Grow Room NiceNEasy's Nano Dragon Factory.

[The Bedroom Gardener UK]

Received the new light, and it is worse than I ever expected. I know it is only a cheap Chinese LED, but my first reaction was 'I'm never plugging that in'.

1. Posted like a letter, as you can see from the battered appearance.
2. The metal frame is so flimsy, it is like baking foil.
3. No plug, or wiring instructions, or LED details.
4. Warnings that it gets 'Very Hot', and 'Needs to be earthed', but no earth connections.
5. Exposed connection wires on the board & was supposed to be splash-proof - yeah right.

So it is back again to the internet etc, to see if I can pick up another tiny LED.

On a brighter note, the Forgetful Dragon seeds are ready. I'll leave them a few weeks, as very fresh still & then crack a few.

You can check out current progress in the below thread.

https://www.autoflower.org/threads/niceneasys-trials-and-tribulations.76937/page-7

 

[automan2]

Kinda exciting to see so many potential ladies of a fav lineage. I just harvested a male Blood Dragon for pollen and pollinated a selected flower on a Ghost Toof, Purple Lemonade and a Double Grape...gonna be interesting to see what grows outta those combos. Shits and Grins ya know.
In my frig stash, I surprisingly found 2 MOONSTONE seeds...gotta be 9+ years old...
Good luck on the light...did it come with a fire extinguisher?

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

hmm shit.and ya only got 3 inches of cable
nice looking seeds
good luck n keep er lit

 

[The Bedroom Gardener UK]

Kinda exciting to see so many potential ladies of a fav lineage. I just harvested a male Blood Dragon for pollen and pollinated a selected flower on a Ghost Toof, Purple Lemonade and a Double Grape...gonna be interesting to see what grows outta those combos. Shits and Grins ya know.
In my frig stash, I surprisingly found 2 MOONSTONE seeds...gotta be 9+ years old...
Good luck on the light...did it come with a fire extinguisher?

Sounds like some really nice crosses there. Be sure to tag me in if you up some pics. I'm all for the shits and grins.

The light will be banished to the back of the garage, along with the other 'grow' crap I bought from ebay (usually when stoned).

 

[Bob's Auto's]

hmm shit.and ya only got 3 inches of cable
nice looking seeds
good luck n keep er lit

Luckily it's just one bad solder job away from fixing

 

[BCBudlady]

Lighting.

First up is the lighting solution. Currently the cab is running on a 42w CFL, but this will not be enough to put into flower. There's no room for HPS, so I'm looking at LEDs to help out.

I had already bought the nastiest 50w led light from China (still waiting on arrival), just for messing with, before I knew about my grow change.

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So, I'm going to test the new box with that light to begin with & see how far I get. I've no clue about hanging distance from plants etc with these things, so it may be a bumpy ride while I get things running correctly. I got plenty of seeds though, so we'll get there.

Think I need to go back to school for a little while, and figure PAR and the rest. Judging by what I've already read this Chinese light will be of little use other than veg, but I can test it anyway while I get the money together for what may be the proper light.

I'm thinking of purchasing the below light. Physical size it fits nicely, but I need to find out if it would be suitable to go in such a small space, and it has a height above plants of 0.5-1m. I only have 0.6m full height, so I don't see how it can be used. I must be reading it wrong. I don't even keep my 250w HPS at that height above my plants. Research required.

That leads me to another thought, which is 'is the space too small for an led?' Why does it need to be 0.5m above you plants? Heat should not be an issue, so it's maybe light intensity. If it's that, could you not then rig a filter & have it closer?

Going to have to check on CFL minimums as well, backup if led is not suitable. I don't really want to start that direction though. There's not enough room for a bank of CFL's.

The answers to all these questions, and more...soon.

Amazon product

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Specification:

tem display height	3.10 centimetres
Item display length	20 centimetres
Item display width	20 centimetres

LED Power: 50 W

Input Voltage: AC185V-265V
Light Source: LED COB
Color Spectrum: Full Spectrum
HPS/HID Replace: 100W
Height above plants:0.5-1M
Max Coverage at 24’Height:12’*12’
Lifespan: 50,000+ hours
Current Frequency: 50~60HZ

@St. Tom @Green Hornet @BCBudlady Just a quick tag, in case you wished to follow on.

Don’t think I got the alert. I’m subbed now!

 

[The Bedroom Gardener UK]

Luckily it's just one bad solder job away from fixing

Hell no. One bad solder job away from a house fire that kills everyone.

I can see the headlines now... Family torched, as man was too much of a tightwad to buy a decent light.

 

[The Bedroom Gardener UK]

Don’t think I got the alert. I’m subbed now!

Glad you are on board. There is always room for you.

 

[BCBudlady]

Kinda exciting to see so many potential ladies of a fav lineage. I just harvested a male Blood Dragon for pollen and pollinated a selected flower on a Ghost Toof, Purple Lemonade and a Double Grape...gonna be interesting to see what grows outta those combos. Shits and Grins ya know.
In my frig stash, I surprisingly found 2 MOONSTONE seeds...gotta be 9+ years old...
Good luck on the light...did it come with a fire extinguisher?

Glad you are on board. There is always room for you.

Don’t know much about lighting and use Autocobs, but T5 might work for you. CFL’s it can be 2inches from your tops. Not sure what lengths are produced, but they produce little heat also.

 

[The Bedroom Gardener UK]

Don’t know much about lighting and use Autocobs, but T5 might work for you. CFL’s it can be 2inches from your tops. Not sure what lengths are produced, but they produce little heat also.

It is a road I need to investigate further. The boxes current light is a 42w CFL, which is good enough to germinate & grow a little, but not for bud. I could probably stick another bulb of the same in there, but don't know if it'll still be enough.

I'm hoping the LED I just ordered will be ok, otherwise CFL it may be. I think there's going to be a lot of issue with the light distance from plant, as I have very limited headroom.