What’s wrong with my paly

Deborah Armay

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This paly colony had always been great. Wonderful color and spread. Recently I changed my lights from gen 3 to gen 5 and they are looking brown. The PAR is 70. I posted a picture. I apologize for the poor quality. Appreciate any help

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This paly colony had always been great. Wonderful color and spread. Recently I changed my lights from gen 3 to gen 5 and they are looking brown. The PAR is 70. I posted a picture. I apologize for the poor quality. Appreciate any help

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What was the par previous.
 
Did you crank up the UV / violet channels? UV LEDs have longevity issues and when you swap older fixtures out you often get a nice refresh of those short wavelength LEDs.

The problem is that many PAR meters have a problem reading violet and UVA properly and don't weight it enough.

Pretty sure those are nuclear greens, and when they lie flat like that they are getting more than enough light.
 
Thank you. My old gen 3 where probably pretty old since I bought them from someone else. I went by brs recommendations for lighting program for softies and lps using AB+ program with modifications. I started it at 30% with acclimation. What should I do now? Thanks. I think the par was similar with the old gen 3 maybe a little higher.
 

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