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Starts to look a bit droopy after changing CFL to LED (Recovery ideas?)

salteeze
salteezestarted grow question 4 years ago
When i used 72W CFL, it grew very well but it started to be a bit droopy after i changed to my 1200W LED. Light stress? Photoinhibition? Need some inputs on this. Nonetheless, i have changed the lights back to the CFL. How can i recover from this?
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Week 3
Leaves. Curl down
Leaves. Dropping off
Plant. Wilting
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DoDrugs420
DoDrugs420answered grow question 4 years ago
Have u checked the led manufacturer light to plant distance? It should be within the distance specified. The change in spectrum will make the plant need to adapt but if your ever gonna do it, do it now while its young, just don't be changing back and forth for too long orelse she will always be recovering from each change.
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The8thChevron
The8thChevronanswered grow question 4 years ago
is too. It's not really a 1200w, that's an "equivalence" claim made by manufacturers. I find companies that do this are dishonest so I don't trust them and don't but from them (unless they specifically tell you it's a 1200W equivalent or relevant, but even that claim is sketchy to me). Pmal is right too. Your plant should be able to switch to a stronger light without hurting. Make sure your height is good as he suggests and check your real wattage to see if it's actually better.
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OimRausch
OimRauschanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hey mate, Pmal027 is right.. Don't change forw. and backw... This will Stress your Señorita quite much. Imagine you be livin comfortably under a 72 W CFL and all of a sudden the Sun is 15x stronger... what would you do.. Duck away, concentrate on surviving... Your Damsel can absorb just a certain amount of photons, I think you are just flooding her with light which she can't use. I doubt that you really have true 1200W in your LED, but plants need to adapt light changes and that can take a few days. I would suggest to bring enough distance between light and plant. If she stretches - get closer If she stays small Moore distance. Good luck and happy trails for the rest of the way! ✌️ OimRausch
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