light power

Heisenherb
Heisenherbstarted grow question 5h ago
Just got a 300W led for my set. my 2 plants are 20 days old, already see some pistils going on. 45cm from the light 80% power. is that good? Auto FLower Fast Buds Gorilla Zkittlez
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AestheticGenetix
AestheticGenetixanswered grow question 5h ago
This looks good. One thing I try to do is, start the light lower and maybe closer but eventually work my way up to 80% or full power. But right now this set up look good
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 4h ago
What numbers said + Looks like magnesium deficiency is starting to creep in between the veins, dose her with calmag if you have not already.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 5h ago
light hanging distance and power starts with a suggestion but no matter how good that suggestion is, you must adjust based on plant growth -- node spacing is your guide. If too tight, give less. If too stretchy, give more. Once you have the growth exactly how you want it, take note of power and distance and start there in the future. How much light a plant can handle per day is variable... Temp, RH and co2 levels can vary by season, and you may need to use your light differently if these variables shift too much. wattage is a poor way to talk about this stuff... it's fine when you are familiar with 1 specific piece of equipment. DLI (daily light integral) is what matters. A good start is ~40 DLI based on total umol/s PAR production of the light used (this takes into consideration hanging distance and light lost to radiance or absorption into walls), but you are probably beyond that 'first' step and can just use resulting node spacing as described above. Understanding the gist of DLI can help avoid 80% of trial and error to fine-tune the light, but never avoids it completely.
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