Endive's "Chance Um!" Bubblelicious - LED Grow - 2010

Re: Endive's "Chance Um!" Bubblelicious, LED Grow - 2010

Thanks for the info:)
I have been trying to read about led because I havent realy seen them before,just started hearing about them and most of everything I hear is good!
Some of them are actualy pretty cheap to...
How many watts of straight led lighting would u need for 1-2 small plants,under 2 feet tall? Just wondering...Im sure it all depends ect but ya,lol...
Thanks
 
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j6s6u6 said:
How many watts of straight led lighting would u need for 1-2 small plants,under 2 feet tall? Just wondering...Im sure it all depends ect but ya,lol...
Thanks
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I'd say 180W to 250W unit would be the sweet point for a 2'x3' to 3'x4' area. Not to say you can't pull it off with to high quality 90W UFOs. Checkout the 420 sponsors page, there are some excellent sources for LED lights there.
 
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Blooming along... S-2 (left) and S-3 (right)
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Re: Endive's "Chance Um!" Bubblelicious, LED Grow - 2010

lookin good m8 nice n green
and your new light is that the old model ?,it looks different from the 2010 140w im looking at
 
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endive said:
Blooming along... S-2 (left) and S-3 (right)
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Those are looking nice Endive, how are you liking the PG 140? I am currently using 2 of the PG 250's, just added the second one today. Cant wait to watch along the rest of your grow:popcorn:, looks like they are going to turn out nice.

Keep it green,
Anomoly
Experimental LED/Plasma Induction Grow
 
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Thanks everyone, for the kind words. I'd like to offer my gratitude to you and all those who have posted before me, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

smokinweedgi said:
lookin good m8 nice n green
and your new light is that the old model ?,it looks different from the 2010 140w im looking at
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It is the current model Pro-Grow 140 Watt LED (Selective Switch).


Anomoly23 said:
Those are looking nice Endive, how are you liking the PG 140? I am currently using 2 of the PG 250's, just added the second one today. Cant wait to watch along the rest of your grow:popcorn:, looks like they are going to turn out nice.
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I initially started out wanting the PG 250, but since I already had an investment in two UFOs, I figured I'd save a few dollars combine them with the 140 instead of replace them with the 250.

If you have a small growing space, I think the PG 140 is an awesome budget starter light (in the less than $300 range), far better than the "UFO" configuration as it has a good coverage and penetration combination (90º lens) and the plants really seem to like the spectrum in both veg & flowering. Priced at $260USD it's a good buy. If it were priced closer to $200 it would be a stellar value. For anything larger than a 3' x 2' grow area, I'd recommend a higher watt light.

Updates... Day 13 of 12/12 (11 weeks total)

The Gotham Hydro UFO is back in the tent for 320W of multi-spectum LED illumination, in addition to 207W of CFL.
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S-3's inner leaves already showing trichs
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S-3 getting lower growth trimmed & tops trained
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S-2 Under the GH LED
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S-2 getting lower growth trimmed & tops trained
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Sorry... I got long winded today.

But again, I appreciate you all following along, and especially appreciate any thoughts, ideas, tips, ;-)
 
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S-3 is aggressively blooming...
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Left to right: S-2, S-3, Bel
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Random tid bits...

Lumens Total: Approximately 14,760
Lumens/sq ft: Approximately 2,248

Watts Total: Approximately 527W
Watts/sq ft: Approximately 88W

They are consuming about 1 liters a day of water.
 
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Howdy volcoM, Thank you! I can't wait either! :wood:

After a rough start early in the veg cycle, they are doing well now. I keep telling myself "okay now, don't screw this up!", I've tried to live by the adage "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" but I keep thinking "Oh if I add another light here, If I bump up the nutes there..." I'm having a hard time staying away from the tent, to say the least.

Bel, the oldest is also the runt of the pack, about 11" (28cm) tall . Same phenotype as S-3, sweet fruity scent. Trichs coming in nicely.
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S-2, Stout, bushy, tight node spacing. Started flowering sooner, but slower than S-3 or Bel, but is catching up fast. Skunky/sweet, getting stickier by the day.
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S-3 would have been fairly tall, if not for lots of LST. What was once "stretch" is filling nicely. Glistening trichs and a dare I say it, a bubble gum aroma...
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...And my outdoor tomatoes are doing killer this year! :MoreNutes:

Peace!
 
Re: Endive's "Chance Um!" Bubblelicious, LED Grow - 2010

looking great endive
i just bought the pg 140w light myself (hydroponicshut)just waiting for it to arrive
can i ask u a few questions
what distance would u recommend keeping light from canopy
are you using all the lights on at the same time ?bloom and veg mode

thanks and good luck with yer grow
 
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smokinweedgi - I've only had the pg 140 w for about 2 weeks now, but it is a similar output (per watt) & spectrum as the pg 90w, what I started out with.

Start at the higher side, then adjust them closer as necessary. Early on I got my 90W too close to my seedlings (10" or so), fried them. If the nodes are tight you're fine, if they seem to be stretching, lower the light.

Seedlings/Early Veg: 15" - 20"
Vegetation: 12" - 15"
Flowering: 8" - 12"

The light distance may vary depending on the footprint you'll need (higher = wider footprint, but less intense light). I think the pg 140 W is good for a 2' x 3' area as the sole light source for 2 plants, maybe 3' x 4' with supplemental CFLs.

Currently I'm at 10" - 12", running both spectrums (all the lights). I think additional blue spectrum is beneficial during flowering, as long as you have sufficient red. I think the final week I might switch to just the red, to simulate the diminishing sunlight of late season.
 
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thanks a lot m8

footprint;its only a small space 14" x 20" bit of a micro grow really ,so height will be for penetration rather than footprint

thinking of doing a 1 or 2 plant scrog in a custom made plant pot/basin thats just under total floorspace 13" x 19" roughlly

hoping lights good enough to flower without cfls but they can be added if needed

thanks again and good luck with yer girls
 
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Day 19, 13/11

Bel, pretty in pink inder the Lighthouse Hydro LED.
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S-3 blooming away...
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