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Light distance

Palancha
Palanchastarted grow question 1mo ago
Hi everyone, what distance from the light to the plant is recommended to start the vegetative period? I see many different measurements on the internet. In this case, it's for some automatic Red Poison plants, with a 360W LED light.
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Selkot
Selkotanswered grow question 1mo ago
hey 👋 With a 150W LED (like the FCevo1500) people recommend 24 inches – 18 inches – 12 inches; but with a 300W LED at 100%, you’re going to put them under both light and heat stress. Personally, I would add 50% to that distance, so 36 inches for seedlings, 27 inches in veg, and 18 inches in flowering
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sanibelisl
sanibelislanswered grow question 1mo ago
do what i did download the photone app
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 1mo ago
There are variables invovled, so whatever you start at, you must observe and adjust based on plant growth. too lanky, needs more too tight, needs less When you find that happy zone, you can use something as simple as a klux meter app on your phone to measure and repeat. Different seasons might result in different temp/rh / even atomsophereic co2, which all influence how much light you can give per day... it varies. A QB i'd start at at least 18" (full power, not some seedling context) With something wiht better-distrubtion of diodes, like a bar-frame light, 14-16" might be all you need. What plant is in front of you may have some small impact, too, but less than you may think. There's no way anyone can give per-strain advice as each seed is going to have some diversity. Again, if it's all based upon plant growth, it's good to go. Suggestions are just a good starting point.
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Be4ry20
Be4ry20answered grow question 1mo ago
Hello You can find some free Apps in the App store of your choice to check for ppfd and dli as others already Pointed out. I usully try to keep the light at 30-40cm distance and Dimm the Lamp to my needs. Check via free phone app for the stats to adjust. Start with 150-300 ppfd :)
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 1mo ago
General terms....... 24 inches for seedlings 18 inches for veg 12 inches for flowering.
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HavelGrower
HavelGroweranswered grow question 1mo ago
Hard to tell take a look at the manufacturers recommendations. Ideally they have a ppfd map for the lamp at certain distances. This way u can dial in the daily light integral to the right amount. Ppfd of 150-200 umol/m2/s should be fine for seedlings with 18/6 light cycle. That would be a DLI of 10-13 mol per day.
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Green_claws
Green_clawsanswered grow question 1mo ago
it a strong light for seedlings but if you raise it high and turn the settings down because they only need a small amount of light st the min..
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