Supplemental lighting

[Mlburk1]

Anyone use extra reds or Uv leds on there set ups ? Starting Emerson effect .

 

[Paul Squiggle]

Yeah. As the VSP600 is pants at getting decent flowers going. Since I've added the cheapo reds and blues in, this grow is miles ahead of the last one. So it does work. What's Emerson effect?

 

[Tbe]

Only 5v led strip, but its red, 2hrs a night im doing

 

[Ghostwriter31]

Yep I’m running UVB lamp at least once a day but on weekends multiple times a day . In a week and half I’ll start running longer times , maybe 2 hours

 

[Ghostwriter31]

Yeah. As the VSP600 is pants at getting decent flowers going. Since I've added the cheapo reds and blues in, this grow is miles ahead of the last one. So it does work. What's Emerson effect?

The Emerson effect is the increase in the rate of photosynthesis after chloroplasts are exposed to light of wavelength 680 nm and more than 680 nm. When simultaneously exposed to light of both wavelengths, the rate of photosynthesis is far higher than the sum of the red light and far red light photosynthesis rates.
Wikipedia

 

[Mlburk1]

Im doing extra photo red with my lights and then far red for Emerson effect ! Going extra uv for last two weeks 20 mins 4 to 6 times a day from something someone I saw on here did I have awesome budget 250 series 3 r spec that have these leds just wanting a boost to my roost pics in a few . Thanks ghost

 

[Tbe]

Im new to all This and have read extensively, some say minimal effect some say great....

 

[Mlburk1]

Very small but great

 

[Mlburk1]

TBE ...Just learning too . Been reading but for small cost worth a try to me

 

[Paul Squiggle]

So does wattage not matter? As I would have thought a small light like that would not have enough energy output to effectively do anything.

 

[Mlburk1]

not really from what I've been seeing . Just adding extra spectrum you already have. Open to any feedback

 

[Ghostwriter31]

Im new to all This and have read extensively, some say minimal effect some say great....

I’ll need to read more on the way you guys are achieving this Emerson effect.
Here’s what I’m doing . I’m running a special UVB t-12 tube with a reflector . I don’t think they are a sponsor so I want name them but they are a big LED light company . California is in there name . It sits between my two main lights perfectly. I started running it after day 21 in flower . I’ve read where I should have been running it even last week of veg. It’s supposed to be 20 minutes at a time for max of 2 hours slowly increasing time till you reach 2 hours . They say you can even run longer but then risk yields.
Everything I’ve read says additional UVB lighting even UVA will increase your yield by as much as 25% some have achieved 35% more THC. UVB is what causes plants to protect themselves from harmful rays of the sun . I feel like I see a difference . This was two days ago 29 days into flower

 

[Mlburk1]

far red from 1/2 hour before lights out till 15 mins after lights out by itself to put the plants to sleep faster then lets you add 2 more hours of light if I understand it correctly . Still trying to figure it out

 

[Mlburk1]

Well so far with the new reds and I’m starting UV tomorrow

 

[Mlburk1]

Day 22. UV Emerson effect and photo red Very happy. New lights are definitely making a great addition

 

[Mlburk1]

Day 34 of flower doing fantastic with the extra lighting !!! Couldn’t ask for more ! Just when I thought winter was over it’s getting pretty frosty in here

 

[Mlburk1]

Here we are at 53 days flower. The extra lighting has really done well !

 

[bluter]

i run weak burple on my veg rig before / after the main rig sched. works well.

i have far red strips for my flower rig as well but haven't gotten to putting them on in 3 yrs of running it. they'd get run the same as the burples do on the veg rig. every time i see one of these threads i kick myself for not finding the time to get them sorted lol.

 

[Mlburk1]

Like most things in life want to , should do , next time , right !

 

[bluter]

the stupidest thing is i've done it for other folks rigs i built. it's like the mechanic who won't fix his own car ..


edit : the far red can really change things positive too.