How To Use Full Red Far Red Flower Booster Lights

Mr Green Fingers

Greetings one & all.
I've heard some conflicting info on the use of deep & far scarlet LEDs. The LED rig I've just bought from Invisible Sun came with an extra PCB for free (it was their birthday & were feeling generous). This free PCB comes in the grade of a strip & consists of:
108 x LM301H (3000k)
4 x LH351H Deep Ruddy
2 x LH351H Far Red
https://invisiblesunled.co.uk/collections/quantum-boards/products/ish-sun-strip

It will be used in conjunction with the Invisible Sun 240-H which is powered by 4 x PCBs comprised of cri80 Samsung lm301b in a mixture of 3000k and 6500k
(90 x samsung leds in 3000k
30 x samsung leds in 6500k)
https://invisiblesunled.co.uk/collections/diy-kits-custom-rigs/products/ish240-diy-kit

The ISH 240-H will be running off a Meanwell 240 watt driver & the IS R-strip volition run off its own 60watt driver and so they can be on separate timers & run independently.
My question is... When should the R-strip exist on?

should I run it "20 on/4 off" like the main calorie-free? This would increase the overall ability to 300watt from 240! or volition the far reds crusade stretching? . Should I run it purely during flower to give the plant an actress nudge during that critical fourth dimension? should I run information technology with the main light during "morning & evening" to replicate the spectrum modify during the twenty-four hour period? or should I accept it come on before the primary light & permit it stay on after the main light has gone off to gently "wake & put to bed". Considering it merely has 4 10 deep blood-red & ii x far crimson, volition the spectrum actually brand much divergence?

I simply accept a small grow space. A 70x70(cm) tent. I'll be growing one large car, organically & in soil.

*I posted something similar on the Invisible Dominicus thread but that was mayhap likewise "tucked away" to be noticed and then thought I'd inquire a similar question here. Apologies if that'south not the done thing. I've never really used forums before.

Thanks for any advice

I would like to know the same thing! I am using my far red strip just during flowering and I accept it coming on and turning off at the same time every bit my V2 boards

Mr Green Fingers

@Arthur Many thanks for the link! I have just watched the video & tin can now claim to take a very flimsy grasp on the Emerson effect... very flimsy
One issue with "The Doc'due south" explanations is at the offset of the video he talks about 3 different "types" (for desire of a better word) of flowering plants:
Long Day Plants (flowers when days are long)
Short Day Plants (flowers when days are curt)
I guess both of these could exist considered photoperiods? Anyway, he goes on to explain the Emerson result on both the photograph period styles of plants & from what I can get together he suggests that, for "short day plants" (photoperiod cannabis for case), boosted deep/far cerise light but earlier the end of the light cycle tin encourage flowering.... very good.
Withal, he so briefly mentions "day neutral plants". Plants that aren't affected by the length of the day & flower when they are "set up". I'm guessing these could be considered auto flower plants? He doesn't become on to talk about the Emerson upshot in regards to "day neutral" plants and so I'chiliad at a bit of a loss.

@ChroToker Take you run the same set up without the use of the far reds & if then, have you noticed a divergence?

Does anyone take whatsoever experience messing about with deep/far reds during different stages of the growth wheel?

Unfortunately not, I but got the strip nigh 3 weeks ago but I want to know all-time do for information technology for my next run.

Mr Green Fingers

Keep u.s.a. posted on how it goes! The cursory chip of looking into information technology I I did makes me remember it's maybe meliorate to run reds for a short menstruation at the terminate of the low-cal bicycle during blossom. However, that R strip's deep & far reds are merely a fraction of the LEDs on lath so maybe information technology is just worth running it full fourth dimension during flower...
How are you finding your main IS light? What power are yous running it on & what distance from the canopy are you at?

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I'one thousand loving the lite! Never had such dumbo frosty buds, I am at full power and 12 inches from canopy but I'thousand running photoperiod plants and so think they can handle more intensity.