lighting cycle question

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candleguy

Active Member

• Jan 13, 2014

• #1

just wondering out of curiousity really when on a 18/6 does it have to be a constent 6 hrs of darkness or does anyone ever stager so its split into say 9 - 3 - 9 - 3?

 

Ghrimm

Active Member

• Jan 13, 2014

• #2

To answer this question, and a few others you may have.

You are replicating nature. Does nature do this? Finish with common sense here.

 

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candleguy

Active Member

• Jan 13, 2014

• #3

Does nature have sun 24/0? no but people do it.

is there a real reason for not doing it though?

 

Bluehillsmoker

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• Jan 13, 2014

• #4

Yea dude dont break the cycle, 18hrs on 6hrs off, no more no less, 24hrs is okay if you have the right strain, but I thought to myself, where on planet earth does the sun shine for 24 hours everyday, LoL

 

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candleguy

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• Jan 13, 2014

• #5

i aint going to do it, was just wondering if anyone has every done it, or is there a reason as to why it would hinder the growing that's all

 

vostok

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• Jan 13, 2014

• #6

candleguy said:

just wondering out of curiousity really when on a 18/6 does it have to be a constent 6 hrs of darkness or does anyone ever stager so its split into say 9 - 3 - 9 - 3?

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You break the light cycle you risk your plants herming on you, but in nature yeah! you get bright full moons, that a plant can almost photosynthesize by ...I say almost, look to the gas lantern method, but do up your skill level first

 

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candleguy

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• Jan 13, 2014

• #7

vostok said:

You break the light cycle you risk your plants herming on you, but in nature yeah! you get bright full moons, that a plant can almost photosynthesize by ...I say almost, look to the gas lantern method, but do up your skill level first

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thats where my idea kinda came from but the GLM is 12 hours light 5.5 hours dark and 1 hour light and then again 5.5hours dark, and i understand how that could help

but then got me thinking if anyone has done it another way

 

Guccizillaa

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• Jan 13, 2014

• #8

try it on a bagseed for shits and giggles with a couple of cfl's, to see what would happen ofc