Post Your Grow Light Setup
horseflysgarden
14 years ago
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Comments (9)A timer was included with my orchidarium, it was a fancy digital one, but I just couldn't figure the darn thing out, so I was about to leave for vacation and had to have something, I almost bought another fancy one that was a power strip with a timer, but then a friend showed me her cheap-o timer she uses with her fish tanks...thanks to her I bought one and it only cost me around $6.00 when I was about to pay $30.00 for one of the fancy ones. I love the simple timer much better. All I do is press down on the clips during the time I want the timer on...it couldn't be more simple....and cheap! I will admit I was a little skeptical at first...Do your self a favor and get the cheap one, you won't regret it!...See MoreGrow Tent and Light Setup
Comments (4)I am considering replacing the T5 grow light with a 150w HPS. I feel like the T5 is better for my non fruiting tropical plants. I chose the 150w HPS because it is affordable, at just $66 and because it produces 16,000 lumens (compared to 8,000 from the T5). Also, it will produce more heat than the T5, so the grow tent will be much warmer. 150w HPS Mini Grow Light Mike - I am always pondering better (or more effective) ways to grow my tree. I apologize if I am repetitive. None of my friends are interested in horticulture or container citrus growing, so I do not have anyone to bounce ideas off from. Citrusfrak, have you had any success with your trees? Any pics? You said that a 400w HID would be right for growing as the only light source. That would bump the price up to about $150, which will be out of my price range for a while. Has anyone estimated how many lumens a dwarf citrus tree should receive? Any thoughts on this light?...See MoreWhat light do I get?
Comments (3)Just bumped a thread that might help titled "Post Your Grow Light Setup". You can get several different fluorescents for $30 but they need to be close to the plants. No more than 4"....See MoreMy New Online Seed Starting Photos
Comments (5)Hi niftynabber, Thanks for your interest. The space from each shelf to the bottom of the bulbs is 8 inches. The wooden risers are actually my wooden transplant flats that I simply tip upside down. They are 2 1/2 inches tall. With the 2 1/2 inch tall 1020 black plastic seed flats sitting on those risers the space from the top of the 1020 black plastic seed flats to the bulbs is 3 inches. This system allows me to get the newly seeded flats closer to the bulbs. I remove the risers when the seedlings start to touch the bulbs. The light fixtures are permanently attached in the shelf framework. The shelves are nonadjustable and are an integral part of the framework of the unit. Nothing is adjustable on this unit. By the time the transplants outgrow that 8" space the weather is usually nice enough here to keep them outside in my growboxes/coldframes. They then get the benefit of real solar power and get acclimated to outdoor conditions. I will be posting a photo series of my growbox/coldframe soon. They really need to be tied in here with the light shelves because they comprise half of my system for starting and growing bedding and starter plants. I assembled the first one today and took pictures of the assembly process. I just need to upload the photos and write descriptions. Transplants will start going into this first growbox tomorrow, weather permitting. BTW I start and grow around 2500-3500 plants yearly without a greenhouse. The fuel cost to heat a greenhouse up here in Minnesota is prohibitive IMO. My fuel cost: ZERO. More details about the light shelves are in my response in the "Post Your Grow Light Setup" thread originally posted by GW member "horseflysgarden" in this forum. It is a long thread with lots of pics so if it turns out to be a hassle for folks to access I will reprint my response here. -Tom...See Moretaz6122
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