Befri
Well-Known Member
LED lights that are built correctly can do just as well and in a lot of cases out perform HPS/CMH. That's my opinion based on my first trial run with my LED lights that I built a few months ago. Proof is in the pudding as they say, so I wanted to run 1 of these lights I built to see how they would do compared what I have always done for the past 12 years plus - HPS. Link to my light build and info: https://www.rollitup.org/t/drivers-and-led-f-series-h-influx-strips-best-choices.972330/
I want to thank a few guys on RIU that were very helpful with info and some guidance to what my light should do, and what led strips/driver combo would be best for my grow. Plus seeing others that have had success!
Thank you @Randomblame @nfhiggs @diyled @calitrees916
Here's the run down of this prototype run:
Strain - Mendo breath / wedding cake
9 plants in coco with 2 gallon pots
Modified lucas formula with Epson salt for mag
simple DIY DTW table
I fed the plants 3 times a day at the beginning of flower from 1-2 weeks once the stretch was finished. I stripped these ladies down to the bare steams. Week 3 changed to 5 times a day feeding only with the lights on. Simple DTW on a timer. I adjusted my nutrients slightly up at week 3 and stayed the same till week 7, and went to 300ppm of nutrients till harvest.
I would love to hear any comments or suggestions. There's not just one of us that's smarter than all of us together. Cheers!
Clones rooted before they go into 2 gal grow pots
![aug 17(1).jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352303-cf8d0dd4f87c61d3aa561e7e7d0880b4.jpg)
Day 1 Flower![day 1(2).jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352305-9170e1fde5eb30dc6043992ed64ee017.jpg)
Day 7
Day 21 after stripping all the leaves
I want to thank a few guys on RIU that were very helpful with info and some guidance to what my light should do, and what led strips/driver combo would be best for my grow. Plus seeing others that have had success!
Thank you @Randomblame @nfhiggs @diyled @calitrees916
Here's the run down of this prototype run:
Strain - Mendo breath / wedding cake
9 plants in coco with 2 gallon pots
Modified lucas formula with Epson salt for mag
simple DIY DTW table
I fed the plants 3 times a day at the beginning of flower from 1-2 weeks once the stretch was finished. I stripped these ladies down to the bare steams. Week 3 changed to 5 times a day feeding only with the lights on. Simple DTW on a timer. I adjusted my nutrients slightly up at week 3 and stayed the same till week 7, and went to 300ppm of nutrients till harvest.
I would love to hear any comments or suggestions. There's not just one of us that's smarter than all of us together. Cheers!
Clones rooted before they go into 2 gal grow pots
![aug 17(1).jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352303-cf8d0dd4f87c61d3aa561e7e7d0880b4.jpg)
![aug 17(1).jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352303-cf8d0dd4f87c61d3aa561e7e7d0880b4.jpg)
Day 1 Flower
![day 1(2).jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352305-9170e1fde5eb30dc6043992ed64ee017.jpg)
![day 1(3).jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352307-1974a50bf26e2bda24a485b7ab69ac60.jpg)
Day 7
![day 7.jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352308-abf9ddef97eccd50be81c14e9aac27bb.jpg)
![day 7(2).jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352309-4397b5d3257a8080f7fa16ce50a2aa37.jpg)
![day 7(4).jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352311-6caccc5a7c13ec152a97c7112d8ade43.jpg)
Day 21 after stripping all the leaves
![day 21.jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352315-f355ebd3b800349587fab4dac43e4f6e.jpg)
![day 21(2).jpg](/data/attachments/3352/3352317-349c6b1a3807c4ae7d6c92f0fbb8e3c7.jpg)
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