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  1. C

    Firing up the grow room! Need some driver help!

    Hello fellow Rollituppers! I am getting my new room all set up, excited to get the garden going again! I'll be flowering in pretty much a 4x8 with some space on the sides. I want to do some DIY LED lighting. So, I currently have 2xQB288 quantum boards in 3000k. I got 2 of them for a really good...
  2. Roygbiv508

    becoming more efficient.

    hey everybody i am not new to growing, but i am an absolute rookie. i have taken an old armoire and started retrofitting it for a grow cabinet my plan is to have 3 cabinets one for seedling/clones, one for veg, one for flowering. for lighting it seems like CFL is the way to go for...
  3. 420XX

    Premade Cob help

    Hey fellas. I wanna dip my toes into cobs after looking around and seeing positive things. However; I do not want to build my own board - maybe later down the road, but for now I'd like to keep it simple for my own sake. The thing I'd like to know is, if it is simple to swap chips on existing...
  4. C

    COB help, first build (temperature selection)

    hey fellas and felladies. iv recently started looking into doing a diy cob led with the citizen clu058 1825 @ 1400ma and was curious when selecting temperatures. iv always been under the impression that 2700k is a good color spectrum for flowering. does the citizen clu058 1825 80cri in 2700k ran...
  5. dtl420

    powering 1 LED chip with 2 drivers?

    I had a cheap cob from china, after a few years of use the chips have started to go out. So I took it apart to salvage what I could from it, and found that it has 2 30-36v 1200mA constant current drivers powering each chip. I've been doing a lot of research on diy LED grow lights, but have only...
  6. Ginger Viking

    Yet another DIY LED Strip Light Build

    Long time lurker, first time posting. Hopefully this thread may help a few others interested in making their own DIY LED light. Last week I managed to snag two Meanwell drivers from the Tasty going out of business sale. The light I plan on building first will be based off of the...
  7. Kkesu

    Second grow, the Biggening

    Second grow and will be more than just the one plant, 3 of the clones I'm going to be giving away to a friend so I'll stay in the legal limit when it comes to flowering. 2 of them are ThinMintGSC and the others are clones of the T4 I just harvested in my first grow earlier. Will be adjusting my...
  8. bigdaddycannabis

    Rapid LED Vero29 3 COB kit

    Has anyone bought one of these kits? looking at getting 2 of them for a few plants in a 4x4 setup, not crazy about 3 cobs on a 20" heat sink. any input would be appreciated, hope everyone is having a great weekend. /vero29-triple-cob-array-kit/ sorry, not allowed to post a link. need one...
  9. endersedai

    My DIY Citizen CLU048-1212 90CRI GEN5 COB Led Lights

    Hi all! Been creeping the forum for a while, gaining some good knowledge! Decided to build my own COB lights based on what I've seen people say in the forums. Parts List 15 x Citizen CLU048-1212 3500k 90CRI GEN5 15 x Ideal Holders/Adapters 15 x LEDiL Angelina reflector 15 x 133mm Heatsinks...
  10. R

    where are the nerds at?!?!

    I consider myself pretty handy with engineering type deals but with this I need help. I am putting up a DIY zip line on a family property. Need to calculate the loads on the ends of the line. 1/4" Steel Cable- 44 meter span. 1.1 meters of sag. 2.5% incline. Max weight = 135 KGS So I...
  11. oh really???

    I own a hydro/growshop how can I be of assistance?

    Years ago I joined RIU and people helped me refine my growing skills. Since then I have started hundreds of grows and oversaw over 500,000 watts of growing power. I have owned my shop for over ten years and help people everyday with their growing needs. I have not only my own experience but the...
  12. MedicalMilitiaCan

    AVB/ABV Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Shake. Got vaped bud?

    Hi guys. Just made a super short video showing how to make one of my favorite medicated post-workout protein shakes with some AVB(Already Vaped Bud)/ABV(Already Been Vaped). I love using vaped bud because it has already been activated and is ready to use in edibles. This protein shake is 100%...
  13. dstroy

    Dstroy's NEW grow journal

    What's up? This is a continuation of my first grow journal, but enough has changed that I should start a new thread. My setup currently: two separate HPA loops, recirculating 80-100psi, accumulators, aquatec 8800's, a solenoid on every bucket. Each bucket has three 3/4gph misters, and a...
  14. E2DX

    COB Build with Extruded Aluminum Heatsink idea?

    I was brainstorming about how to go about cooling 16 Cobs at 40w each (1 Cob per sq/ft 4 Cobs on a long single extrusion x4) in a 4x4 grow area without spending an arm and leg. So I came up with this idea of using Extruded Aluminum heatsink from HeatsinkUSA the 2.079 x 0.464 x 40 inch (50.8 x...
  15. D

    Diy cob light build help!! Input needed please!

    Alright so here we go first diy cob build... So im going to hook up 5 parallel strings of 2 parallel cobs each on a cpu heatsink+fan using a single power supply(36v 11A) 5step up buck converters(one on each string for the leds) and one step down to run the 10 fans. List of equipment 10 CXA2530...
  16. M

    4 x CLU058-1825 @ 3.2A over 4'x4'

    Hello fellow cannabis enthusiasts, This is my first post at rollitup, but I've been lurking on the various forums, studying and cultivating cannabis for about 8 years now. I'd like to start my post by thanking everyone who has contributed to the wealth of knowledge and data that is now...
  17. maximum autism

    onion juice, high sulfur, viable?

    Has anyone experimented with powdered onions, onion compost, raw onion juice? I just thought of this today and I know that I can't be the first person to try and look this up with no luck.
  18. OldAK-MTF907

    Could use some input from experienced pollen collectors/diy breeders!

    Howdy folks, so I'm not 100% certain if I botched my plan to pollenate a singular, low stalk bud or not, yet. I have a strain that doesn't want to let me "monster crop"/flowered clone it so I decided it was worth my time to keep her strain alive for a future grow & collect pollen from the nicest...
  19. MedicalMilitiaCan

    Vegan Hash Milk Ice Cubes, Step by Step

    Hi guys, let me know what you think of my second video! It's the first in my healthy cannabis cooking series. I'm always open to any constructive criticism on how I can make these even better. I added captions to this video and am still working on adding voiced instructions to some future...
  20. Shawndeadhead

    500w DIY led 4x4 organic 2.15 lb grow

    Due to my old phone dying and loosing all my pics and write up this journal will start on week 3 of flower. This grow is finished and I'll be uploading the rest over next few weeks. It did pull 2.15 lb dried and cured. This run is in a 4x4 tent running 1 gallon 50/50 coir and perlite using...
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