Problem diagnosis please help plant drooping

GrnMonStr

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I use T12's 2"-6" above but with LST. I never used T8's but 36" seems kinda high to me; and why use incandescent? Also you are loosing a lot of usable light when you don't have reflective walls up, at least from what I gather from your pic. Once you get more lummens on em then they can bulk up some. I would get some sheet rock painted flat white and surround them to contain the light!
 
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yo_Dyldo

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I use T12's 2"-6" above but with LST. I never used T8's but 36" seems kinda high to me; and why use incandescent? Also you are loosing a lot of usable light when you don't have reflective walls up, at least from what I gather from your pic. Once you get more lummens on em then they can bulk up some. I would get some sheet rock painted flat white and surround them to contain the light!
Thanks for the advice I really appreciate it this is a cheap budget grow for me I used to grow back in the day and had a tent and 1000w adjustable brightness hps but it was so much easier growing that way than it is with all these different lights and shit
 

Lordhooha

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Thanks for the advice I really appreciate it this is a cheap budget grow for me I used to grow back in the day and had a tent and 1000w adjustable brightness hps but it was so much easier growing that way than it is with all these different lights and shit
Yah I have three rooms all 4x8x8 each has 3000 watts of led going to each of them.
 

yo_Dyldo

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Yah I have three rooms all 4x8x8 each has 3000 watts of led going to each of them.
How much did your light setup cost you? And I have LED light bulbs not like the grow lights but like normal LED light bulbs for normal socket. I’m only using two over a little plant and they’re 100w each and they’re working pretty good what do you think about them
 

Lordhooha

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How much did your light setup cost you? And I have LED light bulbs not like the grow lights but like normal LED light bulbs for normal socket. I’m only using two over a little plant and they’re 100w each and they’re working pretty good what do you think about them
I built most of mine but I also get some from friends that run grow stores to review. My setup is a bit pricey seeing how I had my house outfitted with solar to run everything and zoned geothermal to heat cool and control humidity. But to build a good grow light with a 1000 true watts look at spending about 600 or more depending on what Cobs you go with and all that jazz. As for using bulbs light for home use I can't weigh in much I have heard other guys taking the plastic bulb surrounding shit off to get more usable light or some crap but I love my LEDs I'm happy I swapped over to them
 
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