Light height and intensity question.

Hopeful_Grower
Hopeful_Growerstarted grow question 4y ago
I have a 4 x 2 tent with a mars hydro sp 3000. Seedlings are 1 week old. The light is 18 inches above canopy at 30% intensity. Is this sufficient , not enough or too much? Mars hydro didn’t provide any information concerning height or intensity.
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4y ago
best you can get is a maybe... several factors equate to how many photons in 24 hours a plant can handle without issues (and even that is compartmentalized to surface area.. e.g. you can't just blast some of it with the total) so, observe and react... take notes. It may not even be exactly the same each time you do it, especially if your region has seasons or enough variation in temps and RH to cause a difference. At this early stage keep a close eye on internode length. Are the growth nodes stacking on top of each other with really tight leaves and not 'stretching' out a bit? if so, it's too much light. Are the internodes lengthening so much that the plant is weak or the stem turns pale? if so, this is too little light. These are the extermes, but if you see behaviour leaning one way or another, it's a good guide to giving the most light without damaging the plant. What you refine over time will be fairly consistent from grow to grow, but always observe and react. VPD is important, atmospheric CO2 is important... these things vary for most of us... the goal line will shift slightly given new parameters, but will be close unless you do somethign dramatic (like control temp, rh and add co2 to 1300ppm etc... i wouldn't bother with the co2 unless you do the other 2 things as well as generally doing everything else in an optimal way or you'll just waste some portion of the extra co2).
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PremiumBudsEU
PremiumBudsEUanswered grow question 4y ago
Your advice is to download a app an to pay for it ? What the hell man 😁 Hey growmie This distance is ok for seedlings and that power to , if you see them stretching then get down to 12 inches. I think 12 inches will be better with that power 30%. I used 20% power on 12 inches distance and never had problems. Happy growing Good luck with your grow 👍
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Mr_Incognito
Mr_Incognitoanswered grow question 4y ago
The easiest way to know if it's ok is to download the app called Photone. You may need to pay some to unlock full spectrum LED. I was adviced by Hashy, and this was really a step forward for me. You just need a piece of printing paper as a diffuser and here you go! Seedlings need 100-300 PPFD depending on your light schedule. But the main parameter is DLI. It should be between 12-16 at this stage.
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