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Will changing hps to led cause problems for my growth?

bobo66
bobo66started grow question 2 years ago
I would change from 400w HPS to 215w(x2)sanlight gen1 led, I will enter at 4 weeks of flowering. won't it disturb the plants if I change the light? (4x4 tent.(
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Mr_Incognito
Mr_Incognitoanswered grow question 2 years ago
I think it will disturb the plant for a while. Such dramatic change of spectrum won’t be unnoticed by the plant. There are pros and cons of it. Pros: leds will give much better spectrum with less heat. Cons: the plant should take time to adapt to new light. It will probably cost you a few days of flowering. Also, light emitted by relatively low powered LEDs doesn’t penetrate the dense foliage as well as HID light. Lower branches will receive less PAR, while the canopy can even get light stress. Think well before you make this change. Probably I exaggerate a bit, take my opinion as a BroScience point of view.
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Mr_Incognito
Mr_Incognitoanswered grow question 2 years ago
No, I can’t say that it will be less productive. It should be way better than HID. But changing light in the middle of flowering is risky imho. Your girls got used to current spectrum, they love it. This is the most important source of energy for them. I would just add one LED if it has a dimmer, and started using both LED+HPS. But only in case where heat build up is not an issue. I am seriously thinking of adding low wattage HPS into my future grow ;)
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bobo66
bobo66answered grow question 2 years ago
are you saying that I will produce less with this sanlight led than with an hps lamp? hps I reached 1 gram/watt. in principle, more should be produced with this led lamp
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bobo66
bobo66answered grow question 2 years ago
then I'd rather turn on the new light in the next growth. where I bought these LEDs, they said I could achieve much better results with them than the 400w hps.. I've been growing in scrog lately I will wonder if this expensive investment is worth it
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