Re: Pheno's Perpetual - Ocean Grown Dark Plasma - Other Top Shelf TBD, Breeding For T
EYE Hortilux Super HPSFTW (or anything but HydroPlanet lol).
2 things, how impressed I am with the Super HPS bulb and a new technology they have called Ceramic HPS has me thinking.
It looks very promising and has a great spectrum. At about 1/3 the cost of the LED I would consider a comparable option based on specification. I still with go with HLG as I like them as a company and the folks running things there are good people (BTW Samsung just officially teamed up with HLG as their official agricultural lighting partner!)
Using the standard Super HPS bulb from them vs the hydroplanet bulb looks to change everything in quality though so based on my run going the best yet and a killer bulb I think we are going to rock it.
I had no idea how bad my old bulb was but now it's actually white in my tent. It was so orange before that a true hps looks white to me now lol. The main observation was the girls showed light stress so I moved up all the way to the hooks. We will be pushing the limit here!!
Here is where I am most excited. Putting my inner forearm under a normal MH light gives me little pins and needle feeling as the UV rays irritate my skin. This didn't happen with my other HPS bulb in fact I could move closer until the heat was too much before feeling the pins and needles.
This new bulb not only appears much more white but is definitely visually brighter and bombarding me with the UV we need to promote resin and trichome production
Yesssssssss!
Effects of Defoliation: The plants really didn't appear to miss a beat!
I expected that the day after they would be limp and in shock but no. Even the tops that didn't stetch all the way to the support are now standing straight instead of flopping over. Amazing when you remove all that leaf weight. Now they can harden up I hope.
They are all standing up and reaching for the light looking healthy. Pics tonight.
This is so far my best run and if it all goes to plan, may stick with this system and just automate with drip lines and lay a flood table on the floor. i like to be able to use the height.
Tonight they will be fed week 2 flower nutrients,
3ml Grow, 4ml Micro, 7ml bloom, 1ml liquid Koolbloom (this can be somewhat changed, I can use 5ml of bloom and 2ml of Liquid Koolbloom but I have a ton of bloom left but not as much Liquid Kool Bloom. Week 4 I will likely switch to the higher use of LKB.