your sweet spot my friend......

 

[b.real]

thanks and I hear ya buddy. at least I'll have some room for improvement which is fun in regards to growing plants.

 

[closetorganic]

That was a good plan to shut off your LED and use the cfls b.real . I hope to hear good news since you turned it back on,I m guessing you have your little ones as low as possible now
I just started 2 plants tonight in flower and have 18 inches from canopy to my led this time.This would be my third group of plants since switching to led and also the biggest at the flip where Im needing the footprint they say it covers, I will try and keep at least 12 " after the stretch to get that area and really see how well my light is

 

[Light Addict]

Good choice on the cfl switch. I fried a bubba with led and swapped back to cfl for the first few weeks of all my girls now and then they seem to love the step up

 

[b.real]

at least I'm not the only one

the sprouts are 12" away from the leds and are growing

 

[Green Dreamz]

Glad to hear that the led is working better for you B.....hope all is well with you

 

[b.real]

they're four weeks old today. should they have grown more than they did?

 

[Green Dreamz]

Can you tell any difference putting the led back over them?.....i reallý hope the led works out for you.....as i do believe that they are more than capable of growing some damn fine weed.....hang in there bro.....the way you grow it wont take long for you to find a groove with them

 

[b.real]

the leds have been over them for a week today. keep in mind that I'm running 12 hours of light.

 

[Green Dreamz]

Arent those autos?.....i am running 3 autos in 12/12 to see how they do.....before i had used 18/6, but when i changed to GLR i figured i would try just a regular 12/12

 

[Colesdad]

Just wanted to jump again and say what's up. I don't really have any input. At 4 weeks they seem small. But I've never watched any journals that run 12 12 from the start. My autos were that small, but I was nute-ing the hell out of them (newbie syndrome).

On another note, I've got some beans on the way from Herbies. This way, I can start start with some reputable seeds instead of the bag seeds I got last time.