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[Frankthetank]

 

[Fermented_Fruitz]

So….how are these folks that use under canopy lighting accurately measuring DLI? The phone obviously only looks up.

 

[Frankthetank]

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They all think they’re “pushing the genetics to see what they can do”

 

[Frankthetank]

Everyone has their growing style, right…

Hydro, organic, perpetual, scrog, etc….

I feel like there’s a new style emerging that can really only be labeled as the True Crime style of growing

 

[Frankthetank]

 

[Cobstopper]

So….how are these folks that use under canopy lighting accurately measuring DLI? The phone obviously only looks up.

Nope, just winging it.
Running it at 80% for 96 total watts.

 

[Frankthetank]

 

[N/A-Greengo]

Mephisto Genetics
Bear Force 1
Day 77

End of cycle...

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[Cobstopper]

They all think they’re “pushing the genetics to see what they can do”

I’ll only speak for myself. First and foremost bottom lighting adds heat to the tent so I can achieve a more optimum VPD. I don’t heavily strip my canopy so very little light makes it below. In my case I’m not pushing the genetics but rather giving them the best environmental conditions I can. When we are away from the house it is kept at 68 degrees. Below is a snapshot I just took with both lights on at 68 degrees.

Until two days ago I ran a Mars 100W to keep the tent at 80 degrees. I drop the temp when I get to day 50 to preserve terps.

If temps get hot in the spring I turn off the bottom light with my Govee remotely. I will say by my results without a doubt increases my yield and doesn’t reduce quality at all.

 

[Frankthetank]

I’ll only speak for myself. First and foremost bottom lighting adds heat to the tent so I can achieve a more optimum VPD. I don’t heavily strip my canopy so very little light makes it below. In my case I’m not pushing the genetics but rather giving them the best environmental conditions I can. When we are away from the house it is kept at 68 degrees. Below is a snapshot I just took with both lights on at 68 degrees.

Until two days ago I ran a Mars 100W to keep the tent at 80 degrees. I drop the temp when I get to day 50 to preserve terps.

If temps get hot in the spring I turn off the bottom light with my Govee remotely. I will say by my results without a doubt increases my yield and doesn’t reduce quality at all. View attachment 1773356View attachment 1773356

I mean if it works, it works. I’ve been observing some journals elsewhere onsite that used that, along with a crazy amount of top lighting (90dli in one case)…. Along with super high ppm nutes….to try and get big harvests, big yields etc (their words)…. And it doesn’t work out well….

So I started wondering how much extra DLI isn’t even being accounted for.

90 is already nutso….. there’s gotta be at least another 10 not being measured, I’m thinking….