Lighting Efficient LED strips 4 x 4 tent QUESTION

[Bgddsq]

I know that the addition of the UV, IR and deep red will make a difference.

Yield or quality diff ? Is it just a small difference or is it something considerable?

 

[Nosias]

Yield or quality diff ? Is it just a small difference or is it something considerable?

A quality difference. The trichomes are bigger and cover the leaves as well as the buds. For me I would not buy a new light without them.

 

[Bgddsq]

A quality difference. The trichomes are bigger and cover the leaves as well as the buds. For me I would not buy a new light without them.

Thank you very much brother ... thanks alot

 

[jeremyb616]

Thank you very much brother ... thanks alot

its both, IR combined with red etc causes the wonderful Emerson effect resulting in increased yields UV and Blue waves typically seem to lead to better quality how ever (this part I learned from dan from the green sunshine company in a video he did with mr grow it about LED lights, watch it) he says that plants over time will adjust to uv light and at that point your just better off with a light with more blue in it.

 

[Nosias]

its both, IR combined with red etc causes the wonderful Emerson effect resulting in increased yields UV and Blue waves typically seem to lead to better quality how ever (this part I learned from dan from the green sunshine company in a video he did with mr grow it about LED lights, watch it) he says that plants over time will adjust to uv light and at that point your just better off with a light with more blue in it.

Thanks for your input. Since I grow only auto's and do not breed them I feel that there is no way they will get used to it.

 

[Bgddsq]

Thanks for your input. Since I grow only auto's and do not breed them I feel that there is no way they will get used to it.

I m gonna grow just autos aswel .... i gotta dig for more infos about the effect of ir far deep red uv for autos ....

 

[Fitzy]

I am running a Bridgelux eb 22in and I like them alot I'm running a hlg185-1400ma and a hlg240-1400ma @ 350w to 380w @1000ma in a 18in wide x 24in and I have a different fixture which is the 1ft boards 14 on a hlg 185-700ma 7 samsung with 2 being the dual chip 301s and I love these as good as quantum boards with even better spread. I eventually will build another identical 1400ma light for a 5x5. I have tried uva and the reds I'm not convinced yet but I also haven't ran any side by side I wouldn't mind blocking off half a plant in flower and weigh each to see or something as auto genetics aren't stable enuff for real weight between 2 plants. Also I only need like 8w or 10w for a 3x3 or something like that some it's only like 30 to try it also if you ever run photos u will have it.

 

[BII]

....I have tried uva and the reds I'm not convinced yet but I also haven't ran any side by side I wouldn't mind blocking off half a plant in flower and weigh each to see or something as auto genetics aren't stable enuff for real weight between 2 plants......

So you plan to give different light to parts of the plant ("blocking off half a plant"). This would be testing based on assumption that plant response to light frequency/wavelength is localized to the exposed tissues. But I'd presume that the "make more resin, faster" response we want from the plant is more systemic in nature, auxin/hormone-dependent, affecting the whole plant. Half light exposure to the plant is just going to result in that much less response (or maybe no response).

 

[Fitzy]

So you plan to give different light to parts of the plant ("blocking off half a plant"). This would be testing based on assumption that plant response to light frequency/wavelength is localized to the exposed tissues. But I'd presume that the "make more resin, faster" response we want from the plant is more systemic in nature, auxin/hormone-dependent, affecting the whole plant. Half light exposure to the plant is just going to result in that much less response (or maybe no response).

Ya I don't no that it will or will not work but I'm just saying it's hard to compare let's just take auto ultimate from Dutch Passion I've grown a few 6.5oz plants but I've also grown 3.5oz plants in same medium and lights ect and I see lots of this so it's very difficult to say reds help I'm in middle of a qb96v2 and my strips grow waiting on results to see as I've got a few strains in each that are the same but it's going to be difficult to notice any difference I think, none so far