JorgeGonzales
Well-Known Member
Absolutely, it's just not -everything-. Whether a solar-like spectrum is important to any individual or not, no single light source nails that goal, and I don't think we need to begrudge somebody trying to provide a whatever spectrum they want if they can't get from a cob alone.Who says? If we can have our ultra high efficiency cake and eat a nice broad spectrum too, then why not?
I mean, it's a worthy goal, right?
I tend to sneak veggies under my lights, and I see how weird things can get when they aren't in sunlight. Weird growths, funky colors. Kind of the final push away from my trusty Hortilux.
Researching alternate cobs forced me to do the math for myself, figure out LER and efficiency using the math alesh, mrflux et al made so accessible, digitize spectrums, break out Excel, and really look at spectrums instead of eyeballing charts or going by CCT.
And every light source needs a goosing of red or blue to really nail sunlight-like ratios. Do I necessarily care? Undecided. But I won't mock somebody trying to do better.
None of this touches on maximizing potential by changing spectrum throughout a grow, which is an entirely different argument, and not one I am necessarily interested in making. If I was solving world hunger it might be worth persuing.
Anyway, hating on somebody trying to do something different because what you know works is a great way to stifle learning anything new.