optimizedd
Well-Known Member
Can too much light be bad for plants???
or is extra light good???
or is extra light good???
Too much light???
- Thread starter optimizedd
- Start date
K
Keenly
Guest
there is no such thing as too much light....
optimizedd
Well-Known Member
so i have 4 lowriders n i have a 150watt hps light but i want to add 2 t5 lights on each side and 2 t5 lights under the plant so total of a 150 watt and 6 t5 lights
doobnVA
Well-Known Member
that's not true. There is most certainly a thing as too much light.
For instance, 2 - 1000W lights in a space that's 4 square feet.
Too much light can "poison" your plants, bleach out the leaves, among other things.
Too little light is much more common than too much light, though.
optimizedd
Well-Known Member
the box is 35 inches tall x 2ft deep x 2ft wide
with a 150watt hps and 6 t5's that too much??
I want the lowryders to be real buddy!!!
optimizedd
Well-Known Member
Bummmmp going to home depot boys need to know????? if im good with the lights??? m theory??
DoeEyed
Well-Known Member
Kind of a debate on that one. lol Thus far I don't know that there is any proof of either 24 or 18/6 being better.
optimizedd
Well-Known Member
I'm doing 18/6 for lowryders hope it's good 
as for lights on the sides of the plant n 150 watt above help the plant have more bud spots? Or what will more light do??? My theory may be wrong ha
as for lights on the sides of the plant n 150 watt above help the plant have more bud spots? Or what will more light do??? My theory may be wrong ha
welsh wizz
Well-Known Member
I use 24 for seedlings and young clones then switch to 18/6 saves cash on the power bill.
Realistg
Active Member
Some people do 24hr from seedling for like 2-3weeks then switch to 18/6 then 12/12 or w/e.
Think of it like this, for about every 3 foot square ( 1 square meter) you can have 1000 watts of HPS to approximate the power of the sun. In other words the sun puts out approximately 1000 watts of power per square meter of plant loving light.
The biggest problem with lots of wattage in a small area is heat, not too much light.
The biggest problem with lots of wattage in a small area is heat, not too much light.
optimizedd
Well-Known Member
Thnx bro !!!! What will more light do for the plants? Grow bigger? More bud spots? Bigger denser buds??
Honestly for lowryders, you really don't need more than the 150w HPS you don't need lights under the plants, maybe like 2 26w CFL's on the lower end of your plants so that the lower branches get sufficient light? but i don't think you need all those T5's and the HPS..I'm doing 18/6 for lowryders hope it's good
optimizedd
Well-Known Member
So what your saying is that more light on sides will get more buds increasing my yeild and that's it?
Doob answered the question the best, you can indeed have too much light. How much is too much? Youll know when you see it, but I can honestly say that I do know someone who grows 3 plants with a total of 5400 watts. Amazing results, but it takes him 6 months to do 1 grow.