Recent content by atlashomeric

Re: CFLs and Fluorescents | Dirty Energy Totally...

Alright, now I now this may have been discussed already somewhere on this site, but I can't find it, and it's worth mentioning again if it is. CFL bulbs and Fluorescent lighting in general is now speculated to cause specific problems in human and possibly plant species. With the majority of the...

Hey man I'll give some love here. I would try the bulb, but I wouldn't replace all my bulbs with these. Replace one, run a controlled test against what you know works (Hortilux, Agro, Etc.), same wattage, conditions, strain, etc. Needless to say if one or the other does better, keep it...

Base unit solidworks rendering of the veritcal grow unit.

After doing work with a spectroradiometer, the sun, and HID lights, I can tell you that the white light is more than supplemental when it comes to plant development and more importantly, bud development. White light is crucial in many physiological processes in higher order plants that affect...

hmmm, so are you using an external pump to move nutrients from the res to your plants? I would get either get another pump to circulate the water through a chiller and back into the res, OR, just circulate the water through the chiller and directly into the buckets. I think the first option is...

Yeah Irish, I can tell you right now that cool res temps (~68ºF) are going to be crucial to the success of this grow. I've grown in all types of Hydro before and a cool res with a bubbler is necessary in order to hold the Dissolved Oxygen levels where the roots need them, ESPECIALLY in 90º+...

re: GLH 600W LED Grow Yeah, well definitely don't rush anything for our sake lol. What's the next grow you're doing Irish, sorry I think you said but I can't remember. BTW I've been contacted by an LED company and asked to do a journal grow as well, but I think I'll hold off for a bit on...

re: GLH 600W LED Grow Hey Irish, how long do you suspect before the goods are dry? I'm sorry but I just can't wait to see how close (or how far off) I was on the guesstimate.

re: GLH 600W LED Grow I'll say 490g

re: GLH 600W LED Grow When is the trim Irish?

re: GLH 600W LED Grow Voted for ya Irish, can't wait to see the trimmed results and the g/watt, or for that matter, another LED light that works like this one, or even better. I think the key now is to fine tune the color spectrum and find more efficient emitters in order to drop the total...

re: GLH 600W LED Grow Great pics Irish, when are you chopping those babies down?

re: GLH 600W LED Grow I think that I calculated the 3w/3 chip leds each drawing 1.3w each, incorporating the forward voltage and current running at 500mA. So technically each 3w emitter isn't running at capacity, therefore the total power draw is around 740w including the drivers and fans...

re: GLH 600W LED Grow Right on brother, right on. I'm really starting to believe myself that keeping it basic is about all the plants want anyways. I mean, I've used CO2 and every nute in the book and then I've done gorilla grows... they both work, I harvest good bud bottom line. Anyways, I'm...