Lol I like your little set up, I think you may be getting a tad too enthusiastic, if it were me I would have let the ph swing before adjusting as trying to adjust every minute is like chasing your tale. Anyways best of luck that was only a thought as I am fairly new and not as clued up as sone people, im subbed for the ride.
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ThaGreenBandit
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Making nice progress. Some of the budsites have already grown through the net. It takes a lot of arranging stuff to get light to some of the budsites because she's gotten a bit too bushy for her own good.
Last night I thought I caught a hint of mango in the air. Despite Paradise Seeds denying the supposed heritage (Cali Super Skunk x Mango Haze), people claim there are at least two phenotypes. One is the mango smelling phenotype and it is considered better than the other which smells like citrus. Dunno...
Oh, and of course the grow wouldn't be complete without the soil getting overly acidic at some point. I got an idea to water her with melted snow because I thought it might be as magical as rain water. Not sure about magic but I noticed it was really acidic with a pH of under 6.
I'm pretty sure there are going to be problems soon. As an attempt to correct the issue I sprinkled some wood ash on the soil and watered a little bit more. What happened when I used a lot of wood ash during my last grow was that the plants got too much potassium and presumably locked out some stuff, including calcium. I'll have to watch it this time. My plan is to try some baking soda too. The p&p is too high to buy only some 'real' pH up and besides, it fits the nature of this grow to experiment with household alternatives.
Coming along nicely, bro!
What gauge is your power cord? any wire 18 gauge or better with handle up to 5 amps ( @110 volts ) with no problem. Standard Zip cord ( normal lamp cord ) is usually 16-18 gauge and can safelty carry about 500 watts, letting you run many more than you'd need, considering the actual draw of them is around 0.218 amps. I've run twelve, 15 watt LED spotlights on a single lamp cord. Measured with an ammeter, the draw was a little over 1 amp for a total of 110 watts.
the power factor tells you the phase relationship between voltage and current. your peak current is higher but your average power thru the wire is only 17 watts.these lights use a transformer less power supply which is highly reactive. if your limiting factor is your power cord than the low P.F. is not an issue. this affects the tuning of power transmission lines but not the heating of your power cord to any significant degree
Wienerwoods
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Hmm.. You're right. I intend to take it easy and see where this goes before trying anything else. It's just that I don't want to see her suffer and overly acidic soil is more detrimental than overly alkaline because it prevents me from feeding her.
I had a look at the cord, it's a flat power cord from Unirise.
http://www.unirise.cn/en/productpage138.html
It says "60227 IEC 52(RVV)" and "2x0.75mm^2" on the cord so I'm guessing since it's flat it has to be the one in the middle of the 52 list.
Can you make anything out of that information? Because I certainly can't.. :roflcry:
I'd say that your wire is good for a minimum of 5 amps, you could run 12 bulbs and not be even near that mark.
Wienerwoods
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Thanks for all the help guys! Great to know I can use the cord for more than what it's powering now!
However, one question remains. Would it be wiser to get 4 Chinese ~50 watt LEDs or one ~100W UFO from a trusted brand?
2 of the 54 watt led bulbs would be less expensive and would allow you flexibility in positioning your lights.both options would use about the same amount of power and both use the same 3 watt leds. the 54 watts can be customized so you can chose the spectrum you want. 4 50 watt bulbs would give you twice the light of a "100 watt" UFO. here is on other option you can consider if you have room for it http://www.ebay.com/itm/251617231138?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT hope this helps
maybe you can answer a question for me. many led growers have problems with cal/mag deficiencies.you are growing under very low light conditions. have you encountered this problem in your grow?
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