NYC Diesel
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haha thanks, its from The Ringer
THC - CBD CBN - MAKE MORE USEING UVB`s/ UVA`s..CHEAP&SIMPLE.?!!
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NYC Diesel
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Unless u can see THC i doubt you will notice much difference. We will need to wait to see how the smoke is!!
NYC Diesel
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When do u think it would b ready? 2-3 weeks?
NYC Diesel
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Thats quite interesting. The radiation from that light should harm the plant and make it defensive not attracted towards the light. Maybe its just an uber light source haha
o yea i found this 50w light in my room that i never realized was there before. I know it has UVB rays because it specifically said around the rim that "GLASS PREVENTS UV -.001" or something like that. I just have to unscrew the glass covering an use it on my plants
o yea i found this 50w light in my room that i never realized was there before. I know it has UVB rays because it specifically said around the rim that "GLASS PREVENTS UV -.001" or something like that. I just have to unscrew the glass covering an use it on my plants
eza82
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I think you will find that you have a quartz glass globe and its STOPPING UV....
Stoney McFried
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I don't know if this has been mentioned, but UVC, or germicidal lights are not good for your plants.
Excerpt from here http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/articles/4715.html
UV Shield I?m growing a single plant in a closet using a 175-watt metal halide lamp. The lamp itself has a glass cover that says UV shield. I?ve read that the more UV radiation a plant gets the more THC it produces. Should I remove the cover from the lamp? Should I use a germicidal lamp?
Mike M.
Rock Springs, Wyoming
No. The lamp emits UV-A and UV-B light, which increases the potency of the bud, but it also emits UV-C light, which is fatal to life forms. Do not mess with the lamp. If you wish to increase the amount of UV light the plants receive, use tanning lamps or fluorescent lamps designed for maintaining reptiles.
The tanning lamps emit copious quantities of UVB light, which promotes tanning, and the reptile lights emit an enhanced quantity of UV-B light to maintain reptile health.
Germicidal lamps should not be used to illuminate gardens because they emit large quantities of germicidal, but carcinogenic and otherwise dangerous to humans, UV-C light. In order to filter out the UV-C light and let the UV-B and UV-A pass through, the fluorescent tube would have to be wrapped in a cellulose acetate film shield.
Excerpt from here http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/articles/4715.html
UV Shield I?m growing a single plant in a closet using a 175-watt metal halide lamp. The lamp itself has a glass cover that says UV shield. I?ve read that the more UV radiation a plant gets the more THC it produces. Should I remove the cover from the lamp? Should I use a germicidal lamp?
Mike M.
Rock Springs, Wyoming
No. The lamp emits UV-A and UV-B light, which increases the potency of the bud, but it also emits UV-C light, which is fatal to life forms. Do not mess with the lamp. If you wish to increase the amount of UV light the plants receive, use tanning lamps or fluorescent lamps designed for maintaining reptiles.
The tanning lamps emit copious quantities of UVB light, which promotes tanning, and the reptile lights emit an enhanced quantity of UV-B light to maintain reptile health.
Germicidal lamps should not be used to illuminate gardens because they emit large quantities of germicidal, but carcinogenic and otherwise dangerous to humans, UV-C light. In order to filter out the UV-C light and let the UV-B and UV-A pass through, the fluorescent tube would have to be wrapped in a cellulose acetate film shield.
NYC Diesel
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Thats not exactly what i meant. i was trying to say that there is a lighty bulb in my lamp, which is like a desk lamp. There is glass covering the socket which is what it is talking about. the Outer glass is kept on by screws. I dont know if this makes a difference, but the glass on the outside is much thicker thn the glass on the bulb.
NYC Diesel
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Oh thanks for that, i wouldnt want my first plant to get owned by UVC radiation. Ill try to find a light thats solely UVB
eza82
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The decay of light will give you the right spectrum no matter what light you are useing it just depands on where you have it placed. UVB,UVA,&UVC, Are in most spectrms of tanning and reptile light... so they are IMPOSSIBLE to avoid, you can only manage the intake by the plants or animal by ajusting the distance. Strong bulbs ie:UVB 5 and UVB 10 etc, is really a rateing on decay... UVB 10 is going to be stromger at light and emmit a higher spectrum further..... UVB 5 will also emit thte right spectrum just starting lower.
So its rate of decay not type of light..... UV`s are UV`s you cant avoid that just adjust the spectrum that hits your plants...
So its rate of decay not type of light..... UV`s are UV`s you cant avoid that just adjust the spectrum that hits your plants...
Sensi Super Star
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hey eza its NYC Diesel(my old account got banned for a misunderstanding). how goes the grow. would mind to post some pics?
eza82
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What happened??
"SICC"
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nope, its an actual round bulb, when i first got i fired it up, gets hot as hell, good to know i can use it, its only supposed to be on a couple hours a day right? during the last weeks of flowering