Recent content by akazzer

Did the stress start when you changed the lights over to HPS? One way to eliminate that recovery stress from transition is to veg and flower with the same lamp.

Maybe a stupid question but how would you know the IR LED's were 'broken' if they could not be seen?

Thanks for posting this. Unfortunately for me I bought a 345 watt panel from them back in August. When I got it 3 weeks later I was out of veg and it truly sucked for flowering so I thought I'd try it just for veg on my next grow. It still works but I now know I fucked up buying this panel...

Definitely check the house wiring. Voltage drop ruins electron ballasts. I'd also stay away from LED's. I've not seen one flower for me yet. I have had good luck with EFDL fluorescents. A bit more money but since they don't need a ballast, long life, high output lamp, that doesn't create...

If you're thinking CFL then you should look into EFDL. They produce over 85 l/w and PAR @ UV and IR. There is two companies I know that sell these; inda-gro in the US and advanced hydroponics in Canada. Both have a lot of info on their websites and if you call them they can intelligently...

Re: TorturedSoul's EFDL (Flower) CFL (Vegetative) Grow What wattage and kelvin EFDL is that you're using? 500 mm at 24" away from the canopy will get the best results. depending on the wattage that's what you should get.

I see that LED mfg don't post a Kelvin temp rating because they target the narrow bands within the PAR ranges thereby getting a better yield from the use of those precise bandwidths. Seems PAR logical but they (LED) have to produce enough YPF energy as well to satisfy the plants absorption...

I was hoping there might be some folks on here that could help define just how much value Kelvin has when rating a lamp for plant growth. I just read an online article which had a chart that showed Kelvin is only a reference to color that the eye can see and should not be relied on for the...

Very interesting thread. I'm a new member who is interested in increasing or at least maintaining yields by reducing relamps every other cycle and of course lowering wattage without getting into trouble. I've been using induction and have been happy with the results and not having to relamp...