How far away should I keep the bulbs once I pop the plastic off
I dont use those kind of lights, but that sounds like a good tip. OK, I was was really curious and couldn't help myself, so I just ripped a cover off one. I finally got out some wire cutters and that did the trick. And that shit is bright as hell. I can still see spots from looking at it for a second. I'm wondering how much power is going through the 2 exposed prongs and if it's dangerous to touch it when it's powered on. I'm guessing it's low wattage, but don't want to figure that one out the hard way. I know my amp meter could tell me, but figured you might already know.
the prongs can shock you due to high voltage, its low wattage but still, don't touch it while powered on. The voltage will depend on brand/driver etc but if you look at the pad on your pic, it says 94v.
Probably about 6-8" away, you kind of need to hit most of the plant with what you got & your also going to need more light soon.
No I don't plan on using it. I have boards and cmh, but I thought it was really interesting. I'm now tempted to test it with the meter just out of curiosity. I have a feeling that it might read 94v like your thinking. I gotta water my plants first, but am procrastinating, lol.
I'm working with a small budget so any ideas on the best. Way to add more light
HPS grow lighting would probably be your best bang for buck, you could always stack more of those led bulbs that your currently using but they aren't as powerful and actually cost more than an HPS bulb/kit & i can't imagine using less than 200w for flowering. Good luck
Ok to start off theirs nothing particularly wrong going on with your plant, it looks ok for the stage you are in....veg
Totally agree
I don't see any yellowing? If your talking about the center of the new growth, its normal for it to start out pale and green up as it grows, this is more noticeable under higher light levels, you might have only noticed it once they grew close to the light.
