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Post by Steve Harris on Jul 30, 2014 10:16:54 GMT -5
I am still concerned about airflow and heat Whats going on?
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 30, 2014 11:53:23 GMT -5
I might have missed it how do the ceph get air?
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Post by vraev on Jul 30, 2014 19:22:02 GMT -5
It doesn't...until I water the plant. Becos I have the cover on at all times. So that means at that height of the cfl the heat remains in the cube and can overheat the plant.
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Post by vraev on Jul 31, 2014 0:41:32 GMT -5
BTW...james, i got the box from Solutions, a local store with household items supply. its one of those trophy cases. There are a variety of sizes available.
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Post by ng on Jul 31, 2014 8:44:16 GMT -5
If its acrilic u could drill some small breather holes without any issue ?
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Post by vraev on Jul 31, 2014 12:18:49 GMT -5
I could indeed. But I left the drill on a different continent. So might be a while before I either re-buy the battery operated drill that I use for this stuff or just buy a new one. Either way...I guess it is a matter of time anyways...so lets see how it does. I will be upgrading eventually to some cooler DIY LED lights so that should also help.
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Post by vraev on Apr 12, 2015 2:21:47 GMT -5
Here is an update finally after multiple mistakes by the company in sending me the right LEDs. My try at my first DIY LED fixture. Lets see how it goes. Still need to plan out a stand to hang it from. But u can see the vision. heatsink The ceph hasn't grown as well as it could have. I have pretty much neglected it and put it in less than ideal conditions. but here is the led sink for size Preliminary planning Image is corrected to lower exposure to remove blown out areas. It is brighter in person.
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Post by amanitovirosa on Apr 12, 2015 7:18:53 GMT -5
...I like your scissors and your lighting rig. I currently don't have any LED's but will probably end up with some eventually. Looking forward to see how the Ceph reacts to them.
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Post by vraev on Apr 12, 2015 9:41:11 GMT -5
haha! My dear mom bought me the scissors many years ago. I have bonsai tools as well, but this is still the sharpest and easiest to use scissors for all my small plants. Ya...me too.. looking forward to see how it reacts and grows. I do like the 'almost fluorescence' when using those blue and red led. very good effect.
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Post by Apoplast on Apr 12, 2015 11:08:45 GMT -5
Hi Varun - I hadn't seen this thread before. Very interesting! I always enjoy other CP grower's posts about building "apparatus" for growing their plants. I'm glad the plant has done well for you.
To this point, I've only ever grown my pants to have them. Just to keep them alive and happy. Eschewing anything that could be thought of a ornamental or or done for aesthetics. That said, I've been coming around as I have been trying to better incorporate my CP's into my living space, rather than having them solely confined to the purpose built grow room under my basement stairs. In the basement, looks hardly matter. In the house, they do.
I mention all of this because your interest in apparatus with an eye to ornament has inspired me. To use a tech analogy, I've had the IBM approach of function with no thought to design, but your builds look much more like Apple to my IBM; clean, pleasing design, with usability in mind, while retaining all of the function.
As a side note, I like the color patterning of your LED lights on this build. Seems to create drama. I'd like it if the LED grow lights I have purchased looked more like that, and less like advertising in parts of Amsterdam. Quick question, what is the Eppendorf tubing doing in the last shot?
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Post by vraev on Apr 12, 2015 16:43:06 GMT -5
Thanks Apo. I am still waiting on the colour combination. I wasn't able to get correct blending. There is a lot of disco shadowing. Part of the issue is with the contact points that stick out for these solderless LEDs. I have to figure out a way to get them in closer. Haha! That eppendorf contains a small amount of sphagnum moss species that I got from a friend who sent me an orchid. It is from a totally different locale than anything else in my collection and I am trying to rescue it. No luck so far.
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Post by lloyd on Apr 12, 2015 18:32:28 GMT -5
What are the spec's on the LED's and driver circuitry?
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Post by vraev on Apr 28, 2015 1:10:11 GMT -5
What are the spec's on the LED's and driver circuitry? Forgot replying Lloyd. I honestly ddn't bother with specs. I am running them at a lower wattage than they are designed for. I got these at rapidled.com. They made a lot of mistakes with the order, but they have been nice enough to fix it free of charge. This is a moonlight kit driver..so a driver that can only run 4 leds. I got the idea from RSS on Terraforums who managed to grow nice looking cephs with this leds. The colours I am trying are more to mimic my RADION fixture with a bit less blue: 2 x cool whites, 1 x deep red and 1 x UV. cheers V PS: I am actually still not using this. The "aluminium profile" isn't that good. There is height differences as a result of which the led is not sitting flush. Rather than risk overheating and killing it, I am going to do it proper. So I ordered a proper flat heatsink off eBay and will continue this project once they arrive.
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Post by vraev on Oct 6, 2016 23:28:49 GMT -5
Here is an update... long after. It is truly a stunted ceph. This is a perfect example of too much light. The slowest growing plant in my collection. Look at the dates ... its insane on how stunted this plant is. The pitchers get light burn... the moss gets light burn. I had to cover the sides to prevent moss from dying due to humidity loss. I used the lid for growing VFTs elsewhere. lol So I cut up plexiglass and used it to raise the sides...make a open "tank" concept. I REALLY REALLY love the slope the moss has formed. Just beautiful in my eyes...but I need to re-do this. The concept is good..but the plant is just not growing well enough. I am planning on using a bonsai pot or something. I just need a nice idea to hang the light. I really hate the wires on which I am supporting them. Need a proper Apple-eque beautiful simple design. MAY 2015: June 2015: When I added the side walls to conserve humidity in the local microclimate of the ceph Light supports July 2015 October 2015 1 year later: October 2016: Holy crap.. one year already
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Post by vraev on Nov 14, 2016 21:06:59 GMT -5
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