Things to Know About Lighting

tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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snickerboy1 said:
i have a problem useing the write light.when i transfer my clones that grow under floresents under the 400w hps they all just keep burning up,what is the answer??.thank you.
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its not a lighting problem its a grower problem(you)


how old are the clones how long have they been rooted do they have a big enough root system to support growth,,, have they started growing again yet, how close is your light to them probably too close too soon stick with the cfl til you see new growth it could just be a pain in the ass strain to clon aswell
 
drynroasty

drynroasty

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hey everyone im new to the community and im a curious about the hole eletricity thing and i was wondering to light my 400w hps couldn't i light it with copper and a battery lets just say rig it myself??? im open to all info give me your opinions!!!,
my friend has a 172 watt hps hooked up to his hamster wheel and he trained his 3 hamsters to take turns running for 12 hours a day during the flowering cycle. If you have time, you could do that. Or get a farret, they are smarter i heard...
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Problem is that Ferrets are illegal in California. I think it is because they are so smart they will trick their trendy owners (like all the people who bought those bug-eyed looking Chihuahuas that have that complex and think they are 12 feet tall like Napoleon Bonaparte) and get free and start a rodent revolution and eat all the "goddamn chickens". At least the chickens can spin around in their cages and fight back a little, but if the ferret has access to ACME (like Wile E. Coyote) those chickens are done for, quick-like...

If ferrets we legal in California there'd be ferrets running down the powerlines, it'd be like their freeway once they scared the crows away (sound like another cartoon). We'd all have to wear hats and carry wiffle-bats... lol
 
drynroasty

drynroasty

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wallycork

You never actually watched Road-Runner cartoons did you?
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Yes I did watch them, and they are still amongst favorites. If you are alluding to the notion that the coyote never caught the bird, I understand. But in California we just voted on prop 2 (I think) which brings into law that chickens raised for food must now have room to stand, turn, and do some yoga, as opposed to the past cages that didn't allow much movement (even more cruel).
 
saint Superior

saint Superior

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good info in this post, but has anyone used those LED grow lights? im intrigued by them and was hoping someone can tell me everything i want to know
 
nfhu88

nfhu88

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yeah you might want to wait 5 years before they come out with ones that will be high tech enough to sub HPS/MH.
 
KaliKitsune

KaliKitsune

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LEDs are fine for vegetative growth.

For flowering, they are USELESS. Get a real bulb that tosses off enough UVB to give you a fucking TAN. Nothing less than T5HO.
 
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Love4Ganja

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Are the bigger (in diameter) fluros really that much better than the skinnier ones? And the ''daylight'' colored bulbs are good for veg but will they make my plants flower good too?
 
KaliKitsune

KaliKitsune

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No, the skinnier T5HO lights are far better than the fatter T12 and T8 residential ones. And daylight is better for grow but will do a fair job for flowering, as daylight spectrum bulbs put out just a tiny extra bit of UVB light so you'll have good trichomes, but smaller buds.
 
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Love4Ganja

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KaliKitsune said:
No, the skinnier T5HO lights are far better than the fatter T12 and T8 residential ones. And daylight is better for grow but will do a fair job for flowering, as daylight spectrum bulbs put out just a tiny extra bit of UVB light so you'll have good trichomes, but smaller buds.
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well since im being forced to use tube fluros, would it be a good idea to switch to a warm white for flowering
 
KaliKitsune

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Love4Ganja said:
well since im being forced to use tube fluros, would it be a good idea to switch to a warm white for flowering
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Yes. Right now I run a combination of four 6500K 'daylight' bulbs and four 3000K 'warm white. Next grow I will see what solid warm shite produces.
 
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born2killspam

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Basically you get more photons/energy with redder light, and as long as a photon has 'enough' energy to power photosynthesis, any extra energy is pretty much wasted.. And the average photon from a redder bulb has enough..
Beyond that, plants have evolved to respond to various light conditions, and redder light happens during flowering season..
There are other processes at work though beyond basic photosynthesis, so certain colours of light may activate various processes.. I'm a huge fan of having MH lights in the flower room along with HPS for overall taste/potency..
 
KaliKitsune

KaliKitsune

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"Basically you get more photons/energy with redder light"

Not true. Blue is higher energy by many orders over red light. Red is like 1.2 eV while blue is more like 10.2 eV
 
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Love4Ganja

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born2killspam said:
Basically you get more photons/energy with redder light, and as long as a photon has 'enough' energy to power photosynthesis, any extra energy is pretty much wasted.. And the average photon from a redder bulb has enough..
Beyond that, plants have evolved to respond to various light conditions, and redder light happens during flowering season..
There are other processes at work though beyond basic photosynthesis, so certain colours of light may activate various processes.. I'm a huge fan of having MH lights in the flower room along with HPS for overall taste/potency..
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soo redder bulbs=bigger buds? Whats the advantage
 
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