I think you have a lock-out going on. PH maybe? It is the plain water that is helping the lock-out.
This is the PPFD footprint for my lights at 6 inches. My plants were within 3 inches for at least 4 weeks (so you can double these numbers) until their weight pulled them down and further away from the light. They had no light burn.
I estimate they were getting 2500+ PPFD.
This is light burn:
and this is light bleaching.
You see how it is only on the top of the plant. Your problem runs down the plant.
Let's see if we can pinpoint the cause?
Please fill in this form: (copy and paste part is below, this first one tell what specifically to include)
-Problem: (brief description)
-Medium/grow method: soil; soilless-- coco, or peat based like Promix, etc. (please provide the actual product name); DWC, NFT, etc.
-Feed and supplements used: include brand, dosage/strength, frequency of feeding and watering (alone); method-- by hand, drippers, rercirc' or drain-to-waste,... N-P-K #'s too if you can!
-Water source: RO/DI; tap- dechlorinated-?..... EC or TDS reading; pH (don't bother with this on RO/DI, do bother with TDS/EC though to confirm it's working well enough)
-Strain and age
-Climate: night and day ambient T and RH%; res' temperatures; any extremes in T/RH% exposure
- Light used: HID, LED, COB, combo of,... wattage; light cycle hours (20/4, 18/6 , etc.); distance to tops....
-Additional info: PH in the root zone. How long have the plants been affected?...How fast did symptoms appear?... Anything else you think might be relevant..
--Pictures including WHOLE PLANT PICS, and troubled leaves.. use normal light or flash as other light sources ruin color rendering, critical for diagnostics! Turn off the grow lights.
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Problem:
Medium/grow method:
Feed: and supplements used:
water source:
PH in the root zone:
Strain/age:
light used:
Climate:
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