Lighting BRIMAN'S ELECTRIC SKYS AND AUTOPOTS EXCURSION

[MrOldBoy]

Heading into week 6 and everything is looking great! Oh what a difference a week makes! I pulled off the scrog and pulled the autopots to the center of the tent and raised the lights. I'd like them to stretch their legs just a bit. Flowers are forming well and I can tell that the FB Girlscout cookies will take a couple weeks to finish up over the DP Blackberry Kush. Temps are 77*F and humidity is 44%. The DP blackberry kush is one thick lady. I will probably have to trim her out a bit. Both are putting their stretch on and widening out. Looking forward to the next 5-6 weeks and watch them plump up! On to some pics...

Dutch Passion Blackberry Kush
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Fast Buds Girlscout Cookies
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Both ladies..
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Electric Sky Led's doing their thing!
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How long have you had ES300?

Plants are looking killer btw.

 

[CannaRuss]

Crank them up! See how the plants respond. They’ll let you know. My thought is they will like it. I’ll check my distance and let you know, but they are at 100% power.

Hey wwwillie,

Thanks for your suggestion! I’ve seen and followed some of your grows and can only hope to get anywhere near the results. I’m a newbie and total first timer for indoor, autos and the ES300 so I’ve been erring on the side of caution.

I started out at around 48” / 50% and have been lowering the ES300 a couple of inches each day. Any specifics about how your using the ES300 would be greatly appreciated!

Russ

 

[bushmasterar15]

They are looking nice under the ES300 @briman

 

[briman]

How long have you had ES300?

Plants are looking killer btw.

Thanks @MrOldBoy! I have had mine for almost a year. Still dialing them in, but like what I am seeing with them! Thanks for the kind words!

 

[CannaRuss]

The leds are on full power Russ. 18 inches is about right for distance. Myself and @wwwillie have had plants litterally touching the leds and have not experienced bleaching at all.

Looks like they are liking the way you have things set. Did you gradually lower the lights from seedling to veg then flower?

 

[briman]

Looks like they are liking the way you have things set. Did you gradually lower the lights from seedling to veg then flower?

I set the leds at 28inches above the top of the pots and let the plants grow up to them. Keep an eye on the little ones and if they stretch too much, bring the leds down a bit.

 

[CannaRuss]

I set the leds at 28inches above the top of the pots and let the plants grow up to them. Keep an eye on the little ones and if they stretch too much, bring the leds down a bit.

Thanks briman! Sounds like I need to drop a little lower and crank it on up a bit.

 

[MrOldBoy]

Electric Sky claims they can almost grow,right into the light without damage .... I think you should try 18” or at most 24” even down to 12” in flower or invest in a PAR Meter and dial right in to the 500-600 PPFD Range .....

Per Electric Sky web page you should be between 12-18” ..... from my understanding their lights rarely bleach or burn due to even output but I’m not an owner .....

https://thegreensunshineco.com/product/electric-sky-es180-grow-light/

 

[MrOldBoy]

Thanks briman! Sounds like I need to drop a little lower and crank it on up a bit.

For sure see .... 18”,max but go to 30” then 24” then 20” and down to 18” and lower into flower to 12-14” ...

https://thegreensunshineco.com/product/electric-sky-es180-grow-light/

 

[Craigc1509]

Thanks, Good information!
Did you start out the seedlings at that height? My current run is at seedling stage, day 5.

I'm at aprox 36" height , 50% dimmed. Not sure if thats optimal. Any suggestions?

I also run two ES300 LEDs and they're awesome.. I had two $140 LEDs that I started my veg with and I replaced them with two of those and the difference was night and day. I kept mine at 24" but i only dropped it to 20" for my first flower because it can create a 5x5 footprint and not loose out on hardly any light intensity. I managed to almost train my plants right out of my light footprint!