My bad I look over shortened URLs because I see them too often in spam messages lol
And this will definitely taking the guessing out of the equation because it gives you a number and that must be accurate. After all it is incredibly cheap.brother i just look into your par meter,
the company that makes that meter also makes a cheaper one for 60 usd that tests up to 6000 umol,
i kinda feel like buying the cheap one and testing it too see if its accurate lmfao
good job on buying a par meter btw i currently use a lux meter and it sucks trying too guesstimate how much photons my plants are getting
No. PAR is measured in PPFD, they called it what it is.
i assumed it was a par meter and a ppfd or umole meter or whatever its called, at the same time?
Have you tried using Photone in the glaring light without blocking the light.
bro is photone is phone app thingy? i tried using all the phone apps on the app store for measuring ppfd lux umole whatever its called and they all bounced around i think my phone just sucks.Have you tried using Photone in the glaring light without blocking the light.
I bought this one so I don't have to. The sensor can also be placed anywhere.
Phone apps suck, your phone isnt designed nor meant to be an accurate light meter. They have an ambient light sensor that detects levels of brightness on a pretty vague level, id even trust my $35 lux meter over my phone. I cant imagine needing to spend more unless i start growing big rooms of plants, this has gotten my tents dialed in just fine. https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Meter-LX1330B-Digital-Illuminance-Light/dp/B005A0ETXY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3O9SY076FCQ8E&keywords=dr+meter&qid=1707071013&sprefix=dr+met,aps,347&sr=8-6bro is photone is phone app thingy? i tried using all the phone apps on the app store for measuring ppfd lux umole whatever its called and they all bounced around i think my phone just sucks.
VBR makes a meter to test far red and UVA for 99 dollars? :O i might buy this also lmfao here is link
vbr uva far red meter
No, par is photosynthetically active radiation and ppfd is photosynthetic photon flux density (umol/[m^2*s]). Par can also be measured as photosynthetic photon flux (ppf, umol/s) or photosynthetic photon efficiency (umol/J) or daily light integral (dli, mol/[m^2*day]).
i currently use the dr.meter digital led lux meter the blue one
during flower this last run i was hitting my tops with around 69000 lux
butit looks like i got a nice yield 
(my tops foxtailed really bad but the buds under them were nice and perfect shape)
I was looking at that too. I have far red in my light. Far red LED is in the middle.bro is photone is phone app thingy? i tried using all the phone apps on the app store for measuring ppfd lux umole whatever its called and they all bounced around i think my phone just sucks.
VBR makes a meter to test far red and UVA for 99 dollars? :O i might buy this also lmfao here is link
vbr uva far red meter
Secretmicrogrow420, PM me your address (or a PO box) and I'll send you one of these for free.i would still like too have a ppfd or umole meter or whatever it would be nice
but do i wanna spend 200 or 300 bucks on one? i dunno...........
I bought one, then my wife gave me one for my birthday a couple days later. I didn't have the heart to tell her. To top that, my neighbor quit growing and gave me a new Apogee MQ-500 for free. The least I can do is spread the love.
Yes, it's one of the reasons I use the Uni-T Bluetooth lux meter, paired with the PPFD app. It's a good combo for android. Do you have iphone or android?Have you tried using Photone in the glaring light without blocking the light.
You know you can 'hold' the reading by holding your thumb down on the screen, then you can withdraw it and read it? Not recommending Photone but it's not.useless.Have you tried using Photone in the glaring light without blocking the light.
I bought this one so I don't have to. The sensor can also be placed anywhere.
I keep forgetting about that. But I also don't have to risk dropping my phone again.