The perfect LED spectrum

[Purpsmagurps]

I mix 800w QB @ 3000k with 650nm red and my 350W blurple

 

[Purpsmagurps]

But it doesnt help if your plants are stretching like that under anything over 3500k ,

 

[Purpsmagurps]

day 65 from seed, 12/12 from start

2-3500KCRI90
2-4000KCRI80
FarRed

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• Mayne
• May 25, 2018

doesnt really matter what spectrum you throw at it if they are stretching to get to the light still from not enough wattage. if you had enough light the spectrum would actually do its thing and keep em short.

 

[Purpsmagurps]

hnngh

 

[TTKlaus]

LOL dont listen to that guy.
3500k is the all around that you want. honestly I like 3000k because I have vertical headroom and it help with Yield not having a bunch of nodes stacked on top of eachother. plus more red in flower wiill give you bigger buds. if you can even go 2700k for flower iif you can afford

Don't start attacking other people's thoughts or make fun of them. This is not what this discussion is about. This is about putting thoughts together and learn something. You may think 2700k is the best. Others think 6500k is the best. This is the beauty of us being humans.

TTKlaus

 

[Mayne]

4100K is best all around Kelvin, Ive been told by 3 different sources that KNOW light spectrum. So, You think what you want, whatever is working at the end of the day, is good enough.

and, I want them to stretch, because it helps with penetration to lowers because I dont like small bushy plants. ALSO, the genetics grows tall *shruggs,

I grow 12/12 from seed, from the start, I need best of both worlds when you have zero roots.

 

[Purpsmagurps]

bullshit, then why does growmau5 push deep red on his new 3000k (only) pucks, why didnt he make them 4100k?

 

[Purpsmagurps]

especially if you say you want tall plants you should be pushing more red spectrum to make them stretch instead of robbing them of light at 4100k

 

[Purpsmagurps]

IMO sorry just blabbering its meant to be constructive, but your view on how more blue spectrum keeps your plants stretching is completely backwards.

 

[Purpsmagurps]

at 4100k with the proper wattage your plant would be a bush from a 12/ 12 start

 

[TTKlaus]

I question why wattage has anything to do with growing plants?

 

[Purpsmagurps]

I question why wattage has anything to do with growing plants?

I'll give you a moment to redact your statement before i destroy you

 

[Purpsmagurps]

seriously at least read one damn article about horticulture lighting and space requirements and spectrum adjustment to HOW MANY WATTS YOU WILL RUN SPECIFICALLY

 

[Purpsmagurps]

If you are gonna rob your plants ofsufficient lighting they will stretch to get closer to the light. so in mayne's case thats what you see, he likes blue spectrum because it actually gives him more nodes on his plant than a red spectrum. doesnt mean his buds will be bigger, he thinks the blue spectrum is making his plants stretch when he means to say he doesnt want to spend that much electricity or whatever on properly giving the plants enough light that they need and letting a red spectrum light give it the same amount of nodes and stretch and bigger buds!

 

[Purpsmagurps]

so.. to finalize this thread. it changes. depending on how many watts you want to run. but if you are gonna do it right. 3500k is the way to go if its a one spectrum from start to finish

 

[Mayne]

i didnt say blue helps stretch, I said blue help with frost and tric development. AND, Fkn GrowMau and Greengene are the ones and others that said 4100K.

I run 100% 3500K and about 30% of 4000K throughout, with 730 Reds. Blues/yellows/ and greens help with root development.

and, Im growing in 1 gallon pots,

 

[Mayne]

i didnt say blue helps stretch, I said blue help with frost and tric development. AND, Fkn GrowMau and Greengene are the ones and others that said 4100K.

I run 100% 3500K and about 30% of 4000K throughout, with 730 Reds. Blues/yellows/ and greens help with root development.

and, Im growing in 1 gallon pots,

If your VPD and PH is Fkd, its doenst matter what dam light or even the sun, wont make sht any better.

 

[Mayne]

and since your in the Information throwing contest, whats your take on IR, mr. smartypots

 

[Purpsmagurps]

dude this stretch though kills your yield.
and 1 per pot lel

lower the light on them and start stacking some nodes next time, they are gonna stretch anyways .....

 

[Purpsmagurps]

like far red for after lights out, yes