I am having trouble getting seedlings past the initial stage of first full leaf sets. I have a 3 x 3 x 6 tent with a Mars Hydro TS 1000 ( 150w ). The LED is a full spectrum with dimmable settings from 0 - 100. I have been raising seedlings with the light set at 25 and about 12 inches away from the plant. The stems are growing a bit tall and thin. If I increase the light setting the leaves become pale in color. Is this LED strong enough? I really have no idea about growing with LED's and any advice regarding light settings and distance from plants would be greatly appreciated.
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Same size tent, same light. I started mine at 36-40 inches @50%. Until they got to about the third set of leaves then started to lower and slowly increase power. -
First time indoor myself and had problems too. Have nextlight core with humidity done and heat pad. First round I didn't give them light soon enough, they stretched like 5 inches overnight. Started over.2nd round light was too far away but caught it in time. Next time I think I'm gonna try CFL or florescent like 10 or 12 inches away. ? Kinda fun trying to figure it out tho. Good luckDIY 4x12 Farmacy box w/2 4x4x6 grow areas
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Lol I’ve had my seedlings stretch soo bad before but Did pretty much a transplant except I broke half the dirt plug off put the half with the plant in first then used the bottom to fill the cup back up. That’s a temporary fix as I put them into larger pots the same weekComment
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I have that light and it works great. I never changed the power on it. Kept at 100% the whole time. Just raise the light to about 40in like he said. Idk about turning it down. 50% at first sounds safe.
that's a good enough light to make some dense buds.
I kept it between 12-24 inches during flower at 100%power4x4 w/ Mars hydro fc-e4800
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I have the Mars Hydro TSW 2000, I set it at 25" to sprout at 100% power. When the seeds sprout they stretch just a bit to get to the 24" ideal range, then when they get to 23" I raise the light. This way they are used to the light, I got 100% germination with the seed going from soak to home. When we go into flower the light will be 18" from the canopy @ 100% power. I dont use a tent, do use living soils.
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