Juanitos 2016 Grow

juanitos · Jan 4, 2016

DAY 0

Pregermination so i don't have to deal with empty cells / separating sprouts after they have been planted. They are sitting next to the heater so are nice and warm.

So i went with all 5630 light strips this year. Each set of 4 shelves is hooked to a 240w power supply (4x60w). This will use half the energy of the normal 2x 2x t8 setup and costs much less initially and to maintain... They worked fine in my test growout, we'll see how they work in a full production environment. So i only need 720w of lighting for 48 trays of plants which is pretty good.

the weed guys always preaching about circulating air / air exchange so i got one of these wall mount hurricane fans, moves lots of air! much more than my little tower fan..

so now just waiting 1-2 weeks for germination.

tctenten · Jan 4, 2016

Nice plan...best of luck in 2016

Blister · Jan 4, 2016

Whoa! You're going all in! Wish I had the room to do something like that. Good luck in the upcoming season!

Neil

dragonsfire · Jan 4, 2016

Wow, nice setup, good luck

Ozzy2001 · Jan 4, 2016

Looks like a winner!! Best of luck this year!

parker49 · Jan 4, 2016

yeah looks really good, i'll be following to see how things go.

pepperguy1 · Jan 4, 2016

Looking good.

chocolatescotchbonnet · Jan 4, 2016

good growing this season :cheers:

bpiela · Jan 4, 2016

Whoa! Wait a minute. How much did you spend on lighting? I did a search on 5630 light strips and the cost is so very inexpensive... That seems awesome!!

grispa72 · Jan 5, 2016

Great juanitos! All these strips led deliver good light power. I'm curious about the growth under strips led. I'll follow!
I wish you a long and hot season!

Paolo

Meteora 360 · Jan 5, 2016

This is going to be an interesting grow! I like your light!
Good luck for your season

Lovepeppers · Jan 5, 2016

Great list and seedling setup. I like how you made your adjustable racks.

juanitos · Jan 5, 2016

bpiela said:
Whoa! Wait a minute. How much did you spend on lighting? I did a search on 5630 light strips and the cost is so very inexpensive... That seems awesome!!

yeah 12(shelves)*8$ + 3(shelf units)*18$ = 150$ for 48 trays or 3.13$ per tray

t8 shoplights are 21$ and you put 2 per shelf.
12(shelves) * 21$*2 = 504$ for 48 trays or 10$ per tray

but we don't know how well they will work and how long they will last. Also they do take a bit more work to setup doing some wiring / soldering.

So i guess we'll see if they are worth it! if they are, it could be a huge savings for most people.

bpiela · Jan 5, 2016

Very cool! If it all works, may I request you post a video on how to set up the lights? Looks like a fun project.

juanitos · Jan 7, 2016

here's a video so you can see it better.

Still just waiting on seeds to pop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvs0ags39zg

chocolatescotchbonnet · Jan 7, 2016

Nice grow room!

Oban · Jan 7, 2016

Very nice set, I'll follow you, best of luck in 2016!

juanitos · Jan 7, 2016

DAY 3

that was quick..

Genetikx · Jan 7, 2016

Always respected your grow, good luck in 2016