Obi's GSC, Soilless, 2021

[Obi Wan]

Temp and RH are stable. This LED runs so cool the cabinet barely rises above ambient room temp. I'm using my 2'x4' veg tent (stuffed with an 8-bulb T5) as the lung for the flower cabinet which is helping to raise the temp and RH to better levels.

Ambient room is 66F and 35% RH

 

[Obi Wan]

They start to look nice when I leave em alone.

 

[Diatomacious]

Is that a bulge in your net or are you just happy to see me

 

[Obi Wan]

lol

 

[Obi Wan]

DAY 1 12/12

 

[Obi Wan]

 

[Obi Wan]

I gave them a couple rounds of plain RO to cool down the root zone. I think it's still a bit on the hot side, though.

Most recent feeding I used
Botanicare Cal-Mag Plus 2-0-0 (I need to pick up some Calcium Nitrate)
Jack's 7-15-30 (for 1st week of bloom since soil is still pretty hot)
Magnesium Sulfate
Recharge

pH in and runoff are both 6.0
ppm in @ 450

 

[Obi Wan]

Light is running @ 60% or 300W at the wall. Watching for signs of light stress as they grow into the light. I'm hoping to simply let everything ride for a while.

 

[Listersmeghead]

That's gonna be a serious canopy of bud, oh and nice job on the light build.

 

[Obi Wan]

That's gonna be a serious canopy of bud, oh and nice job on the light build.

Thank you @Listersmeghead. Cheers

 

[Obi Wan]

Top secret pollen chuck experiment

 

[Obi Wan]

DAY 6 12/12

 

[Obi Wan]

 

[Obi Wan]

I moved the camera up. I think we'll hit the two foot mark tomorrow.

 

[Obi Wan]

A quick peek at these things

 

[Diatomacious]

DAY 6 12/12

They appear to be in bud from that top down pic or is that a camera trick

 

[Obi Wan]

They are beginning to throw pistils

 

[Diatomacious]

Those tops are starting to tighten a little bit

 

[Liqurd4tay0z]

Here's a few pics of the LED light build. It was a really fun project.

Very cool

Here's a few pics of the LED light build. It was a really fun project.

Very cool @Obi Wan I was really thinking about a diy myself, how much did everything cost to build that light?

 

[Obi Wan]

Very cool

Very cool @Obi Wan I was really thinking about a diy myself, how much did everything cost to build that light?

Total cost was about $650 with some shipping fees added in

PLC Photo Boost Strip x10 $260
HLG-480H-C1750B $134
Tnutz aluminum frame and hardware $173
WIre, thermal tape, connectors, etc $70