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MagooYFZstarted grow question 5y ago

Do you think having a longer lights on time would have been beneficial ? Edit: Currently 16-ON and 8-OFF Not sure why I set it this way.😁

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Organomananswered grow question 5y ago

16/8 is fine, but it seems most people like 18/6.

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