Your Grandpa's Weed or is UV supplementation really needed?

[Lucky Luke]

those pure uv bulbs burnt @RM3 and fried a couple of his plants. You cant run them but short bursts during mid day lights on. you have to have all skin covered if working under them with UV blocking sunglasses also. We are figuring a way to use them so for now get actinic bulbs for UV. AGain the pure UV bulbs are to much UV for us or plants to handle. If you got a 5 min timer have them come on for 5 minutes per hr for 4 hrs in middle of lights on.

What about the ones people use for Lizards and snakes and all things slithery?

 

[ttystikk]

What about the ones people use for Lizards and snakes and all things slithery?

Those are an order of magnitude less intense, so they won't burn your skin so quickly. They WILL still damage your eyes, so wear UV blocking eyewear anyway, or better yet, shut them off when working in the space. .

 

[Lucky Luke]

Those are an order of magnitude less intense, so they won't burn your skin so quickly. They WILL still damage your eyes, so wear UV blocking eyewear anyway, or better yet, shut them off when working in the space. .

warning duly noted. My mum has macular degeneration in both eyes.

 

[ttystikk]

warning duly noted. My mum has macular degeneration in both eyes.

Quite so. People often just don't know the long term effects of much of the very powerful lighting and chemistry we play with on a daily basis when growing.

 

[Vnsmkr]

What about for your cob's as well Tty, have you invested in shades for the garden?

 

[Vnsmkr]

I know those fuckers MUST be bright

 

[ttystikk]

What about for your cob's as well Tty, have you invested in shades for the garden?

COB LED emits no UV radiation, a very convenient feature.

When I supplement the existing lighting with UVB, my plan is to have it run only when no one is in there.

 

[Vnsmkr]

So you dont need eye protection because theres no UVB? I dont buy thats good for your eyes

 

[ttystikk]

I know those fuckers MUST be bright

Yes they are, the lenses do a good job of sending their light to the canopy instead of one's eyeballs.

 

[Vnsmkr]

Gruve's are around ~20 bucks a pair on amazon. Method 7's much more expensive. Both filter light though

 

[Jp.the.pope]

I don't buy this. Here in Colorado people have access to all the above- and what do you know, they like all different kinds!

By way of personal example, I have access to shatter and rosin that would make your mouth water. I have some, occasionally. The rest of the time I much prefer my flowers.

No joke. I owned a company that made extraction equipment. Had amazing shatter and rosin. I much prefer flower.

 

[Budley Doright]

Not sure if this is thread jumping ...... sorry if it is . But is this even worth looking at?

 

[RM3]

Not sure if this is thread jumping ...... sorry if it is . But is this even worth looking at? View attachment 3782081 View attachment 3782082

Well this is a thread about adding UV and that light has no UV so ,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Budley Doright]

Well this is a thread about adding UV and that light has no UV so ,,,,,,,,,,,

Sorry.....

 

[ttystikk]

Sorry.....

Horses for courses, bring that to the LED forum and you'll get some interest.

One reason I like my COB LED chips is exactly because they emit no UV radiation. Therefore, they can't cause related damage. Then I'm free to put UVA/UVB specific lighting on their own circuit which can be shut off anytime someone is in they're, on a schedule, whatever.

 

[Budley Doright]

Horses for courses, bring that to the LED forum and you'll get some interest.

One reason I like my COB LED chips is exactly because they emit no UV radiation. Therefore, they can't cause related damage. Then I'm free to put UVA/UVB specific lighting on their own circuit which can be shut off anytime someone is in they're, on a schedule, whatever.

Thanks tty! And I need to read more instead of asking random questions....I was high....typically am when I get on here .

 

[churchhaze]

Horses for courses, bring that to the LED forum and you'll get some interest..

Or they'll all tell him it's garbage and to not get it.

 

[RM3]

yeah, lord knows ya can't can't grow fire less ya gots da lights dem math wizz's say LMAO
gotta fuck dem lumens and get da Umols
Nobody splain'd it to this poor T5 bud,
.

 

[Vnsmkr]

poor T5 bud,

Yeah looks like some seriously poor shat there lmao, just really poor.

 

[whitebb2727]

Macular degeneration is permanent.

My father for years accused me of being a stoner, when I wasn't, just because I wear polarized sunglasses with uv protection.

His eyes are failing and I tell him all the time "See, that's why I wear them."

I wear them when I open my cab. I have a cfl mounted at the top and I turn the t5 off when I'm working in it.