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i get pm easily so i do want to keep a good air flow
i think a fair part of the prob's in ur hoods, them adjusta wings kinda suck. they throw light around too far so u never get the super hard nugz witch = weight, most likely the reason the other is doing so much better is there is 4 of em supplementing each other so some the waisted light goes under the neighboring hood adding up the lumens. in ur's u only have 2 hoods n there positioned so most the over cast light is going to the sides or waisted IMO, 1 thing u can do is turn ur hoods a 1/4 turn so side of wings r facing each other so some of the waisted light will go under the neighboring hood adding up lumens....or get better hoods, may i suggest mag. XXXL's they'll obsorb the heat them bulbs put out much better then adjusta's w's n cover ur canopy nicely.
CO2 does make a HUGE diff, n can help a noobie out yield a farmer who's been growing for longer n leave em wondering why:).LOL
Woah! Adjust-a-wings are the shit man! I love mine... I have ran those Magnum Ochos that you are talking about and they are good hoods, but create a lot of hot spots...
Adjust-a-Wings can be adjusted to not shoot light to the sides... I run them over my 4' wide tables and I have them adjusted so that light is not wasted. It is more focused actually...
One more note on the wings, they allow you to run bare bulbs which means more lumens which should mean more yield... Glass has lead added to it to make it stronger and that cuts your lumens...
Just like other people were saying, trim the bottom 1/3 of your plants off... If you are running that many plants under 2 lights then you probably have a pretty thick canopy up top and there isn't much light penetration down below anyway so you should chop that shit!
I usually trim the lower parts of the plants between wks 1 and 3 or 4 of bloom and I have had no problems with the plants being stressed. They actually love it.
You could also try using your trellis as more of a training tool instead of just for support. I weave my plants in and out of the trellis I have. It makes it easy to have a nice and even canopy which also helps with yield...