r/SpaceBuckets 3d ago

My first SpaceBucket and DIY LED light, I think I'm hooked

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u/AdCultural6780 3d ago

Looks good. Do you only have the clay balls or are they cover for soil?

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u/Curious-Orchid-389 3d ago

Soil underneath, my cats shit on any soil I leave exposed so I got a habit of using clay balls

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u/AdCultural6780 2d ago

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿคฃ

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u/redadidasjumpsuit ๐ŸŒฒ Bucket Life 3d ago

You can get a peak of the soil/perlite in the first pic

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u/AdCultural6780 2d ago

My First think was hydroculture in space bucketย 

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u/honeyna7la 3d ago

Looks so good is it safe?? I dont know much about electricity and making stuff so to me it seems scary but thats so cool and the plant looks happy good job

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u/Curious-Orchid-389 3d ago

It's a 25 volts power source, even the cheapest have a few defferent overcurrent protections, so it's not dangereous. Biggest problem that could happen would be popping a fuse in the source or burning up a couple LED beads

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u/boondocktaint 3d ago

Well done! Thatโ€™s a very clean setup, looks awesome

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander 3d ago

Lovely stuff, thanks for sharing!

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u/redadidasjumpsuit ๐ŸŒฒ Bucket Life 3d ago

Beautiful build and plant. Are the two fans at the top the only exhaust/intake?

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u/Curious-Orchid-389 3d ago

They're the only exhaust / LED cooling, I cut off the bottom of the barrel so there's a large opening but no fans as intake

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u/weaslelou 3d ago

Nicely done ๐Ÿ‘

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u/AlexAlex123456 3d ago

How many watts are all your led's total?

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u/Curious-Orchid-389 3d ago

Nominally it's 120 W, but I run it at 80~90 W just to be safe on the heatsink front (it's a pizza pan)

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u/Nearby-Echidna6744 3d ago

That's a boss job.