Can you have too much light?

Daymond

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I made the same mistake when before I "found the light". It was on a much smaller scale though.
Now i'm remaking the Apollo grow light with cree's. This will be my third Light. Does one get addicted to building grow lights?
Is and was Apollo 700w grow lite.
 

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Rayne

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I'd like to build a COB light set up but my room is only 4 feet tall.
I read lights like the 3950's need a good 10-14" away from the canopy to prevent bleaching.
Would a light like a 3070 be more friendly?
Without getting into Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density (PPFD). Your answer really depends on the size of the grow space. If ppfd is too high the plant will experience stunted growth, light bleaching, and a number of other issues.
 

cuddlesthesheep

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You can never have "too much" light... You CAN however have lights too close and burn/bleach plants.


I right now have 248 true watts of LED on 1 plant right now and what you get with that is 1 damn fine plant.


You dont have to spend a shitload of dollars in order to do things right. hell , I just got 3 oz dry (88.3 grams) off an autoflower Trans Siberian plant.. Its fucking fire too.

I grew it under a 60$ 180 watt ufo led .


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Fire? hmm
 

Nenno44

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I'd like to build a COB light set up but my room is only 4 feet tall.
I read lights like the 3950's need a good 10-14" away from the canopy to prevent bleaching.
Would a light like a 3070 be more friendly?
look into citizen chips. Clu048 1212's are cheap good chips or the quantum boards. Look into northern grow lights and cobkits.
 

Pulses

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I have a 16 foot area and just bought 4 of the g8 900s is it possible to have too much light in that amount of area cause I have to put in 6 of the 90watt red UFOs also.
Just posted a setup yesterday. 210 actual watts about 225$,I thought was a little high but excellent product
 

tstick

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I'd like to build a COB light set up but my room is only 4 feet tall.
I read lights like the 3950's need a good 10-14" away from the canopy to prevent bleaching.
Would a light like a 3070 be more friendly?
It appears that these new Quantum Boards that are jussssst starting to emerge on the scene might be something for you to consider. They can be made to be extremely low-profile and can disperse the light well at a closer range.
Northern Grow Lights is the place to ask about them....and Johnson Grow lIghts, too - I think.

-2 cents
 

Yesdog

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It appears that these new Quantum Boards that are jussssst starting to emerge on the scene might be something for you to consider. They can be made to be extremely low-profile and can disperse the light well at a closer range.
Northern Grow Lights is the place to ask about them....and Johnson Grow lIghts, too - I think.

-2 cents
Minus two cents? Thought it was my two cents. Just my two cents.
 

Shroominnm

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So in your 8×8 room u produce half a pound. Well I was getting those numbers with my 600 hps in 5x5. Bro, I'm pushing 1600 watts of cree in a 8x8. Half an elbow, ha ha, I'm trying to get 3 to 4 lbs every 8 weeks buddy. Why else would I spend 2k. I also built a clu 048 1212 veg light also with 12 clus. It run at 600 or so watts when turned up full power. The veg light cost me bout 400$ so my cree led cost me about 16 to 17 hundred bucks.
I guess I should have specified.. lol..

My room is 8x8..... divided in half.... so 4x8. And I'm using as much room as is allowed by the top space canopy of my 4 foot 8 bulb t5..

So this brings us to 4x2 !!
5 plants in a 4x2 space.... half a pound.
This was with autos in soil, so I figure good genetics in my hydroponics system should preform better.

I've got clones going now and my cycle is started.. after I dial everything in, on a 3 week cycle, I don't think it will be hard to achieve half to 3/4 pound every three weeks.. once i find the right genetics.
that's pretty close close to your 3 pounds every 8 weeks... AT A FRACTION OF THE PRICE lol

I'm not saying that your lights aren't badass man don't get me wrong, I like fancy things.. I drive amgs..
I'm just saying I'm not willing to spend that much money at the moment, when I can preform close 3/4 for half the price...
I know I won't change your mind, but I'll post some pics of in about 2 months of results!
Do the same! We've got about the same sized room the main difference will be high dollar leds compared to cheapo crap Chinese ones!
It would be interesting to say the least :)
 

Shroominnm

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That is a really small harvest for such a huge area.

It was while I was in the middle of finishing the room and getting everything situated.. just something to hold me over for the meantime.
My plan is a 3 week cycle 4-6 plants per hydro tub. Cut every 3 weeks and start clones every three weeks, switch from veg to flower every 3 weeks... I'm sure you guys know . Also I had to find some genetics I liked, which I have now.. this room will be pretty full before too long :)

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Shroominnm

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Minus two cents? Thought it was my two cents. Just my two cents.
LOL talk shit to the people who actually know what's up...? Good deal bud. He's here trying to offer good info and your correcting him on his puntuation.. maybe you ought to be on a punctuation/ spelling forum instead of a pot forum.. seems like you may fit better. .
Just saying
 

ThaiBaby1

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LOL talk shit to the people who actually know what's up...? Good deal bud. He's here trying to offer good info and your correcting him on his puntuation.. maybe you ought to be on a punctuation/ spelling forum instead of a pot forum.. seems like you may fit better. .
Just saying
That reminds me, we're having a membership drive for my font club, anyone want to join? Its going to be very exciting next week, we're discussing Garibaldi.
 

Yesdog

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That reminds me, we're having a membership drive for my font club, anyone want to join? Its going to be very exciting next week, we're discussing Garibaldi.
Is it like... a font-of-the-week kinda thing? If so, I'm not interested. Otherwise... hmmm

EDIT: And i won't tolerate any kerning. None, at all.
 
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Yesdog

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LOL talk shit to the people who actually know what's up...? Good deal bud. He's here trying to offer good info and your correcting him on his puntuation.. maybe you ought to be on a punctuation/ spelling forum instead of a pot forum.. seems like you may fit better. .
Just saying
Just saw your edits- dude, I was totally stoned trolling. "minus two cents" had a fun ring to it. I type like I'm new to english, i'm the last person to be trying to correct anybody on that stuff in a serious tone lol

-2 cents tho... that could not have been a mistake. That must have been intentional, and I personally kinda love it. But hey, its just minus two cents.
 
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