How close should I have my light
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SPLFreak808
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Post up your light, brand & model.
Lola Grows
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You’ll have to post the brand . For future pics remember to turn your light off.
Kingrow1
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The distance from light to plant is more determined by health. Some will go closer some futher away.
In veg i set my light to the point they grow upwards everyday, if they start compacting and showing no upwards growth i am too close.
In a perfect world id give you a distance but it would be much better to read each plant.
In veg i set my light to the point they grow upwards everyday, if they start compacting and showing no upwards growth i am too close.
In a perfect world id give you a distance but it would be much better to read each plant.
Lordhooha
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Use the actual wattage as a base. It’s not a 1000 watts probably more like 200 ish if it’s a cheap light.
This is what’s on the light it works great it’s blue red white and sodium I’ve had great growth at 30 inches away it’s at about 24 now. My plant is flowering just trying to make sure I’m not too far or to close. It’s a berry bomb strain she also droops completely after about 2/3 hours off the light and she will do it for about 5/6 hours and then perk right back up hours befor the light gets turnd back on . I assume she likes to lay down to sleep lol
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TacoMac
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It's a piece of shit light that's only 140 watts. You could put it 12 inches away and it's not going to hurt anything.
SPLFreak808
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Could probably get it pretty close, its not that powerful nor efficient..
Not even sure how you burnt the plant at 18" of hight, my hid doesn't even do that.
Not even sure how you burnt the plant at 18" of hight, my hid doesn't even do that.
TacoMac
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Whatever. But for the record, it's shit. You'd be better off with a T5 fixture.
Lordhooha
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What’s out of control to you? My 630 cmh puts down like 215000 lumens at 5 ft lol
i Really don’t see it being that low on wattage if it’s burning holes and tops of plants at 18 inches man. Fuck a t5 great lights but horrible on your electric bill. I just don’t see my plants growing like they have been with that low of wattage 30 to 24 inches away. If the light was shit my plants wouldn’t look as good as they do not saying it’s the best light but I’m saying it’s great in my opinion because it’s been nothing but great growth since I got it. But there’s no fuckin way my plants will be fine at 12 inches or less away at all I’ve tried
Lordhooha
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What were the lux readings at the given distance?
God Not another hater haha