Lighting times??
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it'sd best at 24/0 for the entire vegging process some say. Me? i prefer the 18/6 due to fact that plants do neat things (like produce THC and resins) during dark periods. As far as I know, plants need darkness to grow properly, but this is my first indoor grow, (actually today was the last harvest day! now it's just drying, trimming, and curing) so I am inexperienced w/ different lighting other than 18/6.
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BigBudBalls
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I thought the THC was produced (trichromes) during flowering. So 18/6 or 24/0 doesn't matter for THC.
The 24/0 vs 18/6 is a long debated issue.
From what I've read the pros vs cons are fairly close to equal. So the electric bill might be the deciding factor. Does 'Da Man' need more of *your* money? j/k.
Me? I went 24/0. Gonna try 18/6 sometime.
The 24/0 vs 18/6 is a long debated issue.
From what I've read the pros vs cons are fairly close to equal. So the electric bill might be the deciding factor. Does 'Da Man' need more of *your* money? j/k.
Me? I went 24/0. Gonna try 18/6 sometime.
BigBudBalls
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LOL! 3 days ?!?!?! That isn't enough time to come to any conclusion. Gotta do a full veg grow to say (pref with clones since they have the same genetics)
BigBudBalls
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Heat isn't an issue for a 18/6 vs 24/0. The temps aren't going to go up that much more that last hours. The heat is already there at about the 5 hour mark.I guess the only con to leaving the lights on 24/0 would be if heat was an issue and cost of running them.
You will be safe either way you do it....
Temps are more stable with a 24/0.
Now for the electric bill...... afraid to open mine Its here somewhere
But I agree that either is fine and won't cause probs (seen a few people 20/4 and 22/2, seemed odd to me)
BigBudBalls
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But it will hit that 85 degrees LONG before the 18 mark hits.
And if the temp drops from 85 to 70 during dark, thats a large drop.
(if you have high temps, add venting and/or CO2.)
GrnMan
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OK...would you rather be in a burning fire for 18 hours or 24 hours?
That's all I'm saying....
This was just worse case scenario..like not able to cool it down.
My temps never get above 82, but when I cut the lights off, they drop quite a bit. It's gotten down to 69 before...