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UV and IR - When to use?

FuqStik Jul 24, 2020 11 Replies 5,983 Views
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I have a 240w LED light with UV and IR switches. When should I use both of those?
 
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They should say Flower and Veg above each switch do they not?
 
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They should say Flower and Veg above each switch do they not?
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they do not................................................
 
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I have a 240w LED light with UV and IR switches. When should I use both of those?
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2 hrs in the morning of flower then the last 2 hrs that way they can just run the next morning before you turn then off.......................
I made a run with them on the whole time in flower I don't think I would do that again..............................
 
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2 hrs in the morning of flower then the last 2 hrs that way they can just run the next morning before you turn then off.......................
I made a run with them on the whole time in flower I don't think I would do that again..............................
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Why Cap? The uv is only uva and the ir is proven to increase growth. They are meant to be on the whole time. I dont even know why the chinese build has switches. The original doesnt.
 
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Why Cap? The uv is only uva and the ir is proven to increase growth. They are meant to be on the whole time. I dont even know why the chinese build has switches. The original doesnt.
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So is IR recommended during veg? And UV & IR during flower?
 
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2 hrs in the morning of flower then the last 2 hrs that way they can just run the next morning before you turn then off.......................
I made a run with them on the whole time in flower I don't think I would do that again..............................
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What were the negative effects of running the whole time?
 
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Why Cap? The uv is only uva and the ir is proven to increase growth. They are meant to be on the whole time. I dont even know why the chinese build has switches. The original doesnt.
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the 1st run with them just on a few hrs the buds where nice and finished well....
the 2nd run that side of the tent the buds got burned when I really hit them hard with light...... I ended up just not running them.... I would Much rather have reds and far reds runing the whole time over the va/ir switchs...................................................
 
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So is IR recommended during veg? And UV & IR during flower?
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mine is on the same switch so it's both or nothing.....
 
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What were the negative effects of running the whole time?
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I couldn't run them as hard as the 3500k............................
 
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So is IR recommended during veg? And UV & IR during flower?
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Both are recomended the whole time.
 
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the 1st run with them just on a few hrs the buds where nice and finished well....
the 2nd run that side of the tent the buds got burned when I really hit them hard with light...... I ended up just not running them.... I would Much rather have reds and far reds runing the whole time over the va/ir switchs...................................................
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Uva that led has does not burn. Uvb does.

Something else had to be going on. The reds do up the intensity of the board.
 
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