Bigface

<span class="link_user">@Takeshy</span> ... What&#039;s the square footage here Takeshy? 12ft x 4ft? 15ft x 5ft? Only the Ganga Gods can decide how much dry yield you got there! It will be interesting to compare results against your gorilla crop :grin: Surely there&#039;s :100: + that&#039;s what I&#039;m seeing anyway :wink:

<span class="link_user">@Bigface</span>,ya I bought my strips from digikey, I was tempted to buy from alibaba but if wasn’t a massive saving once you added in shipping and such it was only about $200 and I knew I would always be questioning the quality of the led’s. Plus I went with the lm301b diodes that are on the q-series strips and they are even better then the lm561c’s that all the alibaba resellers were offering. I love seeing and reading the DYI stuff, lights or otherwise. It’s aleays so interesting and inspiring seeing what people come up with for solutions.

<span class="link_user">@BigDaddyK</span>, the buds sure look lovely, I hope you get a nice weight overall

<span class="link_user">@BigDaddyK</span>, causes ph to drop? That was the fastest reply ever btw! I had thrips, although managed to contain the adults, they didn&#039;t do much damage, although there were thrip larvae in the water! Thankyou

<span class="link_user">@BigDaddyK</span>, hey pal, can you explain further why the ph seems to fluctuate more during week 3-6? Due to the need for phosphorous, dropping ph? Reason i ask, in my rDWC run I had perfect ph 5.7 throughout, come week 3flower, the ph would drop to ph4.9 within 2-3 days of a res change?! I am also using ro water, and had to add some tapwater to bring up ph.. any ideas :bulb:?

Interesting that, I run 2x320w meanwell drivers in 4x4 space... although I think the led strips I bought are fake diodes, should of bought from digikey or somebody else reputable! Nevertheless I&#039;ve vegged out 4 nice bushy girls with them running at 150w each from the wall, time will tell if they perform in flower! I have a cheap luxmeter, when the strips are running full power <span class="link_user">@12</span>&quot; it reads 45,000 lux, <span class="link_user">@6</span>&quot; it reads 70,000lux... really wonder if they are the lm561c diodes as I thought :thinking_face:

<span class="link_user">@Bigface</span>, The LED strips are Samsung LT-Q562A in 3000k and 3500k. The drivers are HLG-240H-24B, adjustable ~20w to ~240w dc output max (~265w max AC input) I have 4 lights Two - 2&#039;x 2&#039; - each one has 10 led strips (five 3000k and five 3500k) with one HLG-240H-24H driver Two - 2&#039;x4&#039; - 20 led strips (ten 3000k and ten 3500k) with two HLG-240H-24 drivers. One driver for 3000k and one for 3500k so each can be controlled independently on the light. On all the lights I put a toggle switch for each LED strip so each one can be turned on or off individually. The 2 lights you see in the tent on this grow are the two 2&#039;x2&#039; lights. The above specs are what the lights currently are. In the last month I&#039;ve made some changes to the lights, before one of the 2&#039;x4&#039; lights only had 16 led strips total and it only had one HLG-240H-24B driver. It just got upgraded, as well as I upgraded all the other lights too as I had robbed some LED strips from each to make the last 2&#039;x4&#039;. But now they are all fully kitted out and have full power again. In the last month I also just rewired everything so that the DC drivers that use to sit on top of the light are now moved remotely out of the room. I just finished it on the 2&#039;x4&#039; lights and I&#039;ll be posting more pictures/info on the light upgrades in my Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) grow update later this week. Right now I&#039;m flowering at ~400w DC to the LED&#039;s (~430W AC at the wall), I could take it up higher (480w dc max ~520w ac wall) but I&#039;m not sure if I&#039;m going to, I have a C02 bag but not CO2 injection and I don&#039;t have a CO2 meter so I&#039;m pushing the bounds with ~54w/sq.ft that I&#039;m currently running. If I had more CO2 I&#039;d turn up the lights but I don&#039;t want to burn the plants so I&#039;m holding at this wattage for now.

<span class="link_user">@NomNom</span> I believe your my new favourite grower on this site! A Brindle Staffy, and a perfectly scrogged soil monster under LED strips! #winning Can&#039;t wait to see how she turns out! Got my eyes peeled for this one. Can I ask are these Samsung f561b strips, and what wattage are you flowering at? P.s more pics of the lovely :dog: please Regards Bigface :grin:

<span class="link_user">@CaliGrown</span>, maybe consider topping the main colas once more, but be sure to give at least a week after final topping/fimming before you flip the lights to 12/12. Or consider using a scrog net to keep them lower and wider?

<span class="link_user">@Bigface</span>,That’s some solid advice, thank you. I will take all the help I can get. Especially with this strain. I will definitely try that next round. I do try to cut out the N early bc my tent is 5’7” tall and it seems to cut down on the stretch faze.

<span class="link_user">@TheGrowHouse</span>, nice grow skills mate! Loving the lemon buds! Care to share to love on this original cutting? Could maybe do a swapsy? :thinking_face: