Need some knowledge please

[Mari ju ana]

I am not new to dwc but I am new to the led lights. If you have a min.... Here's my delima. I started some seeds. femenized auto flower, same as i always do, as I mentioned before I am dwc air bubbles use floragrow 2 1 6 and florabloom 0 1 6 wiltguard and calmag with ro water and ph stays always 5.5. I had a 400W hps light. With that said four weeks into my grow my balas stopped working. My plants were starting to stretch. I replaced the lights with 2 led 3.0 cob 180 W that is the only change and I'll be dammed if I can get these babies healthy. They have just stretched at times over night reaching the light and actually touching it. I keep, well try to keep, the hps away from the plants 12 to 18 inches. Not sure what the deal is with the led i need help though I'm now 7 weeks into the grow and ..... I need help.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

What's the issues???

They look stretchy for sure but what other issue are they having

 

[Mari ju ana]

They are not full and healthy. And stretching like I can't stop them. They are indica and starting to flower and it seems I'm going to produce popcorn. And does the led need to be moved and a certain distance away from the plants?

 

[Chris Scorpio]

They are stretchy

My led are at about 18" above lights
Usually the manuf of yer cobs will suggest a distance

What lights are they?

 

[Chris Scorpio]

How about a pic of the entire area
Lights
Bases
Full grow area

 

[Mari ju ana]

They are stretchy

My led are at about 18" above lights
Usually the manuf of yer cobs will suggest a distance

What lights are they?

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Each of those panels only pull 120w true watts at the wall
So 2 is only 240w, way less than yer 400w hps

 

[Mari ju ana]

How about a pic of the entire area
Lights
Bases
Full grow area

Its a 6x6 area 3 5 gallon buckets each w 2 bubblers in them. 2in diameter 2 in tall and 4 inch tall. One of each in each bucket

 

[Chris Scorpio]

U need more light, why they are stretching

Move the lights over the plants, and closer together

If the plants are too tall for the area supercrop them

 

[OG1969]

Yeah those leds may work in veg, will need more for flower for sure. Or a smaller flower area figure maybe 2 x 2 for a light at best as far as footprint.
OG

 

[Mari ju ana]

I don't believe the wattage makes a difference it's the Spectrum I've had a ten watt light bulb grow light growing plants and a hundred not grow plant because of the spectrum the 3.0 means for everyone particle of spectrum from an HPS to LED eliminate illuminates three times. With all ive read its like i say tge amount if spectrum not the wattage. Now with your info i need like 400 bux more. Ugh ill get it right. Thanx ill let ya know what happens

 

[Barney86]

I don't believe the wattage makes a difference it's the Spectrum I've had a ten watt light bulb grow light growing plants and a hundred not grow plant because of the spectrum the 3.0 means for everyone particle of spectrum from an HPS to LED eliminate illuminates three times. With all ive read its like i say tge amount if spectrum not the wattage. Now with your info i need like 400 bux more. Ugh ill get it right. Thanx ill let ya know what happens

Nah wattage makes a massive difference mate. That's why when you read the details of the light, it repeats something like 40 times there that its a 180w light. Then, right at the very bottom of the description, long after most people stop paying attention, they snuck it in that it's only a 120w.
Golden rule to buying LEDs is never trust a manufacturer that does that. If they need to bump up the numbers to sell their gear then there's a reason for it.
240w of propper cobs should easily keep up with a 400w HPs. Probably blow it right out the water too.
Might just be a super stretchy plant though, it does happen. Autos can be a bit unpredictable. I've had a few that caught me off guard and outgrew their surroundings.

 

[Mari ju ana]

Nah wattage makes a massive difference mate. That's why when you read the details of the light, it repeats something like 40 times there that its a 180w light. Then, right at the very bottom of the description, long after most people stop paying attention, they snuck it in that it's only a 120w.
Golden rule to buying LEDs is never trust a manufacturer that does that. If they need to bump up the numbers to sell their gear then there's a reason for it.
240w of propper cobs should easily keep up with a 400w HPs. Probably blow it right out the water too.
Might just be a super stretchy plant though, it does happen. Autos can be a bit unpredictable. I've had a few that caught me off guard and outgrew their surroundings.

Thank you for that. Now thats more along the same mind set. Being that what i have is good for replacement and since it happened 1/4 of the way into the grow my girls are a bit wacky from it. I think ill work with what i have for now and see what i get then start another grow. Eventually I'll get it right and I could start clapping and just keep it going

 

[KingJoe83]

They are not full and healthy. And stretching like I can't stop them. They are indica and starting to flower and it seems I'm going to produce popcorn. And does the led need to be moved and a certain distance away from the plants?

Lower lights to help slow stretching or super crop or just take some strong if you have room and tie those colas down. Lol

 

[Mari ju ana]

Here is where I am now with this grow. I have had some troubles as you can read in previous posts lol.... Well I saved something out of it all. Now this is my Mango strain. Time wise it should be ready. I am always afraid of taking to soon or waiting to long. Opinions anyone?

 

[Mari ju ana]

Thought you were done with me lol sry. This is my Northern Lights strain should be ready same time as the mango but to me it looks as though this has longer to go before harvest.
The Northern lights buds are firm and the mango buds are not firm....more like fox tails...fluffy..... And please please what is the best way to cure. There is so much I've read my head is spinning. Ugh.