led grows

jesus · Post by **jesus** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:57 pm

I dunno, 2 hours ago? Had plants under CFLs for a long time. Then I ran that light with the crippled LEDs until the new ones got here.

Theres some gay bagseed and a Jack Herer in there now.

I'll get a growlog going soon I hope.

WhiteHotAfterburner · Post by **WhiteHotAfterburner** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:00 pm

jesus wrote:It is close enough to finished to say it is. So without further adieu...the J-Light 115.

also it looks more bent up in the photo than it really is but I did it with no bending tools. And after the rest of it was built it made fitting it even harder.

tada

The hood makes it 10" tall, 8.5" wide, 6" deep and 2" of reflector hanging below the heatsink.

J-light.jpeg

Ya even named it

I would have expected something with a little bit more of a flare to it (I mean flare not flair

) ? Isn't that going to reduce the available light being straight walled like you have it?

Otherwise, great job!

Getter growin

,
WHAB

jesus · Post by **jesus** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:22 pm

Not too much light even hits the reflector at 2". Check the picture with the paper next to it. My usable space is only 2' wide and just over a foot deep anyway. I think the lack of flare will actually help keep a nice tight light footprint in my small space.

Pics will be up of a grow soon in a new thread. You guys will see then how small it is and how the light is covering it. A cat ate 5 of my c99 seedlings and used about 3 of his own lives. I have 4 c99 seedlings left. Not even my cat dammit!

I am debating trying to flower whats in there now or just starting from scratch with the AK and 99 and doing a grow from beginning to end. The plants in there now kind of look like crap from switching lights, cat eating the leaves, P def's etc. I really havent been paying them much attention lately and theyve been in flower for about 3 weeks.

Im leaning towards a new grow, front to back.

Also keep in mind LEDs grow plants differently. They use less water and nutes and theres less heat. I have to learn how to grow with this light. Right now this light is better than I am but I was better than the 5*42w CFLs. Get me?

WhiteHotAfterburner · Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:39 pm

jesus wrote:Not too much light even hits the reflector at 2". Check the picture with the paper next to it. My usable space is only 2' wide and just over a foot deep anyway. I think the lack of flare will actually help keep a nice tight light footprint in my small space.

You're absolutely right....that picture shows it nicely, thanks.

jesus wrote:Pics will be up of a grow soon in a new thread. You guys will see then how small it is and how the light is covering it. A cat ate 5 of my c99 seedlings and used about 3 of his own lives. I have 4 c99 seedlings left. Not even my cat dammit!

When I read "8.5" wide, 6" deep" as the dimensions of your light I wondered if it might have been a typo. I guess not

One side of your sheet-metal hood is larger than the light

jesus wrote:I am debating trying to flower whats in there now or just starting from scratch with the AK and 99 and doing a grow from beginning to end. The plants in there now kind of look like crap from switching lights, cat eating the leaves, P def's etc. I really havent been paying them much attention lately and theyve been in flower for about 3 weeks.

Im leaning towards a new grow, front to back.

Also keep in mind LEDs grow plants differently. They use less water and nutes and theres less heat. I have to learn how to grow with this light. Right now this light is better than I am but I was better than the 5*42w CFLs. Get me?

I got'cha. Either way you decide I'll be interested in following it...

Take care, Pres.,
WHAB

A Bloke Down The Pub · Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:06 am

Looks like a good start.

Taking a plant through flowering with them?

jesus · Post by **jesus** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:42 am

Yes. A few I hope. Over the lifetime of the LEDs, which happens to be 11.4 years of 24 hour days (100k hours) before they are down to 90% output, I hope to grow many plants.

I am going to get started with some j herer clones I have rooted but not potted yet really soon and I will start a grow thread when that happens in the next day or two.

Post by **roller24** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:29 pm

Ive, been amazed by led grows, With the soon comin surge in power prices, you will be very happy you took this initiative.
good job Dude.

ripper5 · Post by **ripper5** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:44 am

Good luck! Wonder if they're cool enough for year round growin? Seems they would be. Hopefully, in the future, we'll all be hooked up! :volcano:

UncleBud · Post by **UncleBud** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:17 pm

Cool light jeez, so what's the total drachmas on the j-light 115?

jesus · Post by **jesus** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:48 pm

UncleBud wrote:Cool light jeez, so what's the total drachmas on the j-light 115?

It's now a j-light 125w. Total cost with no mistakes and the current parts...hmm I'd say around $400.