Lighting Integrating UV with autocobs

[lunarman]

What would be a good UVB light product to add to a tent with autocobs and how would you use it?

 

[Dabber]

What would be a good UVB light product to add to a tent with autocobs and how would you use it?

Are you talking about burple lighting with Autocobs

 

[BII]

Are you aware of deficiencies in the UV spectra using AutoCOBs?

If you have not, check the specs and/or experts, including BigSm0, whether AutoCOBs already cover the UVA and UVB spectra well enough. If so, there is likely no logic in adding supplemental lights for UV.

 

[AutoWonders]

I cannot imagine that I would need to employ supplement lighting for my autocobs. Those cobs are strong.

 

[Padawan1972]

@BigSm0 can clarify specs or the need (if any) for UV UVB supplementation with Autocobs

 

[BigSm0]

I have ran UV in the past and can say with certainty that I did not find it useful whatsoever. In theory it makes sense. The plants natural defense mech to UV is the sticky sap we love, so increasing UV should make the plants more resinous. Luckily I could shut it off and save the 12 watts. I think good genetics and good lighting is the only answer. UV in my opinion is a waste of time and money but if you feel it may help I’d be happy to follow along and see if someone else has a good experience.

As far as using it, most people run it on short timers. 15 minutes on per hour. One downfall is that uv is generally sold in fluorescent tubes. Super inefficient, lower wattage and harder to find. To make it useful I’d say it would need to be closer than the AutoCob and that would block the most useful light.

Hope this helps. Sorry to be a downer I just haven’t seen any good from my 3-24” t8 bulbs. Excellent for tanning.

 

[lunarman]

I have ran UV in the past and can say with certainty that I did find it useful whatsoever. In theory it makes sense. The plants natural defense mech to UV is the sticky sap we love, so increasing UV should make the plants more resinous. Luckily I could shut it off and save the 12 watts. I think good genetics and good lighting is the only answer. UV in my opinion is a waste of time and money but if you feel it may help I’d be happy to follow along and see if someone else has a good experience.

As far as using it, most people run it on short timers. 15 minutes on per hour. One downfall is that uv is generally sold in fluorescent tubes. Super inefficient, lower wattage and harder to find. To make it useful I’d say it would need to be closer than the AutoCob and that would block the most useful light.

Hope this helps. Sorry to be a downer I just haven’t seen any good from my 3-24” t8 bulbs. Excellent for tanning. View attachment 867305

what got me thinking about adding this to my autocobs is this thread from the LED board. And I believe COB users are using them. Some say just need it for the last 2 weeks of flower.
https://www.autoflower.org/threads/anyone-using-uvb-supplementation-to-their-led-cob-led.63003/

And I was looking at a bulb, not a tube. But I can't wire in 240V to my tent. Its a Osram Oslon. I'm trying to find the product on amazon but now I can't. It was $100 for one bulb I believe.

Anyway, I was just curious about looking at ways to get more resin with supplemental lighting, BigSm0.

 

[BigSm0]

what got me thinking about adding this to my autocobs is this thread from the LED board. And I believe COB users are using them. Some say just need it for the last 2 weeks of flower.
https://www.autoflower.org/threads/anyone-using-uvb-supplementation-to-their-led-cob-led.63003/

And I was looking at a bulb, not a tube. But I can't wire in 240V to my tent. Its a Osram Oslon. I'm trying to find the product on amazon but now I can't. It was $100 for one bulb I believe.

Anyway, I was just curious about looking at ways to get more resin with supplemental lighting, BigSm0.

I’m not sure of your space but I would say start with a smaller investment if you are interested. Then try to limit the exposure to a specific area for a real test. Reading what others say is hard especially in the growing community. It’s worth taking the time to do a side by side. You could have real results or you could actually hurt your plants but the only way to know for sure is to do it yourself.

 

[lunarman]

I’m not sure of your space but I would say start with a smaller investment if you are interested. Then try to limit the exposure to a specific area for a real test. Reading what others say is hard especially in the growing community. It’s worth taking the time to do a side by side. You could have real results or you could actually hurt your plants but the only way to know for sure is to do it yourself.

That's kind of what I was thinking and its why I posed the question on your board. I'm looking for a viable product to try. Not the Orsram because I can't get 240V for it. If I could get something that makes sense to add to what I have and is available and workable in my tent, I'd love to do a test like you said. I"m not sure there is much on the market right now. Seems to be a technology that isn't really out there in a product that would work in a grow tent yet.

But anyway I was thinking your board needed a new thread started to spice things up a bit!

 

[McDee]

Are you talking about burple lighting with Autocobs

Dabber, get out of my head please lol. I was just going to make a new thread on this. I got 3 autocobs thank you BigSm0, and was wondering about adding some blurple at flower. I got a platinum led p150 that I was wondering if adding this at flower will help, hurt, or do nothing? I don't think it will hurt unless to much light in a 2x4x5. It would add some UV light as well. I mean I hate adding it back in, but if it will help my grow I would punch my mom in square in da mouth lol. It's only 87w so not gonna kill my electric bill. Thoughts...