I've got a 30 day old Lowryder#2 that just began to flower. Currently using three 42w 2700ks and one 42w 6500 for a total of 10,600 lumens.

I'm using Y adaptors with the 4 bulbs hung horizontally, making a square "ring" of light over the plant if you catch my drift.

The canopy of course is getting plenty of light, but underneath not so much. Would it be better to hang maybe two bulbs on the sides and keep only two on top? Or maybe even go with four 23watters on the sides and eliminate two of the 42ws on top? (I'd rather not go above about 168 actual watts).

Thanks for any help on this.

Pic: It's about 14" tall in a 5 gallon bucket.

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Adding light would probably help but as for positioning - you just have to look and experiment to figure how you get the most illumination in most parts of the plant. Since the top colas are where most of the yield is, don't neglect the tops to get more sidelight (although sidelight is good).

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Cool---thanks for the feedback. Maybe I'll add a couple of 23watters on the side and keep 4 bulbs up top then.

And man, I'm a huge John Prine fan. Whenever I'm stressing over something trivial, I always think "it's a half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown/ that's the way that the world goes 'round..."

if it was mine i would keep them all at the same level but move them to just above the middle so the sides are covered but your are not removing too much light from the top

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Hey thanks Cameron666. Sounds like keeping the top bathed in light is the way to go. I'll move them out a bit like you're suggesting to cover the sides, there should still be enough light hitting the main cola.