
BaldrickTX
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I'm currently one month in on my first ever grow, and the light system I have confuses me a lot. I'm hoping that someone knows a bit about these lights and can point my nose in the right direction.
I have a 5x5 gorilla tent and these are the lights that it came with.
My main question about them is, which settings do I use from seedling to harvest.
There are two knobs on the controller. One is for the FULL SPECTRUM, the other controls the RED+R+UV side of things. Both knobs move in 25% increments only!
I realise that this first grow is going to be trial and error for me, but I'd like to have something at the end to show for it.
Currently, my plan/guess is to start at 50% white light (no red), and gradually increase to 100% just before the time my plants go into flower. From there I was going to drop down to 25% white light and turn on the red/r/uv to 50 % and work it up to 100%, reducing the white light to, off, during the 12/12 period.
To me, my plants are looking good so far. No spots or leaf distortion anywhere. I have two Oaxacan x Colombian, an Afghan Kush, and two Mazar-I-Sharif hash plants going.
I have become quite attached to my "babies", and want nothing but the best for them. So I need help.
Many thanks in advance.
I have a 5x5 gorilla tent and these are the lights that it came with.
My main question about them is, which settings do I use from seedling to harvest.
There are two knobs on the controller. One is for the FULL SPECTRUM, the other controls the RED+R+UV side of things. Both knobs move in 25% increments only!
I realise that this first grow is going to be trial and error for me, but I'd like to have something at the end to show for it.
Currently, my plan/guess is to start at 50% white light (no red), and gradually increase to 100% just before the time my plants go into flower. From there I was going to drop down to 25% white light and turn on the red/r/uv to 50 % and work it up to 100%, reducing the white light to, off, during the 12/12 period.
To me, my plants are looking good so far. No spots or leaf distortion anywhere. I have two Oaxacan x Colombian, an Afghan Kush, and two Mazar-I-Sharif hash plants going.
I have become quite attached to my "babies", and want nothing but the best for them. So I need help.
Many thanks in advance.