Lumatek Zeus Pro Tips and Info

[Amanojaku]

3 minutes ago, Shumroom said:

But your bud quality will be improved  

 

As all tops are now receiving the ideal amount of light,

instead of great in the centre and decreased quality nearer the edges.

 

 

Reverse your circulation to reduce heating costs.

 

Extract from low down and warmer air will be drawn down over the canopy 

 

Atb

 

 

 

For sure, thanks mate...funny thing is, even though I've had issues every single run under this light, the bud has still been really nice, and uniformly dense right down into the canopy. I just know I'm leaving a lot of extra quality and yield on the table with these issues, but I will figure it out
 

[Shumroom]

Yeah managing the environment is a bit trickier than it was with HPS/CDM

I leave some runoff in my trays which are sat on heat mats or underfloor heating,

my pots are raised above the runoff using cooling racks.

 

Also I swapped to coco when I changed to LEDs 

 

 

Plus I think you’re growing autos?

 

Geat some decent photoperiod Fems or even Regs.

 

Then you can find some plants that perform well and keep mothers  

 

Atb

 

 

 

[Amanojaku]

On 05/04/2024 at 19:56, Shumroom said:

Yeah managing the environment is a bit trickier than it was with HPS/CDM

I leave some runoff in my trays which are sat on heat mats or underfloor heating,

my pots are raised above the runoff using cooling racks.

 

Also I swapped to coco when I changed to LEDs 

 

 

Plus I think you’re growing autos?

 

Geat some decent photoperiod Fems or even Regs.

 

Then you can find some plants that perform well and keep mothers  

 

Atb

 

 

 

Definitely trickier! No I'm growing from clone mate, good ones too, from a guy who flavour hunts various lines and keeps mums of what he's found. Before that I was fem seed for years. Grown a few autos in m' garden before, but that's it.

I really want to keep some mums, but space is limited, as is how much I can spare for the electricity bill

What's the advantage with coco over soil then, in regards to LEDs?

[Shumroom]

It’s easier to meet the needs of the plants and they grow faster.

 

Plants respond much quicker to changes in feed levels,

so under or over feeding can be rectified very easily.

 

This makes it easy to rule out feeding problems when it might be environmental issues.

 

Pure hydro would be even better,

but that comes with it’s own set of pitfalls

 

Atb