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Light intensity?
    #27797992 - 05/29/22 03:41 PM (2 years, 7 months ago)

When i search for how  much light is needed all i get is "ambient light" and 6500 kelvin. I grow B+ and use a aquarium light (8 watts) that is in the desired kelvin range. I have taped off half of the leds and tied a regular printer paper to dim it as i'm afraid it is too bright. How do i know how much light is too much or too little?

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Re: Light intensity? [Re: OlivAnka]
    #27798025 - 05/29/22 04:06 PM (2 years, 7 months ago)

"How do i know how much light is too much or too little?"

You don't. Light is not needed for mushrooms to fruit.

However light is beneficial to Mycelium through all stages of growth, preferably in the 6500k blue light spectrum... so I'm told.

You can't have too much light so long as it's not heating up your substrate directly.

For reference I use 2 bright ass fluorescent 6500k bulbs & 2 6500k LED strips for each of my bottom shelves. They put off little to no heat & sit directly above my tubs.



I just used my ceiling lights & some clamp lights from lowe's when I first stated.

Don't overthink it

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Re: Light intensity? [Re: Mushroomguy420]
    #27798045 - 05/29/22 04:19 PM (2 years, 7 months ago)

Okay thank you so much. So i suppose i can take off the tape and remove the paper? It kinda looks as bright as yours without it.

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Re: Light intensity? [Re: OlivAnka]
    #27798215 - 05/29/22 07:09 PM (2 years, 7 months ago)

i’ve never heard of mushrooms getting too much light, but i’m sure it’s possible if you really tried. like mushroomguy said, you’re good to pretty much give them as much as you can as long as it’s not heating up the substrate & causing evaporation or the sub to get too hot. you don’t want lights resting on the top of your tub but it’s not bad to have it bright in there, it’s a bit different than light intensity with plants


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