AlanRickman
New Member
Howdy everyone! First post here. Regarding LEDs, I recently purchased a G8LED 240w BLOOM panel for a 2x2 area in a tent. I had a few seeds popped vegging out under some spirals I got for a temporary setup and moved the plants into the tent with the bloom light.
Reading the FAQ sheet that came with the panel, one thing raised my eyebrow which was the claim that while CFLs can be supposedly used in conjunction with LEDs (though i don't know how that would work with wildly different canopy distance requirements) that vegging with CFL and blooming with LED is not ideal due to the fact the plants undergo a radical environmental change.
The first week and a half under the bloom was slow going, but then (Ladies, hurray!) they exploded and more than doubled in height with strong healthy vegetation. Currently in bloom 4 and have some nice dense healthy buds.
Not having experimented enough with the setup, I can't say how much other factors influenced the stunted growth period, but could it be the change in type of light like the sheet said, or is that just to get you to buy more LEDs (which I want to eventually because I'm very impressed)?
I've bought a nice T5 fixture for my current veg but want to know before I put them in the tent whether there's any scientific backing to that claim. Of course based on what i've seen with this light, vegging with their non-bloom version WOULD be ideal but there's always the $$. Any insight is appreciated, cheers!
Reading the FAQ sheet that came with the panel, one thing raised my eyebrow which was the claim that while CFLs can be supposedly used in conjunction with LEDs (though i don't know how that would work with wildly different canopy distance requirements) that vegging with CFL and blooming with LED is not ideal due to the fact the plants undergo a radical environmental change.
The first week and a half under the bloom was slow going, but then (Ladies, hurray!) they exploded and more than doubled in height with strong healthy vegetation. Currently in bloom 4 and have some nice dense healthy buds.
Not having experimented enough with the setup, I can't say how much other factors influenced the stunted growth period, but could it be the change in type of light like the sheet said, or is that just to get you to buy more LEDs (which I want to eventually because I'm very impressed)?
I've bought a nice T5 fixture for my current veg but want to know before I put them in the tent whether there's any scientific backing to that claim. Of course based on what i've seen with this light, vegging with their non-bloom version WOULD be ideal but there's always the $$. Any insight is appreciated, cheers!