So obviously there is no simple formula for this but Im running out of things to control and just wondering if what I am hitting up against is just purely genetics.
I am running a dual light system with 600w in an XXL and a 1000w in a Raptor. Both are air cooled and the air is circulating independently of the room. It is all on 8" duct with an 8" fan (soon to be 10"). The hoods are right next to each other so as to allow for some overlap. I am currently using a bucket system, top feed, on a timer with 4 feedings a day. Medium is hydroton and growstone.
Plants are vegged for 2 months and when transplanted are appoximately 2 feet high and at after flowering are generally about 4 feet high. Have not had any issues there. I do a prretty good job of keeping nutes stable, change reservoir once a week, and so on. There is excellent air movement. Temps are a bit high because it is summer but otherwise it has not been a problem.
CO2 in the room is showing around 450 ppm and that is with no supplement, just constant air exchange.
My result was 6 - 4ft tall plants and only about a half lb of usable weed. Everything else was larf.
My one thing is that there is some light leakage from the veg room which I have heard can cause some larf. Can light leakage be THAT bad?
Any other ideas on upping quality? I have everything place for CO2 but with 2 lights in my room right now I cant get temps below 83 deg or so so if I turn on the generator it will go up. Considering that, would it be better to turn one light off or leave both lights on and forgo the CO2 enrichment until cooler weather returns?
I am running a dual light system with 600w in an XXL and a 1000w in a Raptor. Both are air cooled and the air is circulating independently of the room. It is all on 8" duct with an 8" fan (soon to be 10"). The hoods are right next to each other so as to allow for some overlap. I am currently using a bucket system, top feed, on a timer with 4 feedings a day. Medium is hydroton and growstone.
Plants are vegged for 2 months and when transplanted are appoximately 2 feet high and at after flowering are generally about 4 feet high. Have not had any issues there. I do a prretty good job of keeping nutes stable, change reservoir once a week, and so on. There is excellent air movement. Temps are a bit high because it is summer but otherwise it has not been a problem.
CO2 in the room is showing around 450 ppm and that is with no supplement, just constant air exchange.
My result was 6 - 4ft tall plants and only about a half lb of usable weed. Everything else was larf.
My one thing is that there is some light leakage from the veg room which I have heard can cause some larf. Can light leakage be THAT bad?
Any other ideas on upping quality? I have everything place for CO2 but with 2 lights in my room right now I cant get temps below 83 deg or so so if I turn on the generator it will go up. Considering that, would it be better to turn one light off or leave both lights on and forgo the CO2 enrichment until cooler weather returns?