Off the shelf retail store screw-in LED and CFL bulb comparisons

[SandyFantasyman]

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[noknees]

Northern Lights 21f

looking good! which NL?

 

[SandyFantasyman]

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[Andyo]

tent size ?

tent size ?

Thank you for the kind words.

Everything in the tent except the ppp is from Peak Seeds.

Is that a 4ft x 4 ft tent ?

 

[SandyFantasyman]

3x3

 

[PCBuds]

Screw In Led- what this whole thread is about.

I always thought SIL stood for
"Standard Industrial Lighting",
but I knew it referred to these things.
(although I guess they're more "commercial" than "industrial"?)




PS. I don't think I like the dimmable bulbs.
To me that means more circuits, more heat and less light.

Half my bulbs are non-dimmable anyway and I can't dimm them.
I'd rather just unscrew some bulbs.

 

[PCBuds]

This is my latest attempt.

8 1/2 weeks in.
Flipped to flower a week ago.

 

[noknees]

This is my latest attempt.
8 1/2 weeks in.
Flipped to flower a week ago.

plant looks good! as a result of perusing mr sparkle and blynxy's work lately, i can't help but feel you're under-utilizing that space--i couldn't un-see the 5 gal bucket underneath! made me think "mother/clone spacebucket." or maybe some type of tiered/veg situation?

then i started thinking about a vertical sog or scrog. and so on.

sorry...had ghost train haze, chocolate, and energy drink for breakfast hey, it's the weekend. good luck dude!

**9 gallons of soil?!

 

[PCBuds]

plant looks good! as a result of perusing mr sparkle and blynxy's work lately, i can't help but feel you're under-utilizing that space--i couldn't un-see the 5 gal bucket underneath! made me think "mother/clone spacebucket." or maybe some type of tiered/veg situation?

then i started thinking about a vertical sog or scrog. and so on.

I do have another 18" available to raise the light to accommodate the stretch but I think next time I'll remove the milk crate to lower the cooler 12".
It would be nice to grow a plant without having to top it.



I know nothing about sog or scrog but I'm sure I'd kill a lot of plants trying to figure it out.

I'm trying to keep it simple.

**9 gallons of soil?!

Well I figured you can't have too much ??

I'm thinking I've got lots of happy roots.

I'm not too concerned about efficiency, just getting a plant to harvest is my goal.

The 5 gallon pail is my CO2 generator which I get to drink after it's done fermenting.

I have no fans, just a hole in the door at the top and bottom.
I'm using 270 Watts including the old school 4' floro's. (which I will replace with SIL's when they burn out.)

 

[Terpene]

If you want more space, google “blowoff hose” with regards to an airlock replacement. you can put that bucket anywhere ya like, run a piece of .5” tubing from the vent, drill a hole to match the tube and run the tubing into the cab stuffed in a 1L bottle of water.

My yeast is always too happy and blows through the air locks, so remote blow offs tend to work better.

 

[PCBuds]

Reposted in my thread.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=360946

 

[3snowboards]

I picked up one of these

Got the plastic diffuser off after 15 minutes

5000k
Its bright

 

[man0os]

No till 164 w of sils.
4 weeks into 12/12.

 

[3snowboards]

I'm not sure how many watts
But I know it's been 68 days

 

[starke]

From looking at those buds, I don't think they care that you don't know how many watts. Looking good!

 

[SandyFantasyman]

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[Gantz]

I used zip ties on an installation I made

 

[Douglas.Curtis]

As always, afety first. Nice looking setups, ty for sharing them with us.

 

[3snowboards]

I used zip ties on an installation I made
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Do you know why you did this?
or is it secret

 

[HorseBadoritiz]

Had the parts for a while, finally got around to starting assembly on the 4 socket by 4 socket fixture for the 2' x 2' tent. Now I just have to wire it up. It's 22" x 22" for good coverage of the entire canopy.

Filled with 10w 5000k she'll be great for veg(40w/sq ft), switch out for mostly 3000k 15w SILs and she'll be good for flower(60w/sq ft).

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This is the second one I've built from the nailing strips. I also have a 2 socket x 5 socket in the 18" x 30" tent.

I wish I'd discovered the hardwood nailing strips before I built my first SIL fixture. That one's a 5 socket x 5 socket with a frame of softwood 2x2s. It works just fine, but it's a lot heavier and bulkier.

Approx $3.50 for the wood, just over $30 for the sockets.

SIL FTW

Where did you "discover" these nailing strips, and what makes them special?