We built a really nice led set up for around $200!!

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Oldchucky

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Yep! Outdoors of the light spectrum is constantly changing! Angles are not constant! When it comes to this!
 
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Yep! Probably doesn’t change at all on the equator! Or not as much! 12–12 year round
So, to some degree, it depends on where the genetics evolved. Then again, more recent evolution has probably occurred indoors and under lights. I wonder about that sometimes.
 
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I vaguely recall that there was a member here who made a light by removing the bulb part of screw-in type lights and building wooden racks for the sockets. I don't remember how well that worked.
 
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I’m just talking about the spectrum itself. As long as the Earth is moving, it’s changing! Less along the equator, more as you get farther away. The OP just stated that the spectrum doesn’t change! Above! It’s not important! You deal with it! But it has a huge effect on how plants grow!
 
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I vaguely recall that there was a member here who made a light by removing the bulb part of screw-in type lights and building wooden racks for the sockets. I don't remember how well that worked.
Yeah, I seen some pretty cobbled together. Light contraptions on this site! L O L. This is just something to mount 4 foot LEDs on and hangover plants! Does what it’s supposed to! But it’s informative and might just help someone out, so thanks for posting it, OP!
 
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I’m just talking about the spectrum itself. As long as the Earth is moving, it’s changing! Less along the equator, more as you get farther away. The OP just stated that the spectrum doesn’t change! Above! It’s not important! You deal with it! But it has a huge effect on how plants grow!
I know. I'm still wondering about how much spectrum changes matter as compared to a typical full spectrum grow light. Specifically, I'm not suggesting it doesn't make a difference. I wonder if the difference matters. I'm not sure I'd fret over a few grams per plant.

Yeah, I seen some pretty cobbled together. Light contraptions on this site! L O L. This is just something to mount 4 foot LEDs on and hangover plants! Does what it’s supposed to!
I know. I'll stop hijacking the thread. Didn't mean to do that.
 
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Indoors and outdoors! Totally different animals! One is spiritual! The other is commercial! Yeah, sorry to clog your thread!😍
 
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Sweet! There is always more than one way to skin a cat! Maybe some periodic updates if you can with info on your layout and environment! Venturing outside of the box is encouraged!
 
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But I would agree to disagree that plants growing outdoors Don’t see a big change in spectrum with the seasons!View attachment 2351840
I said HUGE difference though they see some difference sure. The problem is most people don't know what the origin of their plant is any way. It would seem best to match your strain to it's origin NOT just a random light spectrum. If it is from near the equator it sees little to no change in spectrum. Now consider the hybrid aspect and it gets complicated. I guess you could experiment with 2 clones and grow under the two extremes. The over rated component i was referring to is I bet each way would produce similar results though if you are right you may add some weight. The problem is we end up with more than we can use and I told my son I would help but no selling. We give away a lot to friends for sure but no selling! We aren't growing commercially any way. I am making a whole different set for the flowering part of the grow but not sure it will be THAT big a deal. Personally I have found that if you have enough light and humidity feeding is the part that makes a huge difference more than spectrum one way or the other and this is true of all plants. I am also a huge proponent of mineralization of the soil but that is a different debate all together.
 
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I know. I'm still wondering about how much spectrum changes matter as compared to a typical full spectrum grow light. Specifically, I'm not suggesting it doesn't make a difference. I wonder if the difference matters. I'm not sure I'd fret over a few grams per plant.


I know. I'll stop hijacking the thread. Didn't mean to do that.
Back in the day we just used warm and cool white bulbs mixed to get a fuller spectrum and it worked ok.
 
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I hear you! I think the variables are what makes it fun! I only grow outdoors! So I am stuck with the spectrum where I live! But I learned the hard way about azimuths! Nothing quite like full sun all summer and then shade about the second week of September to fuck up your spectrum! L O L!
 
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I hear you! I think the variables are what makes it fun! I only grow outdoors! So I am stuck with the spectrum where I live! But I learned the hard way about azimuths! Nothing quite like full sun all summer and then shade about the second week of September to fuck up your spectrum! L O L!
Good and bad to each, indoors means less yield and outdoors has bugs, too much rain, and neighbors. Though we bribed ours with a gift pack. Backyard seems to have a skunk or two!
 
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That's great. I'm sure the weed was fantastic. I bet you're a great botanist. The point of the post was a nice grow setup for cheap, or at least I thought that's what the title implied. You could have showed some better pictures of the setup. The itemized pictures are a nice touch but all I can really see is a shelf with some tube lights tied to it. I bet it's great I just would have liked to see more.
 
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That's great. I'm sure the weed was fantastic. I bet you're a great botanist. The point of the post was a nice grow setup for cheap, or at least I thought that's what the title implied. You could have showed some better pictures of the setup. The itemized pictures are a nice touch but all I can really see is a shelf with some tube lights tied to it. I bet it's great I just would have liked to see more.
A shelf with lights tied to it is ALL it is. When I worked in the lighting factory all we did was take a sheet metal piece secure a ballast, wire the ballast to the sockets and mount, put a cord on it, and add a cover over the ballast and wires. Light fixtures are not that complicated. I provided pics of the supplies and the finished product and explained the process. If someone cannot figure it out from there they shouldn't attempt to build this in the first place.
 
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