UV?

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ifbleaf

Active Member

• Dec 16, 2021

• #1

I've got a 5metre strip of UV 395nm and I'm wondering if it is not too much in an 8x4 tent. I've got it running along the top of the tent. Has anyone got any opinions please

 

grotbags

Well-Known Member

• Dec 16, 2021

• #2

ifbleaf said:

I've got a 5metre strip of UV 395nm and I'm wondering if it is not too much in an 8x4 tent. I've got it running along the top of the tent. Has anyone got any opinions please

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who makes it and what watts is it?.

 

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ifbleaf

Active Member

• Dec 16, 2021

• #3

grotbags said:

who makes it and what watts is it?.

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The Chinese and I don't know

 

speedwell68

Well-Known Member

• Dec 16, 2021

• #4

ifbleaf said:

The Chinese and I don't know

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Get a plug in Watt meter.

 

grotbags

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• Dec 16, 2021

• #5

ifbleaf said:

The Chinese and I don't know

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no numbers on the driver/powerpack?.

 

Budzbuddha

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• Dec 16, 2021

• #6

Pic of it … interested

 

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ifbleaf

Active Member

• Dec 17, 2021

• #7

They're fairly dim so I'm thinking not overly powerful . They run off a 12v 3amp plug type transformer. And I am thinking of leaving them above the lights as just an ambient light. I can cut them down a bit if needed. I'll hopefully put a picture in.

 

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magnetik

Well-Known Member

• Dec 17, 2021

• #8

395nm is on the upper end of UVA and far from UVB territory which is what usually causes uv damage. I've run UVA T5 tubes as close as a few inches on seedlings/clones without issues. It also appears dim because you're at the edge of the visible spectrum. imo, you could probably wrap your plant like a christmas tree with them without damage. (not saying that you should.)

 

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ifbleaf

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• Dec 17, 2021

• #9

Yes I originally thought they were relatively low risk. But then I panicked.

 

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Bookush34

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• Dec 18, 2021

• #10

Solar cure is where it’s at for uv lighting.

 

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ifbleaf

Active Member

• Dec 18, 2021

• #11

Bookush34 said:

Solar cure is where it’s at for uv lighting.

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Are you saying sunlight? As in solar?? Or is it a title of something I need to be aware of????

 

Moflow

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• Dec 21, 2021

• #12

ifbleaf said:

Are you saying sunlight? As in solar?? Or is it a title of something I need to be aware of????

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Cannabis

 

hillbill

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• Dec 21, 2021

• #13

A couple of my Boards have UVA and even checked with Wife’s Transitions glasses. I do have a UVA supplement light on the “to do” list.

 

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Bookush34

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• Dec 21, 2021

• #14

ifbleaf said:

Are you saying sunlight? As in solar?? Or is it a title of something I need to be aware of????

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Solar cure is a brand of UV bulb.
look them up.
great customer service too.
I bought a 20” light and ballist. But they shipped the 48”.

thry sent me the correct stuff asap and told me to give the other one to a fellow grower and maybe they will get a customer out of their mistake. Which I did.

 

Moflow

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• Dec 21, 2021

• #15

A UV-A 365nm + 405nm strip.
I got this for £49.99, a real bargain because a week later the were £200.....? WTF! No way would I pay that.
It covers 1m x 1m area. My area is bigger than that but at least the plants in the middle get the UV

THE MANTIS - The Jungle · GROW OR DIE

Ultraviolet LED Resin booster The MANTIS joins The JUNGLE family with a very clear purpose: to improve the smell and taste of flowers. If you don’t know this crazy animal, look it up on Wikipedia: The MANTIS hits so hard it makes the water around it boil. Just as hardcore as the effect of UV […]

www.growthejungle.com

I run it for 2 - 3 hrs on in middle of 12hrs on cycle.