Picture Charts: How far to keep your lights from your plants.
- Thread starter COD4
- Start date
ToastedOats
Well-Known Member
i love your avatar
LMAO
LMAO
I have seen these charts before. The moral of the story is that at 3 ft away, you are only getting 10% of the lumens your light can pump out. 90% isn't making that far.
Seems to me that there are practical consequences if I have been understanding right.
Since light degradation as distance increases is exponential, but power consumption (watts) is linear, smaller bulbs closer to plants might be more energy efficient than bigger hotter bulbs farther away.
Also, no matter how much wattage you're using, any plant matter more than 3 ft. away is getting a dwindling amount of light relative to the top.
This is why I think LST and flowering early is the way to go regardless of the size of the light.
Seems to me that there are practical consequences if I have been understanding right.
Since light degradation as distance increases is exponential, but power consumption (watts) is linear, smaller bulbs closer to plants might be more energy efficient than bigger hotter bulbs farther away.
Also, no matter how much wattage you're using, any plant matter more than 3 ft. away is getting a dwindling amount of light relative to the top.
This is why I think LST and flowering early is the way to go regardless of the size of the light.
