TheInsider
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I have a 180w switching LED panel which has the function to turn off half the bulbs; giving either a white/blue/UV array, a red/orange set, or both at once.
Obviously blue/white/UV is preferable for vegetative growth, but does the red/orange spectrum actually work against the plant? I ask as I can just as easy flick on the red/orange bulbs and add them to the white/blue. It would seem that an extra 90w of that colour range can't hurt, can it? Same goes for flowering - shall I keep the former spectrum and then add the red/orange, rather than replacing one with the other?
If it makes no difference, clearly I'd like to save on 1/2 the power use.
Obviously blue/white/UV is preferable for vegetative growth, but does the red/orange spectrum actually work against the plant? I ask as I can just as easy flick on the red/orange bulbs and add them to the white/blue. It would seem that an extra 90w of that colour range can't hurt, can it? Same goes for flowering - shall I keep the former spectrum and then add the red/orange, rather than replacing one with the other?
If it makes no difference, clearly I'd like to save on 1/2 the power use.