Forum: Hydroponics
05-26-2011, 01:41 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
05-26-2011, 01:37 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-17-2011, 08:42 PM
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Coverage is also highly dependent on the height...
Coverage is also highly dependent on the height of the crop. Growing a bush type will allow use of a lot fewer lights than an indeterminate tomato. I've found for a 4x4 tent that 4 UFOs is enough for...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-17-2011, 08:38 PM
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Forum: Hydroponic Grow Lights
04-15-2011, 03:36 PM
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
04-15-2011, 03:33 PM
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Looking good, get prepared to seperate and...
Looking good, get prepared to seperate and trellis those plants as they get larger their nutrient needs will make growing them in the same system a problem. Yields won't be nearly as high because...
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Forum: Hydroponic Grow Lights
04-15-2011, 03:30 PM
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It's not lux you want to measure. You want to...
It's not lux you want to measure. You want to measure Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density. (PPFD) I have some specific measurements of 400W HPS, 400W MH, 126W Hydrogrow Penetrator and 126W Penetrator...
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-21-2011, 11:54 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-21-2011, 11:27 PM
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I did one pepper crop where some plants curled...
I did one pepper crop where some plants curled and some didn't in the same system with the same light. From that point on I have assumed it was some genetic predisposition to behave that way under...
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-21-2011, 11:17 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-21-2011, 11:14 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-21-2011, 11:07 PM
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With an heirloom variety I'd wager that's not...
With an heirloom variety I'd wager that's not enough light. We recently vegged three mortgage lifters in a super cropper. Till they where about 18" tall. They grew great and are now producing fruit...
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Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
03-21-2011, 11:01 PM
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
03-21-2011, 10:59 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-21-2011, 10:56 PM
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Forum: Hydroponic Grow Lights
03-21-2011, 10:43 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-21-2011, 01:06 PM
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Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
03-21-2011, 01:04 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-21-2011, 01:00 PM
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I don't think they would help to much in the...
I don't think they would help to much in the flood area since the roots are exposed to oxygen for the majority of the day while flooding isn't happening. Just put all your air-stones in the res. to...
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Forum: Hydroponic Grow Lights
03-18-2011, 09:21 PM
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I agree with you on losing overall output when...
I agree with you on losing overall output when trying to gain efficiency. Its a trade off choice that every LED manufacturer has to make. When driving the diode harder you have to ask yourself how...
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Forum: Hydroponic Grow Lights
03-18-2011, 04:59 PM
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LEDs will almost always draw less power than...
LEDs will almost always draw less power than their name implys. This is because they arrive at the name by counting the number of diodes and multiplying by their individual wattage. For example a 90W...
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Forum: Hydroponic Grow Lights
03-18-2011, 02:17 PM
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The main issue with tomatoes indoors is the...
The main issue with tomatoes indoors is the vertical nature of the plants. This makes it difficult with any light source. If you find a way to trellis horizontally or get bush variety tomatoes it...
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Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
03-18-2011, 02:13 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-18-2011, 02:10 PM
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Azamax works great. Also a poduct by nutrilife...
Azamax works great. Also a poduct by nutrilife call SM-90 is made from plant oils and does a great job on a wide variety of pests. If you mix a little into a weekly foliar spray regimen it will help...
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Forum: Hydroponics
03-18-2011, 02:09 PM
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IMO....no matter what your growing method...
IMO....no matter what your growing method is...give your plants great conditions and the nutrients they need and they'll do the job of creating the healthy vitamins and minerals.
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