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Different sizes of plants : light power and distance to the plant choices

Maskedcucumber
Maskedcucumberstarted grow question 3 years ago
My babies have different sizes from 25 to 16 cm. What is better ? : a strong light (Dimmed 60% of a 205 led) far away from the plants (46cm for the closer ones and 57cm for the smallest plants) or or a more moderate light (dimmed at 40%) but closer (from 35cm to 46cm) Thx so much
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Use risers... something to lift the shorter ones. old textbooks? an upside down bucket? etc... some 2x4s, if they remain dry and no mold on them, lol. footprint and beam angle determine height of light, then use dimmer from there, if needed. Still more penetration if you use 100% and raise the light from there if it is too intense for a mature plant. There is some concern when dimming significantly. you lose integrity of spectrum for lack of better words... that nice curve that mimics wavelengths related to photosynthesis... toss that out the window when dimmed very low. it'l still work obviously, but bang per buck is diminished in other ways too, like loss of efficacy in driver when dimmed enough. imo at the stage your plants are at, better to have at ~100% and at a higher distance than optimal for footprint, if needed. the immersion from photons bouncing off walls will be hitting places that would otherwise not receive as much light. Talking few more watts and better buds below! The reason you need more light in bloom is only due to 33% fewer hours of light. when photons are added up, they can handle the same amount of light per 24 hours over 12 as they can over 18 (DLI) which will mostly depend on amount of CO2 there is. but temp and RH%. are important too. Regardless of that, you hav a light and you have a space filled... you can't neglect a plant at this point. Height should be determined by what can properly hits all plants... raising it from there plausible, but lowering should be avoided because you will lose proper coverage due to beam angle. awesome info in diary, btw. will be easy to diagnose problems with confidence. i'd calculate your elemental ppm of each nute from your labels... at least once. minor adjustments, you'll have an idea and that's good enough at that point.
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TheUk420Showanswered grow question 3 years ago
When in doubt always follow the light makers guides they have been worked out for a reason if your using custom quantum boards then you just haveto experiment I know what works for me the light about 40cm from the canopy and then adjust accordingly as the plants grow keep the intensity low around 25% - 50% while close to the plants and then increase more when in flower they dont need much light in veg so you could be wasting electric :) you have the advantage of being a photo period strain and you have time do you can top the faster growing plants to allow the slower ones to catch up though try and time this well depending on how healthy your plants are they might recover too quick :) best of luck anyway bro :) 👊
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