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WillyWonka
WillyWonkastarted grow question 5 years ago
Hi fellow growers! Light question. Using a 600w LED with veg and flower switches. I’ve been using both spectrums since starting flower as I figured 600w full spectrum is better than 300w just flower? Is this okay? I’d prefer to use as much wattage as possible to maximise yields.
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey WillyWonka, yeah you did well adding the extra spectrum to the light, plants like that slightly different spectrum more during flower. Thing about led lights is the spectrum they say it is and the actual W at the wall they take may be very different. To be 100 rigorous you can get a watt meter online for less than 10 dollars plus shipping. Just plug the plug into it and it gives you a reading. With LEDs there's two main problems (strength, and the blurple - is the sun purple?) and coverage. The best you can do with LEDs is make sure every square inch of your tent has a LED on it. Try getting a lux meter or a par meter to check around at various places in your tent , you'll be surprised at how the light intensity varies. Folks say you dont get acurate readings LEDs and lux meters, but you get a ball parc idea of the variations occuring in your tent. Hope this helps ! 🚀
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