Stealthygro
New member
hello everybody! I have a couple of spare Led units + a few 5k daylight cfls, some seeds,a nice spare metal cabinet....and it dawned on me why not+ who doesn't want to get out of the market and supply your own. YES PLEASE
I'm a longtime reader, avid hobbyist, and after touching up a few weeks on other cab/led grows + a healthy dose of natural curiousity - I figured I' just might give it a shot.
I'd appreciate all feedback with the current equipment/ plans I have, and greatly appreciate any advice & help.
I'm particulary inspired by @hybridtek IKEA grow and figured something of that sort would suffice without the can ( too loud/out of the budget) and with soil- so a few differences of course.
I do have previous experience with a couple outdoor grows (minimal effort & luck), as well as with leds.( I used to be a coral enthusiest and indeed these babies can grow and compete with halides for sure ** but thats a different plant/animal/conversation entirely)
Anyway down to the knitty gritty, once the specifics are aligned germation here we come.
DETAILS-
Basement grow space so lower ambient temps
Metal Cabinet
Grow Cab space-
L-2.85 ft W 1.41 Ft H 4.91Ft = about 20 cubic feet / 4 sq feet.
Looking to grow 2 maybe 3 ladies-
SCROG in 3 gal smart pots- to maximize yield
Soil will equal parts of FF ocean Forest,Light Warrior, Happy Frog + perilite.
Veg/ Flowering cabinet only
Two 120W Led Units w/ 90 Optics = 240W **at full (I know this of course isn't a 100% accurate after reading numerous forums but you get the gist)
Now here's where it gets tricky - as of now here's the layouts of the leds (utilized full spectrum for corals)
Both my fixtures have this layout
As you can tell the wavelengths are a little different than the requirements of that of chlorphyl plants. Alot of blue and that 12000k isn't really doing much is it?
Perhaps I could replace a few to make it more efficient with something like this
So my question is, should I pony up the cash and buy single 3w bridgelux led diodes - replacing some blue and 12 k with more in the 4500k/6500k/ 640nm spectrum.
Or should I just sell this gear to fellow reefers and cop up the cash for some white cobs ( seeing as some people are getting decent results seed to flower)
I just figured I already had these so, I don't know help me out folks!
REQUIREMENTS-
HAS TO BE STEALTH- odorless, quietish. ( no fan is quiet I know)
Cabinet blends in with room decor, and a humidifer or heater is usually running. Townhome style house- rarely if ever see landlord- and he's inherited the biz and doesn't really give two shits. but still live in a state thats def not co or wa.
I like the idea of doing this scrubber from a fellow member
With all the feedback about S&P's or inlines it just moves too much air in the room to not be obvious also don't wanna drop the 100+ atm.
Looking to yield enough plants for personal use in between grows. I approx smoke about a quad a week or a lessish depending on the equipment and social agenda. Perhaps this is do-able?
I'm a longtime reader, avid hobbyist, and after touching up a few weeks on other cab/led grows + a healthy dose of natural curiousity - I figured I' just might give it a shot.
I'd appreciate all feedback with the current equipment/ plans I have, and greatly appreciate any advice & help.
I'm particulary inspired by @hybridtek IKEA grow and figured something of that sort would suffice without the can ( too loud/out of the budget) and with soil- so a few differences of course.
I do have previous experience with a couple outdoor grows (minimal effort & luck), as well as with leds.( I used to be a coral enthusiest and indeed these babies can grow and compete with halides for sure ** but thats a different plant/animal/conversation entirely)
Anyway down to the knitty gritty, once the specifics are aligned germation here we come.
DETAILS-
Basement grow space so lower ambient temps
Metal Cabinet
Grow Cab space-
L-2.85 ft W 1.41 Ft H 4.91Ft = about 20 cubic feet / 4 sq feet.
Looking to grow 2 maybe 3 ladies-
SCROG in 3 gal smart pots- to maximize yield
Soil will equal parts of FF ocean Forest,Light Warrior, Happy Frog + perilite.
Veg/ Flowering cabinet only
Two 120W Led Units w/ 90 Optics = 240W **at full (I know this of course isn't a 100% accurate after reading numerous forums but you get the gist)
Now here's where it gets tricky - as of now here's the layouts of the leds (utilized full spectrum for corals)
Both my fixtures have this layout
As you can tell the wavelengths are a little different than the requirements of that of chlorphyl plants. Alot of blue and that 12000k isn't really doing much is it?
Perhaps I could replace a few to make it more efficient with something like this
So my question is, should I pony up the cash and buy single 3w bridgelux led diodes - replacing some blue and 12 k with more in the 4500k/6500k/ 640nm spectrum.
Or should I just sell this gear to fellow reefers and cop up the cash for some white cobs ( seeing as some people are getting decent results seed to flower)
I just figured I already had these so, I don't know help me out folks!
REQUIREMENTS-
HAS TO BE STEALTH- odorless, quietish. ( no fan is quiet I know)
Cabinet blends in with room decor, and a humidifer or heater is usually running. Townhome style house- rarely if ever see landlord- and he's inherited the biz and doesn't really give two shits. but still live in a state thats def not co or wa.
I like the idea of doing this scrubber from a fellow member
With all the feedback about S&P's or inlines it just moves too much air in the room to not be obvious also don't wanna drop the 100+ atm.
Looking to yield enough plants for personal use in between grows. I approx smoke about a quad a week or a lessish depending on the equipment and social agenda. Perhaps this is do-able?
