^^^^^^^^This guy..........Krunch I`ve stayed outta this till now cuz I knew by simple deductive reasoning your grower skills would shine through and kick in.....sooner or later.....now....
Regardless of med-man or ANYONE having no problems with 3-1K`s/84+/- watts per sq ft even 2' away from canopy height , you shoulda never attempted a flat grow with the only strain known to God and man as the fastest growing/stretching after flip like Blue Dream , or even a stretchy og strain like fire without a handheld infrared thermometer and digital light meter.....and then....
You yourself said moving/re-adjusting the a/c was the culprit , cuz it was...but you couldn`t keep up with stretch either and let em grow right into the fire.....and since stretch is scientifically proven to be 40% of the flower cycle , I hope they`ll cease vertical growth soon and back up into full swellage.....now....
Flood and drain SOG setups are more suited to indica dominant hybrids that stretch far less and can be easier controlled in the trellis while weaving/spreading/adjusting canopy for even ness beneath the light source during stretch and you know this , but I`m putting this out there for the folks reading so they`ll know that plants that finish 5' tall should grow elsewhere in other more suited setups.....sure...
You can run em like you`re doin IF you can stay on top of the vertical growth after pullin the trigger and flippin em with lollipoppin the fuck outta the bottoms and pullin em back and under the screens to provide an even canopy by end of stretch , but at what cost yield wise and time consumption wise workin the pain in the ass sativa dominant mutherfuckers till they cease stretch and start swellage.....that said....
With my bare bulb setups I was always able to prevent light bleaching and heat scorching with small muffin fans underneath each bulb on it`s lowest setting to assist natural heat convection while being sucked outta the room with air exchange twice per minute , as well as having on numerous occasions different strains I was dialing to see how far they`d stretch end up as close as 6" to the light source till end of cycle....but....
Horizontal fixtures store heat like a mofo and that`s what was happening to your plants cuz you couldn`t raise the light source during stretch to keep it far enough away from the plants without fryin their ass....period.....now...
What size dehuey have yas been emptyin twice a day , cuz it sounds to me like RH was in acceptable ranges inside the grow area , but the fuckin oven yas had cookin the tops of the tables was burnin it off and doin away with it , and the plants couldn`t transpire fast enough ta neutralize the effects of the mega light and heat bein blasted at their ass, so in part catman had a good point that in fact was a problem.....anyways....
Once stretch is completely over and you`ve cleaned out underneath and thinned the herd , yas can look at raisin the wattage cuz nothing makes em swell bigger at night and pump more resin during lights on till end of cycle like mega-wattage as long as the light source is far enough away ya heard ?....remember 1 things boys and girls.....
Environment first and foremost , cuz it don`t matter how much light or juice yas shove up their ass if all other ducks ain`t in a row....regardless....
I`ve murdered 1000`s in my day , and you ain`t done either , but learning from it`s paramount in not repeatin the same bullshit over again....so...
Just wanted ta stop in and show respect for figurin shit out and rollin wit da punches my buddy.....Keep strokin and....
Peace....DHF........
Regardless of med-man or ANYONE having no problems with 3-1K`s/84+/- watts per sq ft even 2' away from canopy height , you shoulda never attempted a flat grow with the only strain known to God and man as the fastest growing/stretching after flip like Blue Dream , or even a stretchy og strain like fire without a handheld infrared thermometer and digital light meter.....and then....
You yourself said moving/re-adjusting the a/c was the culprit , cuz it was...but you couldn`t keep up with stretch either and let em grow right into the fire.....and since stretch is scientifically proven to be 40% of the flower cycle , I hope they`ll cease vertical growth soon and back up into full swellage.....now....
Flood and drain SOG setups are more suited to indica dominant hybrids that stretch far less and can be easier controlled in the trellis while weaving/spreading/adjusting canopy for even ness beneath the light source during stretch and you know this , but I`m putting this out there for the folks reading so they`ll know that plants that finish 5' tall should grow elsewhere in other more suited setups.....sure...
You can run em like you`re doin IF you can stay on top of the vertical growth after pullin the trigger and flippin em with lollipoppin the fuck outta the bottoms and pullin em back and under the screens to provide an even canopy by end of stretch , but at what cost yield wise and time consumption wise workin the pain in the ass sativa dominant mutherfuckers till they cease stretch and start swellage.....that said....
With my bare bulb setups I was always able to prevent light bleaching and heat scorching with small muffin fans underneath each bulb on it`s lowest setting to assist natural heat convection while being sucked outta the room with air exchange twice per minute , as well as having on numerous occasions different strains I was dialing to see how far they`d stretch end up as close as 6" to the light source till end of cycle....but....
Horizontal fixtures store heat like a mofo and that`s what was happening to your plants cuz you couldn`t raise the light source during stretch to keep it far enough away from the plants without fryin their ass....period.....now...
What size dehuey have yas been emptyin twice a day , cuz it sounds to me like RH was in acceptable ranges inside the grow area , but the fuckin oven yas had cookin the tops of the tables was burnin it off and doin away with it , and the plants couldn`t transpire fast enough ta neutralize the effects of the mega light and heat bein blasted at their ass, so in part catman had a good point that in fact was a problem.....anyways....
Once stretch is completely over and you`ve cleaned out underneath and thinned the herd , yas can look at raisin the wattage cuz nothing makes em swell bigger at night and pump more resin during lights on till end of cycle like mega-wattage as long as the light source is far enough away ya heard ?....remember 1 things boys and girls.....
Environment first and foremost , cuz it don`t matter how much light or juice yas shove up their ass if all other ducks ain`t in a row....regardless....
I`ve murdered 1000`s in my day , and you ain`t done either , but learning from it`s paramount in not repeatin the same bullshit over again....so...
Just wanted ta stop in and show respect for figurin shit out and rollin wit da punches my buddy.....Keep strokin and....
Peace....DHF........