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Light intensity for x2 SF1000 in a 2x2?

Bretwalda
Bretwaldastarted grow question 2 years ago
Just wondering what the dimmer should be on for 2x SF1000 in a 2x2, flowers are in about week 3
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Chow_13
Chow_13answered grow question 2 years ago
A single sf1000 should be sufficient enough to cover a 2x2 grow area at 12" above the canopy. If your running 2 then I would say dim it to 50% at 12". Or you could go at 100% if they are 18" above the canopy. Unless your running c02 then you can increase those numbers and get closer. Under normal home-scale operations( NO CO2 ), cannabis typically needs a PPFD of between 100 - 300 μmol/m2/s during the seedling, 400 - 600 μmol/m2/s during vegetation, 800 - 1,000 μmol/m2/s during flowering. Cheapest option is to do is download a LUX app for your phone to get an estimate on how much light. Then look at your PPFD map, take that center value for height and note the lux number, should be between 40,000 and 80,000. And now with 2 lights try to keep that number as even as you can across the canopy. For example the New version of the SF1000 lights where the leds spacing are closer on the corners has a center PPFD of 972 on center at 12" above the sensor. So you take a single light and center it in the tent. Then raise it up 12" above the floor. Take your phone and center it on the floor. Write down then number and use it as a comparison to the maximum you want to see when you measure from the top of your plant. You can look at the new spider farmers PPFD map here https://www.spider-farmer.com/products/sf-1000-led-grow-light/
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Bretwalda
Bretwaldaanswered grow question 2 years ago
@Chow_13 will look into that thanks, they are currently both at 14inch away and just below 80% on dimmer. The only reason i added another was for some extra heat, i had been using a 650w oil heater there for a while to keep temps right
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Midwest_X_Mayhem
Midwest_X_Mayhemanswered grow question 2 years ago
I have my P2000(207watts) set at 100% but like @Chow_13 said they are hanging 20" above the canopy and its day 29 of flower for me. I feel that having the higher intensity farther away is the better approach.
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