So im picking up an es.shine 100x3w, help with my array plan..

Luxury

Member
Here is what I have come up with using the bulbs that they can do, would you agree with my plan or change it, or maybe changed the diode figures around a little bit? thanks for your input!

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IlovePlants

Well-Known Member
That's a lot of red. Although many on this part of the forum would not tell you this, plants evolved out side. Even though the blue and the red are hitting great peaks, your valley's are going to be lack luster. For hormonal balance please consider adding in more 2700k or 6500k leds. You wont regret it. Just because Chlorophyll A and B like red and blue doesn't mean that it's the only chemical used for photosynthesis;carotene which reflects orange, xanthophyll which reflects yellow, and anthocyanins which reflect red, blue, and violet. All of these pigments are used by the plant to create energy, and an appropriate hormonal balance to induce flowering. I just added a 48w 2700k CFL to my 330 watts of led, I'm extremely happy. My plants immediately started to make new pistils, and now I have to wait another week. Just something to think on. Most people don't look at it this way but if you approach PAR as a parent would approach a food pyramid it becomes easy to understand. As your child grows they are going to need extra food beyond the everyday. Blue and Violet light makes plants squat, stocky, and dense. Red and Orange light tends to feed lots of energy and cause a plant to grow up tall. Teal, green, and yellow are most available naturally, and plants are used to having more 5000k light than they know what to do with when they grow outside. With that light designed the way it is now I would run a 6500k T-5 or two up the walls and it plastered to the ceiling (depending on how big your plants are). This would stabilize the plant, reduce stretch, and prevent chlorosis. Hope you get more advice, I'm sure plenty of people would not agree but generally speaking; you can't take a beast that's used to full spectrum light and expect it to perform exactly the same under 4 or 5 side nm from his favorite meal, the sun light.
Sincerely,
ILovePlants
 

jubiare

Active Member
I would look into 4G eshine ..better heat management at least.
I would also substitute those orange for more whites, making it 10 whites you can split within cool/neutral , I am not sure about the violet but you must have some reason you want to experiment with them!
 
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