JockBudman
Well-Known Member
Hi, so I've been struggling a bit lately with light burn issues caused by LEDs. I currently run about 60w/sqft of real draw through two seperate panels (MarsHydro 300w and a Viparspectra 225w UFO) in a 2ft x 2ft tent. The burn is mainly being caused by the Viparspectra, partly because it hangs slightly lower due to a combination of a longer hanging kit that the Mars and a lack of headroom. I also suspect it has more powerful LEDs although that's not exactly a good thing in my circumstance.
Anyway, I want to retain the good w/sqft ratio in the space, just without the drawback of the burn. I've raised the lights as high as I can and configured everything the best I can with the lowest plants under the lower hanging light but even with them sat further away than the taller plants are under the Mars (I promise, this sentence will end - don't smoke and type folks!) the Vipar plants still burn - hence why I think its the Vipar light. (See? told you it would end.)
So anyway, I burned one and had a walk outside and thought, "hey! The sun isn't the same intensity all day, lightburn doesn't happen outside, why not just try to emulate the sun?" So I've stuck the Viparspectra on a seperate timer to come on for four hours in the middle of the day, like the noon day sun.
I'm sure someone must have tried this before but I thought I'd post in case it works and that way anyone with a similar issue who sees this could benefit. Obviously though, you do need minimum two panels to make it work.
I'll update after a few days and let everyone know what happens. Hopefully this will be a success and I can get the balance between not enough and too much.
Peace
Anyway, I want to retain the good w/sqft ratio in the space, just without the drawback of the burn. I've raised the lights as high as I can and configured everything the best I can with the lowest plants under the lower hanging light but even with them sat further away than the taller plants are under the Mars (I promise, this sentence will end - don't smoke and type folks!) the Vipar plants still burn - hence why I think its the Vipar light. (See? told you it would end.)
So anyway, I burned one and had a walk outside and thought, "hey! The sun isn't the same intensity all day, lightburn doesn't happen outside, why not just try to emulate the sun?" So I've stuck the Viparspectra on a seperate timer to come on for four hours in the middle of the day, like the noon day sun.
I'm sure someone must have tried this before but I thought I'd post in case it works and that way anyone with a similar issue who sees this could benefit. Obviously though, you do need minimum two panels to make it work.
I'll update after a few days and let everyone know what happens. Hopefully this will be a success and I can get the balance between not enough and too much.
Peace