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TheGourmetWeed
TheGourmetWeedstarted grow question 3 years ago
Thinking to upgrade my grow with 4 x 15w led bars. 1 on each corner of the grow room, vertically, as secondary lighting to a 400w hps. Does it worth the investment? Price vs yield?
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OimRausch
OimRauschanswered grow question 3 years ago
Hey Mate, good morning. Unfortunately it isn't very useful to have an additional vertical light until you reach week 4 of bloom. I've tried it myself, with the outcome that 3 out of 4 turned to hermies. I had Sanlight contacted and they told me that anything before week 4 of bloom will be just stressfull for the ladies. Plants younger than Bloom Week 4 need to have a single light source. They can't handle it if there are multiple sources. They simply can not decide in which direction to grow. Good luck and happy trails for the rest of the way 🤞! Servus OimRausch
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TheGourmetWeed
TheGourmetWeedanswered grow question 3 years ago
thanks @OimRausch & @Esoteric_growing! I guess I'm too late then, already ordered them ahaha. My plan is to keep using the 400w dual spectrum I have on top, and use the vertical led bars to increase production. I see that in industrial and big grows that's the technique and I'd like to replicate it in a 90x90cm /3x3ft tent. Also been reading about hybrid solutions like this one and the papers look quite nice and makes sense. Wanted to hear from "real people". Regarding the 600w upgrade: well, I think it gets already hot with 400w, so I believe the 600 wont just work at all in the grow. And as the led emits almost to 0 heat and it's only 15w each I see it as a very light "secondary lightning". Also, would need new ballast, new bulb... and here where I live, that's all quite overpriced compared to US prices. Well, well, feel like just threw money down the drain :S
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Esoteric_growing
Esoteric_growinganswered grow question 3 years ago
VS yield no but I think you will get a small increase in thc and also buds tend to colour up a little better. I think gains would be minimal and would get a much greater yield improvement from upgrading to a 600w hps. If temp increases too much use a cool tube or other air cooled reflector/hood
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