hybridway2
Amare Shill
Most true Horticultural Leds have IR, granted most are only fiddling with 740nm. But ive heard of going higher to 780ish.Id rather my plants get the ir....
Most true Horticultural Leds have IR, granted most are only fiddling with 740nm. But ive heard of going higher to 780ish.Id rather my plants get the ir....
Try more like 3-4 yrs. Not many pass up upgrades. Its nuts.I'm still running 600w hps, mainly because that's what I have had for a while, bulbs are cheap, keeps the room warm in winter, and I'm not ready to bite the bullet just yet on upgrade. One issue with buying expensive LED units, is that you will have to replace them with another expensive unit in 10 years. I think likely the best option is a combination of 315w CMH and good COB units, like the Cree 3590.
It seems to me that failure with LED is mostly associated with the grower not understanding that they need to give the plant a different feed because of the different environmental conditions.
These guys use the most complex spectrum thus far that i know of & are merging into UVA+B , RN.The temperature difference between red and blue isnt that much and all colours are hot unless you have invented cold lasers and such.
Light is what its always been and was hoping you would see a complex spectrum not just the overview leds used and failed with
Laks in 470nm. Of course UVA, tiny B, & last but not least 740+nm.How has the cree 3590 chip failed as far as spectrum?
Compare the 2 hand in hand (especially a good enhanced white led) oh boy, youd be like what a difference. Led prevailing in density, terps, colors, ect....You cant handle the discussion, ive given answers - Start with why led spectrum makes hps spectrum look shit but yet hps does pretty darn well.... Explanations please??????
Its all good trolling and copy pasting led rubbish but if you ever hope to deal with higher discussion then you will address the stuff thats already at hand and not revert back to.led troll default.
true, but what about the night temperature once lights are out? plants store sugar ahead so they can grow in the night. if the roots get too cold, below 17°C it'll stiffle that. Temperature drives chemical reactions. MOs also replicate faster. And you cant just isolate everything and hold daylight temps in cause plants needs fresh air as well.On point. Leds in cold climate can be shit for efficiency when you need to add a power heavy heater/hvac. Throw in a bunch of hids and your heat problem is solved by adding more light. Some like efficiency swaps here. Just because your light is efficient, doesn’t mean your room is.
Actually this is trying to restart the led hps debate and so far none have accounted for why hps works so well yet lacks the spectrum of led - I do know the answer just waiting for you to give it before hyping ledsover hps. The ppfd data was welcome thoughCompare the 2 hand in hand (especially a good enhanced white led) oh boy, youd be like what a difference. Led prevailing in density, terps, colors, ect....
Still id just create the right air temps rather than work around a simple to fix problem indoors - ive tried a lot and this is the winner by milestrue, but what about the night temperature once lights are out? plants store sugar ahead so they can grow in the night. if the roots get too cold, below 17°C it'll stiffle that. Temperature drives chemical reactions. MOs also replicate faster. And you cant just isolate everything and hold daylight temps in cause plants needs fresh air as well.
Heating plate under pots that auto-regulate temps during the night is an ok solution. Here, most heat transfers to the pot and stays instead if being lost
Leaf temp must higher be then room temp. For proper transportation whereas leds generally leave you -2• below ambient instead of 5-7• higher.Actually this is trying to restart the led hps debate and so far none have accounted for why hps works so well yet lacks the spectrum of led - I do know the answer just waiting for you to give it before hyping ledsover hps. The ppfd data was welcome though
also electricity costs in the US is borderline cheap. a good LED setup still has a high cost and only justifies for professionals, not homegrowers...Grow consistency.
brilliant points. so either multiples in a rack or a single in a tent is going to create an even distributionI do not want a dead even ppfd or spread. What i showed is how I like it for 2 reasons. 1) overlap would be higher then center
2) slightly reduced edges allow wall reflection to even out edge #'s in a tent.
Eh, idk i agree.also electricity costs in the US is borderline cheap. a good LED setup still has a high cost and only justifies for professionals, not homegrowers...
Those are not the #'s i got on a 220w ,2x2' T'5 in 65k.This is the par of 4 x 24 watt t5's ATI'S no less.
So explain how if seedlings need 100-200umols of par why we arent hanging these at 24 inch and over View attachment 4437944
so is this just based off a sketch you found? What’s the actual par readings you are getting with your par meter?This is the par of 4 x 24 watt t5's ATI'S no less.
So explain how if seedlings need 100-200umols of par why we arent hanging these at 24 inch and over View attachment 4437944
Im using 840-880w to cover a 6x5 with an approx of 800 ppfd. Even coverage.
This is giving me an average of 600g plants in a 4-5'x2.5'-3' area. Strain dependent.
Good g/sq' & g/w, while getting quality ive never had from hps. Ran hps/mh for 3.5 yrs non-stop.
My problem is dialing in the plants. More picky n finicky under led. Thing is, with a 75% health plant i can still crunch the hps. So ima keep dialing in seeing how I've hit that 2gpw mark last grow & its like gambling. Addicted to getting those results again n again.
Switch nutes just recently to see if tgat helps my early fading leaves.
A dialed led grower can grow 1200+ umol.Well thats the crux - dialling it in.
I and others formed scenarios to explain the increase from hps to led growers see - less light from the led favoured them more than the brighter hps and less stress equalled more yeild - its fairly apparent in many threads.
Sometimes hps can be a bit of a beast with a whacking great hot spot underneath if too close, one pro of leds in that like t5's they spread light more even, downside is hps spreads light everywhere that downwards pointing leds really suck at.
A dialed led grower can grow 1200+ umol.
One of my plants is getting 2200+ in places under 96 elite 320's with nothing but Happy Happy Joy Joy. The total ppfd on that plant is prob low tho as it only covers some of the plant.
Its the plain white boards & Cobs i have a hard time with. To dense are most. White 3k kills me too under most strains.
Idk why...
So its just so damn hard to say.
Once i thought the plants interrupted the par differently. Like 30% less led par equalled the higher hps par. Hence why i grow around 750-850 ppfd. But now I'm not sure. Jist me n my issues.
I see others growing 1000-1200 ppfd with no problems.