Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
02-05-2016, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 121,199
Hello brandonbelew,
Just to clarify,...
Hello brandonbelew,
Just to clarify, HID (High Intensity Discharge), Refers to and Includes both MH (Metal Halide) and HPS (High Pressure Sodium)
P.S. I didn't include any of the previous...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
02-04-2016, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 36,018
Hello Gjn,
Considering the size the plants...
Hello Gjn,
Considering the size the plants are right now, 5 gallons is probably fine. But with 12 plants that will get medium sized in the system, you'll need to increase the water volume to a...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
02-03-2016, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 36,018
Hello Gjn,
Glad you were able to post in the...
Hello Gjn,
Glad you were able to post in the forum.
1. Is 5 gallons your total water volume for the system?
2. What is the water level in the tubes?
3. Is the water running 24/7, or on a...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
02-03-2016, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 121,199
Hello brandonbelew,
I'm sorry, I Just needed to...
Hello brandonbelew,
I'm sorry, I Just needed to make a major correction to my last post. I could have just edited the post, but it's a major correction. I said that 6 T5's (52 watts each) would use...
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Forum: Hydroponics
02-03-2016, 02:18 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 28,635
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
02-02-2016, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 121,199
That's kind of my point. 3 twin bulb T5 light...
That's kind of my point. 3 twin bulb T5 light fixtures (one for each row of plants) using 6 T5 bulbs (52 watts ea) is 150 watts of electricity. One 150 watt HID bulb will cover a 4x4 area and with...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
02-02-2016, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 121,199
No,. First, like LED's the light intensity...
No,. First, like LED's the light intensity (lumens/lux, ect..) drops significantly beyond 2 feet. Second strawberry plants are fruiting plants and need more light than non fruiting plants. You might...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
02-02-2016, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 121,199
Hello brandonbelew,
Your lighting is severely...
Hello brandonbelew,
Your lighting is severely lacking. You might be OK if you used one of those 12 watt bulbs over each plant, and didn't place it more than 6 inches above the plant. But at this...
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Forum: Hydroponics
02-01-2016, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 28,635
Hello jhinkle,
I wasn't there for your...
Hello jhinkle,
I wasn't there for your conversation. but I'm sure there are a lot of miscommunications for one reason or another. Large commercial growing operations can get away without...
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Forum: Hydroponics
02-01-2016, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 17,717
Hello stephaniejmccloud,
First, I wouldn't...
Hello stephaniejmccloud,
First, I wouldn't recommend buying any hydroponic systems. You can if you want, but their simple and easy to build yourself for a fraction of the money.
Second, as far...
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Forum: Hydroponics
02-01-2016, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 28,635
Hello jhinkle,
I have a few questions:
1....
Hello jhinkle,
I have a few questions:
1. How often do you change your nutrient solution?
2. How much nutrient does JRPeters recommend using for a full strength nutrient? I believe they go by...
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-26-2016, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 20,707
Hello somedude,
Can you post some...
Hello somedude,
Can you post some links to this, because something is wrong. I don't know if your misunderstanding it, or miss-communicating it. Either way something's wrong.
OK, Well...
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-26-2016, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 45,629
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-24-2016, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 45,629
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Forum: Hydroponic Grow Lights
01-24-2016, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 26,997
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-23-2016, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 17,990
Hello MickR33,
1. What is the water temp...
Hello MickR33,
1. What is the water temp (day and night)?
2. Is the container with the nutrients and roots 100% light proof?
3. How often do you change your nutrients?
4. Do you clean...
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Forum: Hydroponic Grow Lights
01-21-2016, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 28,125
Hello Aaron1989,
Use those bulbs just like...
Hello Aaron1989,
Use those bulbs just like regular fluorescent T8's. The 4000K, 5000k number is the spectrum itself. The lower the number the closer to the red spectrum it is, and the higher it is...
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-21-2016, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 20,707
Hello somedude,
I'm a bit confused by your...
Hello somedude,
I'm a bit confused by your questions.
1. The reason for building a hop house is usually to keep the plants warm during the winter months, and/or to protect them from wind, rain,...
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Forum: Hydroponic Grow Lights
01-10-2016, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 27,283
Hello Dis2cruise,
I save good articles to my...
Hello Dis2cruise,
I save good articles to my computer in text documents. I do this for a few reasons. One, so I can easily print it out, because it's easier for me to read that way. Two, to make...
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-09-2016, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 45,629
Sorry atulbaliga, you asked a question and I...
Sorry atulbaliga, you asked a question and I forgot to reply to it. Yes they look pretty healthy. They might be slightly yellow, but that may simply be because they are very young leaves. It also...
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-08-2016, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 45,629
That's what I figured, with plants that small...
That's what I figured, with plants that small they aren't drinking much water yet. So I figured you would have the opposite problem. Instead of loosing water through evaporation, you would have...
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-08-2016, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 45,629
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Forum: Hydroponic Grow Lights
01-04-2016, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 27,283
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-04-2016, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 45,629
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Forum: Hydroponics
01-03-2016, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 19,448
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