Too much LED

[Jdeck]

Hi all, I am growing in a 3’x3’x6’ tent. I am using a 300watt dimmable veg/bloom light. I am seeing good progress. I have a 1000w King LED that I turned on. The plants did not agree. Showed curling up of fingers and drooping. I went back to the 300watt and there happy again. Question is: will I need to add more light when I switch to Flower? Sorry the pic sucks, I will work on that. cheers!!

 

[Emilya Green]

sounds like you just got too close... And yes, once in flower you will want a lot of light.

 

[Jdeck]

Thx, I just don’t trust the 1000w. The plants reacted too fast. I will save and get another 300watt dimmable veg/bloom. Thoughts?

 

[Emilya Green]

I think it is all about distance... wait about a week when I get my new 6000w of LED's installed in my tent.

 

[Mikesem420]

@Emilya is right I have a1200w cob led, 100 hlg quantum board, 450w cob x cree led and also a small 150 hps I used all but the hps for veg and the biggest factor was height put the 1000w at 24" and it should be fine the plants will grow up to it good luck!

 

[Pbear77]

I've been using that exact light and it's all about the sweet spot like everyone's saying. For veg I was 26" up and didn't see much taco'n at all, since flipping to flower I've brought it down to about 18" gradually and all is good. Wish you luck!

 

[Mars Hydro]

During flowering, add more lights in, plants will love it! And others are right, don't put the light too close first, see how the plants react , if they like it, then move closer step by step,

 

[Jdeck]

Thanks for all your input
Update: I installed my 1000w LED again last night. I set the height as high as I could and slowly worked it lower every hour. I put the 30 day old NL Auto and my hardy Blue Dream under it. I left my temperamental BD and up potted BD under the 300 watt. The NL and BD1 are loving the bigger light. I’m sure it was operator error at first, plus too much pampering( misting with spray bottle 2-3 times a day). I’ve since learned with all of your help to just let the plants tell me what they want. Thank you all, you ROCK!! Cheers@Emilya your watering thread is awesome, every newbie should read and refer to it. Thank you

 

[Mars Hydro]

 

[LEDXpert]

You're either experiencing heat stress orrrrrr spectrum shock. Spectrum shock though should correct in a day or 2.