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      Why are vegetative footprints larger than flowering footprints?

      Our flowering footprints are based on the light intensity needed to grow, flower and fruit high-light plants when the light is only on for 12 hours...
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      Why do we include ultraviolet (UV) in our LED grow light spectrum?

      Ultraviolet (UV) light has a wavelength shorter than 400nm and contains more energy per photon than light in the 400-700nm Photosynthetic Active Ra...
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      Does growing warmer hurt the flower quality?

      Will growing at higher temperatures cause insects (spider mites, thrips, etc.) or powdery mildew to reproduce faster? Many growers have concerns ab...
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      How should PAR / PPFD measurements be taken and compared?

      How are PAR/PPFD measurements often manipulated? PPFD measurements should be taken over the entire area of the lighting footprint at regularly-sp...
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      Do different plant species or varieties require different spectrums? (Do our lights work with all plants?)

      We have a lot of experience growing a diverse range of plants under different combinations of LED grow light colors. In our (and others') experimen...
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      What is the difference between 1, 3, 5 and 10 watt diodes?

      What are COB LEDs? LED diodes are typically rated by the wattage (amount of power) they can handle if they are perfectly cooled. Since LEDs can't ...
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      What is the difference between "LED Watts" and "True Watts"?

      LED diodes are rated based on the amount of power (wattage) they can theoretically handle, if they are perfectly cooled. Some LED grow light compan...
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      Why don't "98% reflective" HID aluminum reflectors actually reflect 98% of the light toward your plants?

      Many HID (HPS, MH, LEC / CMH) lighting fixture manufacturers advertise that their aluminum reflectors are 98% reflective, and therefore reflect 98%...
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      Why don't we use secondary lenses / optics?

      LEDs typically have a plastic, silicone or glass lens over the actual LED die (the name of the chip that actually produces light); this lens helps ...
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      How do we choose our diodes?

      What type of diode do we use? Here at Black Dog LED, we pride ourselves in providing indoor growers with the highest quality spectrum and most inte...
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      Are white LEDs efficient for growing plants?

      What about these 10-watt white LEDs? First, it is important to know what "white" light really is. White is not a spectral color, but rather a combi...
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      How deep can our LED light penetrate plant canopies?

      The simple answer is: deeper than any other grow light of the same wattage. Unfortunately, there is no single answer to exactly how deep our lights...
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