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HOW TO CALCULATE USABLE PPF Per 24 hour CYCLE?
Hello Everyone hope your all well.
Just a question, Reading up online iv come to a conclusion a PPD of around 700 ppf on avg up to 1000 - is the best for flowering, of course it changes when its at seed - veg stages, I want to keep my grow at 24/7, firstly to keep the environment stable at all times and secondly because i feel its a little suspicious and maybe my electric company can notice a pattern of 1000wats being used in intervals if i go for a 18/6 cycle.
My question is how can i calculate/Convert my watts used to useable PPF? My idea is to dim my lights to lower settings to use the same watts on a 24/0 Cycle as i would with a higher setting light on a 18/6 cycle, but i dont know how to calculate it.
Thanks in Advance - OGLILT
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Its the wrong question, imo.
What type of lights u use? And How experienced are you with growing, if dont mind me asking..
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What should i be asking instead?
And of course you can ask mate, no problem, My grow space will be 4x8 im planning to use 5x240W QB Leds - And it will be my first grow, so no previous experience.
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Dont even care about ppfd.
5 qbs in 8*4 is optimal, hung 60cm away from canopy.
Dont think it suits a first timer.
Do 1 or 2 plants first.
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In your case, correct question may be...
How to grow weed?
No offense mate but ppfd is advanced. You need to ttake care of so many variables before ppfd....
Growing weed is not just how much light u give a plant...
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No offence taken mate, Thank you for being up-front i prefer it.
My thinking behind trying to research PPFD first was, if i figure out how much light i will be using it will be easier to calculate the remaining variables to try maximize my grow?
Just to explain a little more, I was planning to grow 8 Plants 4 per 4x4 space, And going by the Seed producers stats looking at the Yield GR/M2, For example lets say its 400-500GR/M2, I was thinking if i sort out my Lights first i can ensure i dont give more Watts/PPFD than necessary to achieve the advertised stats of the seed.
Probably got to do with lack of experience, if i am looking at it from the wrong way around, I might go with what you suggested and just grow 1-2 Plants or maybe just 4 and see how it goes, gain some hands on experience.
Thank you for your replies Mate.
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No worries man,
Do 2 plants on a square meter or 1.2 sqm. Use 2 quantum boards of 240w . Hang 50 cm away from top of canopy.
If you decide to grow in coco coir, i could help you with some decisions about feed etc.. anyhow, keep it simple.
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