New lights

Sparkster79

Member
I have upgraded my lights. I have a spider farmer sf2000 pro plus. Does anyone know how quickly, or slowly to get the light on full. It says seedlings %75. They are only 10 days old . Am I best to slowly increase or just get it up to %100 as soon as possible...
 
I have upgraded my lights. I have a spider farmer sf2000 pro plus. Does anyone know how quickly, or slowly to get the light on full. It says seedlings %75. They are only 10 days old . Am I best to slowly increase or just get it up to %100 as soon as possible...
Start as low as you can, 50% . Practice reading your plants and provide them what they need. Invest in a lux meter to help you get a ball park of intensity and spread.
 
I have upgraded my lights. I have a spider farmer sf2000 pro plus. Does anyone know how quickly, or slowly to get the light on full. It says seedlings %75. They are only 10 days old . Am I best to slowly increase or just get it up to %100 as soon as possible...
Having a device to measure ppfd is the best way to know light distance intensity etc i highly recomend a UNI-T btu lux meter ive been using it for years and its only $30 dollars aud. Ive just purchased a par meter recomended by migro its a spot on quantum par meter he has tested it with his apogee par meter and the accuracy of the meter is very close. This device retails for $500 aud and thats a good price for a quality unit. You should have a look at his youtube channel.
 

Attachments

  • 20250408_190807.jpg
    20250408_190807.jpg
    875.3 KB · Views: 5
  • 20250408_190246.jpg
    20250408_190246.jpg
    1,019.5 KB · Views: 4
  • 20250408_190629.jpg
    20250408_190629.jpg
    2.4 MB · Views: 4
  • 20250408_190652.jpg
    20250408_190652.jpg
    2.4 MB · Views: 5
  • 20250408_190709.jpg
    20250408_190709.jpg
    2.4 MB · Views: 5
Having a device to measure ppfd is the best way to know light distance intensity etc i highly recomend a UNI-T btu lux meter ive been using it for years and its only $30 dollars aud. Ive just purchased a par meter recomended by migro its a spot on quantum par meter he has tested it with his apogee par meter and the accuracy of the meter is very close. This device retails for $500 aud and thats a good price for a quality unit. You should have a look at his youtube channel.
 

Attachments

  • 20250408_192555.jpg
    20250408_192555.jpg
    2.3 MB · Views: 7
Having a device to measure ppfd is the best way to know light distance intensity etc i highly recomend a UNI-T btu lux meter ive been using it for years and its only $30 dollars aud. Ive just purchased a par meter recomended by migro its a spot on quantum par meter he has tested it with his apogee par meter and the accuracy of the meter is very close. This device retails for $500 aud and thats a good price for a quality unit. You should have a look at his youtube channel.
Apparently the app photone is quite close. But to calibrate it you need a proper meter. I calibrated it using the light specs to get it close but it's not going to be very accurate I wouldn't of thought.
 
Apparently the app photone is quite close. But to calibrate it you need a proper meter. I calibrated it using the light specs to get it close but it's not going to be very accurate I wouldn't of thought.
Its accuracy may be questionable but it would still help you adjust light height above canopy and intensity that and observing plant behaviour will get results.
 
I have upgraded my lights. I have a spider farmer sf2000 pro plus. Does anyone know how quickly, or slowly to get the light on full. It says seedlings %75. They are only 10 days old . Am I best to slowly increase or just get it up to %100 as soon as possible...
The recommended values from Spider are a very good starting point. I recommend that you start there.

"just get it up to %100 as soon as possible..." - I would only recommend that you do that if you want a large, high quality crop.

The previous comment is completely tongue in cheek. If you search for my postings, you'll see that I'm a bit of a "one note Johnny" in the sense that I've killed a lot of electrons preaching the high light gospel.

A light meter, which is a good investment, will tell you how much light is falling on your plants. Only your plants can tell you how much light they can tolerate.

To that end, if you go with the manufacturer's recommended settings, you're off to a good start. However, a key to maximizing yield is to ensure that your plants are at the light saturation point, or as close as reasonable, and to get them there as soon as possible.

The recommended settings from manufacturers will probably not get you to that level. The logic behind this is that if a manufacturer published recommendations that end up causing a grower to give too much light to his plants (it does happen), the grower will, at the very least, contact tech support and complain but they will also tell their friends and/or write nasty comments on cannabis sites. That's very no bueno, so to reduce the chances of complaints, companies will tend to be conservative with their recommendations. All in all, you'll get a good crop but you'll be leaving a percentage of your crop "on the table".

The easiest way to get your plants to their light saturation point is to use a light meter and a Uni-T runs about $25.
 

Attachments

The recommended values from Spider are a very good starting point. I recommend that you start there.

"just get it up to %100 as soon as possible..." - I would only recommend that you do that if you want a large, high quality crop.

The previous comment is completely tongue in cheek. If you search for my postings, you'll see that I'm a bit of a "one note Johnny" in the sense that I've killed a lot of electrons preaching the high light gospel.

A light meter, which is a good investment, will tell you how much light is falling on your plants. Only your plants can tell you how much light they can tolerate.

To that end, if you go with the manufacturer's recommended settings, you're off to a good start. However, a key to maximizing yield is to ensure that your plants are at the light saturation point, or as close as reasonable, and to get them there as soon as possible.

The recommended settings from manufacturers will probably not get you to that level. The logic behind this is that if a manufacturer published recommendations that end up causing a grower to give too much light to his plants (it does happen), the grower will, at the very least, contact tech support and complain but they will also tell their friends and/or write nasty comments on cannabis sites. That's very no bueno, so to reduce the chances of complaints, companies will tend to be conservative with their recommendations. All in all, you'll get a good crop but you'll be leaving a percentage of your crop "on the table".

The easiest way to get your plants to their light saturation point is to use a light meter and a Uni-T runs about $25.

The recommended values from Spider are a very good starting point. I recommend that you start there.

"just get it up to %100 as soon as possible..." - I would only recommend that you do that if you want a large, high quality crop.

The previous comment is completely tongue in cheek. If you search for my postings, you'll see that I'm a bit of a "one note Johnny" in the sense that I've killed a lot of electrons preaching the high light gospel.

A light meter, which is a good investment, will tell you how much light is falling on your plants. Only your plants can tell you how much light they can tolerate.

To that end, if you go with the manufacturer's recommended settings, you're off to a good start. However, a key to maximizing yield is to ensure that your plants are at the light saturation point, or as close as reasonable, and to get them there as soon as possible.

The recommended settings from manufacturers will probably not get you to that level. The logic behind this is that if a manufacturer published recommendations that end up causing a grower to give too much light to his plants (it does happen), the grower will, at the very least, contact tech support and complain but they will also tell their friends and/or write nasty comments on cannabis sites. That's very no bueno, so to reduce the chances of complaints, companies will tend to be conservative with their recommendations. All in all, you'll get a good crop but you'll be leaving a percentage of your crop "on the table".

The easiest way to get your plants to their light saturation point is to use a light meter and a Uni-T runs about $25.
Delps8 is spot on ive been using the Uni-T for a few years very good tool. Ive just upgraded to a relatively well priced par meter recomended by shane from migro he has tested its accuracy with the apogee unit and the comparisons are very close. This par meter retails in australia at around $500.
 

Attachments

  • 20250408_190246.jpg
    20250408_190246.jpg
    1,019.5 KB · Views: 5
  • 20250408_190629.jpg
    20250408_190629.jpg
    2.4 MB · Views: 5
  • 20250409_214744.jpg
    20250409_214744.jpg
    2.7 MB · Views: 5
I shake my head every time I see someone say seedlings need lower light levels. How much light does a newly sprouted seedling in May, outdoors get??? 1700PPFD? More? Dial down your light to save power then lower the light closer to your seedlings. I keep mine in the 600-800 PPFD range with no issues at all.
 
Back
Top