Full Spectrum LED vs. Wide Red Band LED

[signaldistress]

Hey Folks, newbie here. Recently bought a kit through a local retailer (Richmond, VA) made by Highdrogro. Comes with an LED set up with two different types of bulbs, Full Spectrum, and Wide Red Band. Been trying to do some research on when to use either or both at the same time and I've got some conflicting info. As far as I can tell, the research shows to use the full spectrum LEDs during the sprouting and vegetative states, then the red band during the flowering stage. Also seeing that there may be some benefit of using the red band lights at the end of the daily light cycle for 10 or 15 minutes.

Figured I'd come here and ask the hive mind of veteran auto growers if they have any opinions here.

 

[Olderfart]

Hey Folks, newbie here. Recently bought a kit through a local retailer (Richmond, VA) made by Highdrogro. Comes with an LED set up with two different types of bulbs, Full Spectrum, and Wide Red Band. Been trying to do some research on when to use either or both at the same time and I've got some conflicting info. As far as I can tell, the research shows to use the full spectrum LEDs during the sprouting and vegetative states, then the red band during the flowering stage. Also seeing that there may be some benefit of using the red band lights at the end of the daily light cycle for 10 or 15 minutes.

Figured I'd come here and ask the hive mind of veteran auto growers if they have any opinions here.

FWIW, it is my impression that the red light will mostly affect plant growth form rather than other things like potency etc. For sure, it can have a huge influence on growth form. My plants under my diy array have, so far, remained very short and bushy because I have used too much blue in the early veg stage. Next grow, I will shift to mostly 2700k bulbs until I get the stretch that I want before going back to more 5500K bulbs.

If I were you, I would wire the leds so that you can choose red light and adjust it independently from the rest. That way you can test to see how different approaches work. Being able to adjust spectrum is IMO a nice option.

Good luck with it.

 

[signaldistress]

FWIW, it is my impression that the red light will mostly affect plant growth form rather than other things like potency etc. For sure, it can have a huge influence on growth form. My plants under my diy array have, so far, remained very short and bushy because I have used too much blue in the early veg stage. Next grow, I will shift to mostly 2700k bulbs until I get the stretch that I want before going back to more 5500K bulbs.

If I were you, I would wire the leds so that you can choose red light and adjust it independently from the rest. That way you can test to see how different approaches work. Being able to adjust spectrum is IMO a nice option.

Good luck with it.

Appreciate the advice, I will definitely look into that.

 

[Death The Cultivator]

Hey Folks, newbie here. Recently bought a kit through a local retailer (Richmond, VA) made by Highdrogro. Comes with an LED set up with two different types of bulbs, Full Spectrum, and Wide Red Band. Been trying to do some research on when to use either or both at the same time and I've got some conflicting info. As far as I can tell, the research shows to use the full spectrum LEDs during the sprouting and vegetative states, then the red band during the flowering stage. Also seeing that there may be some benefit of using the red band lights at the end of the daily light cycle for 10 or 15 minutes.

Figured I'd come here and ask the hive mind of veteran auto growers if they have any opinions here.

Do you have a product name or a link? Wide band red sounds to me like 660-800ish nm that will affect stretch and flower production. You would ideally want to use the full spectrum as blue affects rooting, leaf growth, etc

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THE EFFECTS OF EACH COLOR OF LIGHT
In the following paragraphs, we will explain what each light color does, and the effects that adding or removing them will have. But first, here is a quick summary, with extended information following:

Ultraviolet - No exposure produces better growth

Violet - Enhances the color, taste, and aroma of plants

Blue - Increases the growth rate of plants

Green - Enhances chlorophyll production and is used as a pigment for proper plant viewing

Yellow - Plants exhibit less growth compared to blue and red light

Red - When combined with blue light it yields more leaves and crops, depending on what is being grown

Far Red - Speeds up the Phytochrome conversion which reduces the time a plant takes to go into a night-time state. This allows the plant to produce a greater yield

The reason why items are the color that they are is because some objects will absorb the wavelengths, and others will be reflected. For example, a leaf is green because it absorbs all visible light wavelengths except for green- green is reflected.

Black and white are not considered colors because black absorbs all visible light wavelengths, while white reflects them all. This is why black objects get hot in the sun faster than white items.