Yeah, my next lamp will be a cool tube .
This always gets me, why ask if you're gonna do what you want anyway? I'm not trying to be an ass this just happens way too much with what we do.
Gary, I wanted some experienced opinions, as they are a valuable learning tool, imo. Correct me if I'm wrong though, but my reasoning is this : Why raise the lamp and adjust to full power, when I can keep it closer and simply use the dimmer switch? I know for a fact that the closer the better and if I run it @ full power AND raise it, it would be approximately the same as keeping it close and dimming it to 300w. I posted this question because I wanted your opinions, but I do try to exercise my own common sense before I make the necessary adjustments. I can't get a fan rt. now (for reasons I don't want to get into) so my only options are: raise the lamp (full power) or keep it close (75% power). I think they are doing okay running on "only" 300 watts. This is what we do here man, we ask questions, and sometimes we still end up "doing what we want anyway" because we all have something called free will. This joint 's for you man
Your Avatar = Tom Forcade, no?
Interesting, Polo - I haven't heard that before but it could be possible. When I dim my MH lamp the color seems the same- just not as bright. I don't really see how the SPECTRUM would change, simply by dimming the lamp by 25%. Anyone?
I don't have a link but I've seen it a few times here and there.
Well said brother, I do wanna say your plants look nice and healthy. I don't actually see any scorching but I wonder if 25% reduction in watts is the same as raising the light a few inches on full 400 watt? Maybe I'm wrong but a few inches won't reduce your lumens as much as -100 watts would?Gary, I wanted some experienced opinions, as they are a valuable learning tool, imo. Correct me if I'm wrong though, but my reasoning is this : Why raise the lamp and adjust to full power, when I can keep it closer and simply use the dimmer switch? I know for a fact that the closer the better and if I run it @ full power AND raise it, it would be approximately the same as keeping it close and dimming it to 300w. I posted this question because I wanted your opinions, but I do try to exercise my own common sense before I make the necessary adjustments. I can't get a fan rt. now (for reasons I don't want to get into) so my only options are: raise the lamp (full power) or keep it close (75% power). I think they are doing okay running on "only" 300 watts. This is what we do here man, we ask questions, and sometimes we still end up "doing what we want anyway" because we all have something called free will. This joint 's for you man
Correct, Google Tom Forcade
Thanks bro, yeah I remember Tom Forcade from my High Times Mag reading days. He was the founder, if I'm not mistaken. Damn I'm old
Well damn... it finally happened. The very tops of 2 of my colas got scorched by the light. The damage appears minimal, but I've never had this happen before. Do you guys think they will recover? Like aforementioned, the damage is Minimal, and just on the top of the young buds. I dimmed the Lamp back down to 300 -watts and they are doing fine now. I was just wondering if this could possibly retard bud growth for a while... what do you all think?
