And in conclusion, I find that the light does in fact grow plants.
I apologize for not being able to get a better photo of it (single Sweet Amnesia plant) but the plant is collapsing under its own weight and since I'm cutting it down today I don't feel like stringing it all up just to take a photo. The tent is sort of structural to keeping it up right now. These EB strips are friggin awesome. For most of the flowering, I tried to keep the light between 7-12cm (3-5") from the tops of the plant but it was growing so quickly it was hard to keep up. You must be thinking I am crazy and that I burned the crap out of the buds but they were perfectly happy even growing up to touch the lights as you can see by their bent tops. I used bamboo sticks and plant wire to position them between the strips, but it was an uphill battle as they just kept shifting around on their own. I actually pruned and removed the two largest shoots a few weeks into flowering because they were 2x hand-widths above the rest of the plant and I wasn't too concerned with getting every bit of flower out. I mean look how friggin' giant this is.
Did somebody order the footlong?! It is hard to see in the picture but I've got several flowers that are over 30cm long and 10cm wide. I'm not sure if it is the nutrients I am using (advanced nutrients Sensi Bloom and all the addons) or just the plant's cycle, but all the lush green leaves started turning yellow and dying about two weeks ago. My last plant (Cookies Kush) was lush green right to the end on general hydroponics flora series.
The light performed fantastically and I didn't have a problem with every bit of the plant trying to grow directly toward the 2x COBs I had previously. Great mostly even coverage with absolutely no sign of plant stress even at 7cm distance and 1100mA of power (215W total at wall). The pretty big downside to having such a big light fixture is that it takes up the whole tent. I still have another 25-30cm of space above the light but I can't lift it any higher because the air filter is in the way. I'll see if I can figure out a way to lift that higher or move it closer to the side to be able to recover the space. I also think I'd prefer a setup with space between the strips so the plant can grow through if needed and allow better airflow. I don't see any issue with mold or rot on any of the flowers though and just have 3x 120mm computer fans circulating the air at 3 levels running on 9V.
The flowers probably could use another day or two to finish up, but they're so heavy I'm afraid they're going to fall and start to make a mess of themselves so we're calling this done. The pH was a little high in bloom-- those Advanced Nutrients are hard to get the pH down.
Veg: General Hydroponics Flora series in 3-2-1 mix up to 900ppm, 1-2 flood cycles per day, nutrients changed once per month, 5.6-5.7 pH, 70-100W of LED 18h
Bloom: Sensi Bloom + B52 + BigBud in recommended dosage, 2 flood cycles per day, changed once per month, 5.9-6.0 pH, 215W of LED 12h + far red 10mins
