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Question regarding increasing PPFD
andy4started grow question a year ago
to increase PPFD should I bring the lights closer the the plant or increase brightness? Thanks in advance :)
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SkunkleDamoanswered grow question a year ago
I would keep it up and turn up intensity. This is because the closer you get the more uneven the light spread with the centre the brightest. Only reason to move closer and dim would be to save on energy cost.
Download photone app and do tests. It's free
Angus_MacGroweranswered grow question a year ago
You should adjust the height of the lamp to get the most even coverage possible, and then play with the dimmer to find the desired light output.
To do this, I strongly recommend you use a PAR meter, or the PPFD Meter apk (which I find more accurate once it's been calibrated than Photone), bearing in mind that the measurements made by a smartphone, even if the camera's CMOS sensor, made up of thousands of photodetectors, is perfectly capable of measuring the quantity of photons received (the opposite would be paradoxical), will not be as accurate as with a dedicated device.
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MowerGroweranswered grow question a year ago
I like higher light higher power for my grows because I’m growing different varieties at different times so I put a smaller plant to flower with taller older plants so lower intensity for younger plants.
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