polyarcturus
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those are a listing for the 2.5% bulbs with a picture of a 10.0 and that brand has the WORST reputation for thier UVB output. :/
Whats the best make and .0 value I should/could get....I need to use the CFL type since I dont have the space for a tube !?? - ZTELTHYthose are a listing for the 2.5% bulbs with a picture of a 10.0 and that brand has the WORST reputation for thier UVB output. :/
I like your train of thought I too if I understand you correctly..Have pondered the same thing : For the 48hrs of darkness prior to 'the chop' use no light other than UV-B....In the final 48 hrs of darkness the plant is supposed to try n forfill its life and puts out a final coating of THC/Glands etc... But if for that time UV-B was applied either on a 12/12 cycle or maybe 24/24 (left on for 48 hrs) would this further increase both volume and quality of the THC.. ??I just read this article. It's about applying uvb to mushrooms to increase vitamin D content, in the same way that humans and most reptiles do. It's just that they only do it for 5 minutes!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12370708
OK, so here's my thinking. You know this arguable period of dark time at the end of the grow? What if the hps was switched to uvb for that period, still on 12/12? Or a combination of both/transitional stages etc. It all needs working out. Unfortunately I dont have the funds or space to do it right now.
What I am trying to say is that maybe if we treat our trichomes as those mushrooms, grow enough of them then work out the right timing to make them swell with the uvb, in much the same way as we do ith a scrog but on a minature scale, we could be onto the next stage.
Sorry, probably rambling now. Heck, even my popcorn is good!
I wonder if adding vitamin D to the res water would help?
I think, I'd happily pay up-to £50.00 for a decent UV-B lamp.. I mean I've paid over £100.00 just for an imported 400W Digi-Lux Dual-Spec lamp..so £50 is not that bigger deal ...I just see it as an investmentNot sure. Made it to the reptie shop today and they only have 10.0 in 2 ft, but they can get the 12.0s.
They wanted £24 for a 2 ft, 36w.