LED Without LEDs -My First T5 Grow

If IR is bad for your eyes, I'm pretty much fucked. I stare into my glory hole for 5 hours every day. That thing rolls at 2400 F and emits A SHIT TON of IR. I got bright light around me constantly in my hot shop.

I just know that all blue light is bad for your eyes. Don't look at it no matter how many times it calls out to you.

Well, great, we have another hazard.

http://www.popsci.com/science/articl...hrough-uv-rays

^^ perfect time to upgrade the rest of my apt to Philips led ambient light bulbs ....sorry about your eyes

Cannabis won't kill you but growing it can.... Lolololololol

Originally Posted by Fonzarelli

My vision is starting to get fucked up a little from all the pure blue lights *actinic* that we are using. Starting to see a black dot in the center of my vision(not floaters), more like cataract or macular degeneration. Fuckin great huh. Even though these are T5's and they seem quite weak to the eye, they are not. Blue light is very harmful to the eyes because it is very powerful. This has happened pretty fast, as I've only been using these pure blues for about a year altogether.

Probably the same reason plants respond to blue light like UVb as well, the light is powerful when it's blue. ANYWAY, USE YOUR SUNGLASSES WITH T5'S ALSO, NOT JUST MH AND HPS AND UVB AND ALL THAT OTHER SHIT. REMEMBER, T5'S WOULD EMIT 180NM UVC LIGHT IF IT WASN'T FOR THE PHOSPHOR COATING.

Damn, makes me wish I woulda made the switch to LEDs a long ass time ago. Learn from my mistakes, don't fuck your up your vision like I did.

Your eyes should recover once you stop looking at the bulbs without proper eye wear. Also, there are a number of nutrient/supplements you can take specifically for eyes. You're going to have to google though. If you need any help I can direct you

i didnt want to call him out over it... but fonz is right on some levels, better safe than sorry.

but your absolutely right any effect from blue light will go away after a time. i remember i would have to pick up a friend a night from work and after being in the room with the MH it was like being blind at night, i was doing it everyday so i began to think my vision was fucked up until one day i skipped a few day of picking him up and my eyes returned to normal.

really just dont look at the lights.... when it does come to IR from the HPS it is good to wear a pair of glasses tho, IR will have your eyes dry as fuck a simple barrrior between your eyes and the light should handle it though.

Originally Posted by polyarcturus

i didnt want to call him out over it... but fonz is right on some levels, better safe than sorry.

but your absolutely right any effect from blue light will go away after a time. i remember i would have to pick up a friend a night from work and after being in the room with the MH it was like being blind at night, i was doing it everyday so i began to think my vision was fucked up until one day i skipped a few day of picking him up and my eyes returned to normal.

really just dont look at the lights.... when it does come to IR from the HPS it is good to wear a pair of glasses tho, IR will have your eyes dry as fuck a simple barrrior between your eyes and the light should handle it though.

You're right, I've been wearing shades for the last couple days and they've gotten better a little. I still see this black spot in the center of my vision though. The doc told me I have cataracts. They've probably been there for awhile. I dunno, is 32 years old a little young for cataracts?

not really my brother has cataracts since he was under 18 its not abnormal have bad vision.(hes never looked at a grow light for more than 1min total in his life probably)

my eyes have been bad, as far as farsight goes , but i dont really use shade and since ive been really good about avoiding looking at the light my vision has not really depreciated, that i can tell.