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If you have a lux meter and you don't mind a shit-ton of work, you could hang then test, then reconfigure and repeat until you achieve optimum uniformity. But it would be a real pain in the ass to repeatedly switch everything up!

Haha, "not good enough for you" were your words, friend, not mine. So I was asking what you meant by that. And just as some of your questions were rhetorical, so were some of mine, though it seems as if you may not have taken them that way, especially when you take those rhetorical questions as...

Well said. Random was a treasure, and I hope he's safe and happy, whatever he's up to these days.

I'll refer you to post #122 in hopes that you'll get the underlying point I'm making about the term balance. No clue why this irritates you so though! It's just discussion, man.

Ahh, so had you tried this particular cut grown indoors as well? Because that would be a solid example of primo sun-grown.

I have yet to personally have any outdoor that could match quality indoor, but I've heard tales of amazing sun-grown weed that matches the best bud that can be found. But how do we know that wasn't due to peeps happening upon genetics that just happened to scratch their unique physiological itch...

You hit on something important for the question of "balance": GLA feels that balance is achieved by matching - as closely as possible - full-spectrum sunlight, while you feel that it contains too much UVB. On the one hand, using the sun as the baseline for the concept of a balanced spectrum...

Excellent response! And thank you for taking the time to articulate what you consider to be a balanced spectrum. As you said, that term is open to interpretation, and different manufacturers can have very different ideas of what the best "balance" is for growing cannabis, so when people start...

That got a chuckle out of me, I must admit.

I wholeheartedly agree!

Hmm. You misunderstand me, friend. What you seem to take as excessive complaint or criticism is simply an interested member of the forum joining the conversation with his own perspective. I agree that Prawn, and GLA, and anyone else who's attempting to push the boundaries of our knowledge with...

Personally, I would think putting the brightest boards in the middle would create quite a hotspot?

Welcome to the vortex. It will pull you down, down, down... But it's a great ride! You're picking some quality boards in the High Lights. Looking forward to seeing many more grows under these lights.

Ah, Hybrid, we've been through this before, my friend! My stance is unchanged. We need more data before it's really justifiable to make definitive claims. That is my whole perspective in a nutshell. You say the data is out there, but it's not out there in any form that would - for example -...

Which was a sidestep, not an answer to the question. As for the age, it's usually around 4 or 5. But as you're not my parent... Why, why, why?

Still waiting for you to explain what a "balanced" spectrum is.

And I absolutely respect your perspective on this. You're one of the more analytical growers here, and a veteran one to boot, so I do value your opinion. I look forward to the months and years ahead, as we gain an ever firmer grasp on the science of cannabis lighting!

I value and respect anecdotal evidence, and freely admit that it is admissible as part of a greater whole. And I support growers and geeks making an educated pursuit for answers to any and all questions that face us. Indeed, it is entirely appropriate for people to share their experiences, and...

Now that's the million dollar question... As @greg nr said, it could give you an edge if everything else is dialed in. Certainly scratches the geek-itch though.

Also a very worthy approach!