Newt
December 1, 2021, 12:07pm
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I don’t measure my light height. And I don’t set my light to a given intensity. Instead I use DLI to set the combination of height and intensity to a more predictable level. More info here:
Daily Light Interval (DLI) is a quick and efficient way to calculate how much light our plants are receiving within a 24hr period, allowing for easy light adjustments. DLI will help you and the community to better understand your lighting in a more universal term, leading to clearer communication of what the true light value is.
Almost all smartphones have the ability to use an app (we will get to this don’t jump the gun) in order to calculate DLI, and if that is not an option a cheap LUX meter…
And the short answer here (red line):
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