? on nite cycle/dark cycle

[palerider7777]

i know in veg duringnite/dark cycle the room has to be light proof does it go for the veg stage also would it hurt if light leaked in on the veg stage of things?? and also does/would the led lights off my 3 in one ph/ppm/temp meter mess with the nite/dark time.would it be considered a light leak??

palerider7777 Reviewed by palerider7777 on 07-23-2007. ? on nite cycle/dark cycle i know in veg duringnite/dark cycle the room has to be light proof does it go for the veg stage also would it hurt if light leaked in on the veg stage of things?? and also does/would the led lights off my 3 in one ph/ppm/temp meter mess with the nite/dark time.would it be considered a light leak?? Rating: 5

[palerider7777]

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[ProGroWannabe]

I'll give you my OPINION on your issue...
1. I wouldn't worry about the presence of a small amount of light in veg. In flowering, your basically trying to tell the female, that life as she knows it, is about to end. So, all the things you can do to induce "panic" in the females(causing them to put on max. bud mass), the better. This is my understanding of why complete darkness is striven for.

2. LED's put off so few lumens, I wouldn't worry about it at all. If your really paranoid, you could put a small pc of electrical tape over each LED during the dark cycle.

[palerider7777]

yea i just wanted to know if they hurt the dark cycle at all so if there real low on lumens then i'll be good thanks

[WildFire.ca]

every bit of light at night increases the % of hermies to go up. I have not seen any evidence that the led on your gear are good or bad for the plants. I would hope the manufactures would test there gear. Most of the boys I know put black tape over the led just to make sure.

[Weedhound]

The general rule I was taught is.....if you can see your hand in front of your face in the area with lights off....it's not dark enough. Check in several different spots in the grow area to make sure the darkness is equal all through.

In veg....weird lighting will stress the plant and can cause problems but I don't know if that would translate into hermi-ism later.

[WildFire.ca]

The general rule I was taught is.....if you can see your hand in front of your face in the area with lights off....it's not dark enough. Check in several different spots in the grow area to make sure the darkness is equal all through.

In veg....weird lighting will stress the plant and can cause problems but I don't know if that would translate into hermi-ism later.

I agree with this. In veg every bit of light the plant gets in dark period stalls the growth and takes a few days to recover. If in flower you only have xx amount of days until its finished (around 60). If your stress the plant at this time you lose 3-5 days growth you can never get back. O yea and hermies.

[palerider7777]

ok that helps out alot i'll just cover the leds to make sure thanks to all