Grow Yer Own Stone with Old Stoner

H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
You are supposed to be able to get about 50w per strip right? That would be ~400w so your lights should last quite a while even at full power on the driver unless I'm missing something.

And if you went with a bigger driver the possibility of shooting more juice to them than they can take is possible right?

Regardless I think you have plenty of light for a 2x4 :)
 

Turpman

PICK YOUR OWN
You are supposed to be able to get about 50w per strip right? That would be ~400w so your lights should last quite a while even at full power on the driver unless I'm missing something.

And if you went with a bigger driver the possibility of shooting more juice to them than they can take is possible right?

Regardless I think you have plenty of light for a 2x4 :)
LED temp is the limmiting factor. The hotter you run them the less efficient they are and it also shortens there life span. 55c or 130f is around max. I think my bridgelux strips run around 109.
 

Old ST1R

Grow Yer Own Stone
Day 19 of 12:12.

Three across the back, left to right; Sangria Cookies, Twinkle Tarts & Vietnamese Silver Leaf.

Two in front, left to right; Cherry Wine & Orange Blossom Special

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Iā€™ve got the new light up to 270 watts out of 290. Thursday morning itā€™ll get cranked up to 100% if there are no Iā€™ll effects from the 270 setting.
 

treefarmercharlie

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Admin
Day 19 of 12:12.

Three across the back, left to right; Sangria Cookies, Twinkle Tarts & Vietnamese Silver Leaf.

Two in front, left to right; Cherry Wine & Orange Blossom Special

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Iā€™ve got the new light up to 270 watts out of 290. Thursday morning itā€™ll get cranked up to 100% if there are no Iā€™ll effects from the 270 setting.
That canopy looks nice and level even with no training.
 

Old ST1R

Grow Yer Own Stone
Today after work I collected some pollen off the male Cherry Wine and hit nine or ten lower ā€œlarfyā€ branches on the Female Cherry Wine.

Before pollinating, I removed the female from the tent, and moved it to another floor under itā€™s own light. In fact, it took the place of the male that I collected pollen off of, and heā€™s now in the green bin.

My plan is to leave the pollinated female out of the tent for two days, then Iā€™ll mist it with some water and put it back into the tent. Hopefully thatā€™s enough to prevent any of the other plants from getting pollinated by stray pollen.

Did it work? Stay tuned for six weeks to find out.

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H.A.F.

a.k.a. Rusty Nails
Today after work I collected some pollen off the male Cherry Wine and hit nine or ten lower ā€œlarfyā€ branches on the Female Cherry Wine.

Before pollinating, I removed the female from the tent, and moved it to another floor under itā€™s own light. In fact, it took the place of the male that I collected pollen off of, and heā€™s now in the green bin.

My plan is to leave the pollinated female out of the tent for two days, then Iā€™ll mist it with some water and put it back into the tent. Hopefully thatā€™s enough to prevent any of the other plants from getting pollinated by stray pollen.

Did it work? Stay tuned for six weeks to find out.

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If you lack space, I have heard that after pollenation thay can go back in veg and the light cycle won't matter. Their job changed and is no longer 12/12 dependent.
 
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