Harley"s Vero Cob Grow

[Harley09]

I am growing some Granddaddy Purple, OG Kush, and a cross of Granddaddy Purple OG Kush I did myself.
I have 12 Vero 29 COBs 8 are BXRC35G10K0-D-72-SE and 4 are BXRC40E10K0-73SE they are driven by 2 Meanwell HLG-320H-C1400B drivers.
Plants are now 6 weeks old and are recovering from a low ph issue

 

[Harley09]

Here are some pictures

 

[Harley09]

Here are the latest pictures of the plants

 

[EventHorizan]

I am growing some Granddaddy Purple, OG Kush, and a cross of Granddaddy Purple OG Kush I did myself.
I have 12 Vero 29 COBs 8 are BXRC35G10K0-D-72-SE and 4 are BXRC40E10K0-73SE they are driven by 2 Meanwell HLG-320H-C1400B drivers.
Plants are now 6 weeks old and are recovering from a low ph issue

For us non led users,
Would u kindly tell us how many watts that is?
4X8 area?

 

[EventHorizan]

Here are the latest pictures of the plants

Looks pretty good?
8 plants?
Coco?
Hand watering?

Your light looks pretty good.
How much you got invested in it?

 

[Harley09]

My light is 600 watts
just 8 plants
I'm growing in 3' x 6' area
I've got $800 invested in the light
I water by hand
growing in peat moss with 30% perlite added
all the plants are from regular seeds I've bred not sure how many males I'm gonna have but
if there are too many males I'll end this grow and start another

 

[EventHorizan]

My light is 600 watts
just 8 plants
I'm growing in 3' x 6' area
I've got $800 invested in the light
I water by hand
growing in peat moss with 30% perlite added
all the plants are from regular seeds I've bred not sure how many males I'm gonna have but
if there are too many males I'll end this grow and start another

U have any cooling? How hot your lights run?

 

[AvidLerner]

Nice build clean and remote setup. 600w nice do you do any heat removal from grow area?

 

[Harley09]

U have any cooling? How hot your lights run?

I am running the lights for 18 hrs on 6 off and the heat sinks stay cool enough you can place you hand on them the only cooling is a 6 inch exhaust fan

 

[MirrorZen]

One day I will get a bad ass COB setup. BUT until then I will live vicariously through ya.
Well done sir

 

[Harley09]

Thanks Zen I've been there. I had to save up for 6 months to get my system. Did a lot of research in the meantime. I'll be doing some modifications to my system, I need to improve on the hangers and maybe change out the 4000K COBs to 2700K COBs, but not for awhile
My next big project will be RDWC I done with growing in soil I want more control and better yields. Never be happy with mediocrity I say.

 

[EventHorizan]

Thanks Zen I've been there. I had to save up for 6 months to get my system. Did a lot of research in the meantime. I'll be doing some modifications to my system, I need to improve on the hangers and maybe change out the 4000K COBs to 2700K COBs, but not for awhile
My next big project will be RDWC I done with growing in soil I want more control and better yields. Never be happy with mediocrity I say.

I agree!

 

[sixstring]

nice man,subbed for the show :cool:

 

[Harley09]

Welcome Sixstring, this grow is comin along pretty good now I think the ph problems are solved for now. The new growth looks good and I don't see signs of nutrient lock out any more . I have done some thinkin ( ya there's smoke commin out my ears lol) and I want to replace the 4000K cobs with 2700K cobs, won't happen until the next grow. For now though I will add my two SS400's to the show by movin the 4000K cobs to the outer rails and placing the SS 400's in the center. this will give me a total of 1280 watts in my 3'x6' space.
The pictures to follow show the plants are growin pretty good for now .
A couple of other things I need to redo are the hangar system and lengthen the wiring to permit raising and lowering the light rack and removal for upgrading .
For now here are some new pictures

 

[hillbil]

Awesome amount of light in that space. And so organized! That don't happen at my house. Lokkin' good!

 

[Harley09]

Hi Hillbil thanks I am lovin the light it takes up nearly the whole room, and the plants are lovin it too

 

[Harley09]

Time for a little bit of a rant I'm lovin the new COB but it has created some issues I need to address the hangars I used were not very user friendly I could not get to one of the chains in the back corner as well as the light was not centered in the grow space I have addressed this issue by hanging the rack by two pulleys instead of four chains at the corners with rope to raise and lower the light as well as centering the light over the plants. The next issue is room temp it's too hot during lights on and too cold during lights off. I had installed a vent from the main HVAC unit that worked OK while it was hot outside and we needed AC but now it's gotten cold adding heat isn't good when it's already too hot in the room. For now I have to leave the door open during lights on and add additional heat from a space heater at lights off as I like to sleep in a cool room so no heat at night. The result is I have to check on the room constantly trying to keep it from getting too hot or cold.
I feel better now I'll stop complaining and get on with it

 

[Harley09]

I took some pictures to show the new hanger system

 

[Harley09]

Sorry wrong file

 

[1816 House]

Nice setup, lotsa clean white growing area. Running water,too!
You can get some of those ID badge reels for keeping your cords out of the way, they retract the cord when the light get raised and lowered.