Switching lights

WHO DAT1

WHO DAT1

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Hello friends. I'm starting from seedlings with a T5. When it's time to flower I go to my LED tent which is 1200 W . And she doesn't like it at all.how long do I need to keep it in the shade in my led tent? What I've been doing is taking one level of my drying rack and putting it in between the light and my plant. She's OK with that .It's been about a week and every time I move it she does not like it .how long do I need to keep it in the shade? Thanks for all the help
 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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WHO DAT1 said:
I start my plants from seedlings using florescence when I go to LED lights which is my flowering tent my plant lays down and does not like it
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Ok now I get ya. Sounds like your led is too close? How hot is it at canopy level? Photos will help people help you more :)
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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Your T5 is too far away from the plant so it's growing for low light conditions. Then you stick it under something that's very strong and the plant is responding with shock to the stress.

You need to use more T5 and get them closer to the canopy to do some good. Then the plant won't be starving for light in veg- and then suddenly blasted with more than it can handle in bloom.
 
WHO DAT1

WHO DAT1

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How close should I have my T5
ttystikk said:
Your T5 is too far away from the plant so it's growing for low light conditions. Then you stick it under something that's very strong and the plant is responding with shock to the stress.

You need to use more T5 and get them closer to the canopy to do some good. Then the plant won't be starving for light in veg- and then suddenly blasted with more than it can handle in bloom.
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How close should I have my T5 and thank you for the answer
 
WHO DAT1

WHO DAT1

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Traplife said:
looks like its under/over watered. Ive always had my LED's at about 8inches away from the canopy and never had any problems, then again it was a 600
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I have a watering schedule. And a probe to test the pH of the dirt and how moist it is. I'm pretty good at not overwatering or underwater and it looks fine when it's in that shade.do you use your LED straight through because I do not. I start with fluorescent
 
Traplife

Traplife

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WHO DAT1 said:
I have a watering schedule. And a probe to test the pH of the dirt and how moist it is. I'm pretty good at not overwatering or underwater and it looks fine when it's in that shade.do you use your LED straight through because I do not. I start with fluorescent
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I started with CFL as well, only 52 watts though.
 
Gary Goodson

Gary Goodson

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WHO DAT1 said:
I have a watering schedule. And a probe to test the pH of the dirt and how moist it is. I'm pretty good at not overwatering or underwater and it looks fine when it's in that shade.do you use your LED straight through because I do not. I start with fluorescent
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I've never had to use "shade" indoors. Just raise that led light way up... @ttystikk is correct, you had them under weak lights and then just threw them under stonger lights. They need time to adjust. So start the leds high and lower them a couple of inches a day till the plants get accustomed to it.
 
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