Should I lower my light?

I have my spider farmer 1000d LED 21 inches from the canopy. I am on day 90 from seed sprout. My buds are beautiful but the trichs are still mostly clear with very little amber. Should I lower the light to speed up the trich color from clear to milky/amber?

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If they are clear, they are still maturing. Lets see a pic of the plant and bud. Make sure you are checking calyx intead of sugar leaves. Lowering the intensity of the light might help make her speed up.

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Unfortunately my light doesn’t have a dimmer. Should I raise it a few inches?

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Sure thing. Itll lower the ppfd, same as lowering the intensity.

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21 inches should be very safe, that’s probably about 450ppdf in the center.

You can definitely raise it at this point I don’t feel neither would hurt I wouldn’t move it closer.

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Iv never personally owned a 1000 but I have worked with several individuals that have had them and have to admit they do make a great light. Powerful for the price, the footprint of the light is smallish but it’s only 100 watts.

Im helping a guy right now using one for two photos and when I left I had it set at around 36 DLI at 18inches at 75%.

These two pictures are the difference from one visit 2 weeks later.

He will be switching to flower this week I’m gonna make another visit to make sure everything’s still acceptable.


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I see a lot of water spots on your leaves in the top picture. Be careful of that or you risk nutrient burn on the leaves.

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Yes, water can act as a magnifying glass and burn tender leaves. That wasn’t the case here with such a small light. This person has already harvested this run.

Ditto, pictures please.