Timer messed up, 20 hours of light in flowering room!

furrycnorm

furrycnorm

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Hey guys, I just installed a new 1000w hps to go with my other one yesterday, and aparently the timer didnt work because it was supposed to go off at 12 midnight and when Ii awoke this morning the new light was still on. I did just turn it off, but The lights are scheduled on again again at 12 noon. should I turn them on light normal or should I have a full 24 hour of darkness? There are several plants in there at various stages of flowering.
 
Bonkleesha

Bonkleesha

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count 12 hours from when u unplugged the lamp. thats when you plug it back in. 12/12. dont disrupt the cycle more than u have already. keep an eye on anything in the first 4 weeks of flower.
 
wyteboi

wyteboi

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Blaze Master said:
you should just keep going on your reguler lighting schedule. the plants will most likely be fine.
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this is what you do.


just keep um on the same schedule. try not to let that happen again. it wont hurt um one time or even two. just keep it to a minimum.


soil
 
Bonkleesha

Bonkleesha

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wyteboi said:
this is what you do.


just keep um on the same schedule. try not to let that happen again. it wont hurt um one time or even two. just keep it to a minimum.


soil
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i disagree strongly. you want him to have lights off for only 4 hours after 20 on? no, man... u gotta reset. his shits gonna be FUCKED.
 
wyteboi

wyteboi

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Bonkleesha said:
i disagree strongly. you want him to have lights off for only 4 hours after 20 on? no, man... u gotta reset. his shits gonna be FUCKED.
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yes thats what im tellin him to do. who cares how long the light were on or off. all that matters is he gets back on schedule and i sure the hell wouldnt let the junk timer decide when it wants the lights off. if he wants the lights off at midnight then thats what he should stick to.

either way the fuckup is over now. no matter if you wait till midnight to turn them back on or noon , it really doesnt matter at all , the plant is not gonna be fucked and your not even gonna notice.

its a live plant , not tissue culture or a science project. a lil extra light is not gonna affect that girl at all. if it keep happening then you'll have probs , if not , no big deal. everybodies timer goes out sometime.



soil
 
Illegal Smile

Illegal Smile

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The key to this is that it doesn't matter if they get too many hrs of light, but they need 12 hrs of dark. So when something like this happens you first give them 12 hrs of dark then gradually get back on time schedule by adjusting light periods not dark periods.
 
Bonkleesha

Bonkleesha

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wyteboi said:
yes thats what im tellin him to do. who cares how long the light were on or off. all that matters is he gets back on schedule and i sure the hell wouldnt let the junk timer decide when it wants the lights off. if he wants the lights off at midnight then thats what he should stick to.

either way the fuckup is over now. no matter if you wait till midnight to turn them back on or noon , it really doesnt matter at all , the plant is not gonna be fucked and your not even gonna notice.

its a live plant , not tissue culture or a science project. a lil extra light is not gonna affect that girl at all. if it keep happening then you'll have probs , if not , no big deal. everybodies timer goes out sometime.



soil
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THIS GUY IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY U HAVE TO WEED THRU SHIT ON THIS SITE.

i do not understand how you correct the photoperiod by fucking it up more. especially when the dude has plants in all different stages of flowering.


BUT PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THROWING OFF THE LIGHT CYCLE MORE AND MORE WILL EVENTUALLY BALANCE THE PHOTOPERIOD. IM INTERESTED IN YOUR PICS AND/OR REFERENCE, AND DATA.

now we wait and see what mr. noob theory has in the bag.
 
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antzgreenking

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happened to me an extra 6 hours light i just switched of normal times (after 6 hours) and buds have still been growing non stop that was 3 weeks ago 3 weeks into flower cycle.. itl be kl just keep an eye on your timer.. i didnt notice a growth stop or anything but you never no they might have been ready by now... people on here can be so un helpfull, weed will grow inspite of you (good weed needs a more controlled enviroment).. speaking from ongoing experiance
 
kryptoniteglo

kryptoniteglo

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Maybe someone has some definitive research on this topic, but my intuition says you should be okay. A single lighting incident should not affect a plant. The same thing happening several days in a row might result in a change in the plant because it's a new pattern, and that might signal something to the plant. But a one-time incident, and then back on schedule, should be fine.
 
Onextremebuzz

Onextremebuzz

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This just happened to me had a timer click on at midnight. Would I be safe to do a full 24 hour darkness? Had at least 6 hours of extra light. Lights will go back on tomorrow at 8 am
 
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JimmyJackCorn

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Illegal Smile said:
The key to this is that it doesn't matter if they get too many hrs of light, but they need 12 hrs of dark. So when something like this happens you first give them 12 hrs of dark then gradually get back on time schedule by adjusting light periods not dark periods.
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This is the best response.

Plants (all plants) do not flower based on hours of light. They flower based on hours of dark.

Depending on your situation, strain, outdoor/indoor, etc., light stress like this could cause problems or barely be a speed bump. The best bet is to HEED ILLEGAL SMILE'S ADVICE.

Also, there may be a switch on your timer that toggles Always On or Timer On. If you have one of those switches, make sure it's set to Timer before considering tossing it.

edit: This applies only to photoperiod plants. Autoflowering plants do not require lengths of darkness to flower (of course).
 
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Onextremebuzz

Onextremebuzz

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JimmyJackCorn said:
This is the best response.

Plants (all plants) do not flower based on hours of light. They flower based on hours of dark.

Depending on your situation, strain, outdoor/indoor, etc., light stress like this could cause problems or barely be a speed bump. The best bet is to HEED ILLEGAL SMILE'S ADVICE.

Also, there may be a switch on your timer that toggles Always On or Timer On. If you have one of those switches, make sure it's set to Timer before considering tossing it.
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And extra setting was programmed in on accident program setting 20 on at 12 am on Wednesday lol noticed it when I woke up. Plants are having a 24 hour rest. Barely a week into flower
 
Onextremebuzz

Onextremebuzz

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It will be fine, get a real timer and this problem will be solved one that does 120/240 or a water heater timer most of them are 20 amp ballast rated where as those cheap timers are 15 if your lucky.
 
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Nope_49595933949

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Onextremebuzz said:
It will be fine, get a real timer and this problem will be solved one that does 120/240 or a water heater timer most of them are 20 amp ballast rated where as those cheap timers are 15 if your lucky.
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A 1000 watt light running on 120v isn't even 9 amps. Two 1000 watt lights on a 20 amp would be silly as it leaves almost no overhead for start up. 15 amp timers are perfectly fine for a single fixture.
 
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