aerogarden
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howak47
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i have the 4 in aerogarden,1 in soil inside and i have 3 more outside!i looked last night and added up all the lumens all together iam running about 60,000
howak47
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lookin good purp!nice and green
howak47
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yea i was low on cash thats why i got the 10 doller one haha!i want one made by celestron it has a lcd screen ,memory card ,usb all that shit and u can get one for around $189.u should check them out there bad ass.maybe after this grow ill make a little cash and get one!
purpdaddy
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fuck man that right up my alley...post alink...im buying one cause they about to start showin sex!..updated today/
yea i was low on cash thats why i got the 10 doller one haha!i want one made by celestron it has a lcd screen ,memory card ,usb all that shit and u can get one for around $189.u should check them out there bad ass.maybe after this grow ill make a little cash and get one!
howak47
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heres a link they sell all kinds of shit the link is at the begaining of there microscope page just look at them all they have handheld and the regular ones with screens good name brand for cheap!http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=itemlist&sid=12422573481076346&cat1=Binoculars & Telescopes&cat2=Microscopes & Accessories
MrAlex
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No hpsi am useing 5 cfls 1 florecent tube and the 3 aerogarden bulbs seems to be workin allright what do u think?thanks for watchin
Thats awesome... those look great... How did you get the 3 AG bulbs in there... do they sell light fixtures for the AG bulbs... if so where at yo!! im gonna go get some an add them
but lookin real good.. keep it up dude.
im watchin
+REP
FoxCompany426
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Lumens don't add
purpdaddy
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yea it would be very nice though thats what i was under the impression for a while...but they trully dont add.
FoxCompany426
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I thought so too, til you told me, HAHAHA!!! Purp be knowin the way, you follow him now, ok? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
howak47
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damn i did not no that shit!so how can u know if your runnin enough light for the amount of plants u got? how much light per plant do u need?
howak47
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[QUOTE="SICC";2494351]everything is lookin good, jus watch that pH and you'll be fine[/QUOTE]
Thanks sicc. this shit is gettin real exciting now !what do u think about the whole using molassas the last couple of weeks?i got sum when i went to the mountains.thanks for watchin
Thanks sicc. this shit is gettin real exciting now !what do u think about the whole using molassas the last couple of weeks?i got sum when i went to the mountains.thanks for watchin
howak47
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ok thanks Fox hahahahaha!!!!
FoxCompany426
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Say you have two lights, and one is 2000 lumens and one is 3000 lumens. You won't have 5000 lumens because the lights cannot get brighter than they already are. The brightness of one light does not increase the brightness of another. So, the maximum amount of lumens between those two lights would be 3000 lumens. Of course, it also depends on how far away you are judging the amount of lumens from. The farther away, the less lumens you will receive.
purpdaddy
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How much light is needed for growing?
The answer depends on if you are growing small plants, in a small space, or large plants, and have a larger space to grow in. I'll try to answer this "in general" instead of being specific to one size plant.
Light seen and perceived with the human eye is measured in Lumens. There is an ideal amount of lumens for growing and a minimum amount of lumens. The very minimum amount of light required for smaller sized plants grown in the SH System is around 3000 lumens per square foot. Let me put emphasis on "minimum amount" of light. However, that's not 100% exactly accurate, since although you may have a 10,000 lumen light, the amount of light that reaches the plant varies with the distance between the light and plants, and the reflectivity of the grow area. The ideal amount is somewhere around 7000-10,000 lumens per square foot for average sized plants. As long as the plants do not show burn, as much light can be used as you want to use. (Note, the sun produces about 10,000 lumens per square foot, on a sunny mid summer day).
Determining lumens for your grow area:
First determine the square footage of your area (example in a 4 foot by 4 foot area, there is 16 square feet) If you have a 1000 Watt High Pressure Sodium Light Bulb, that produces approximately 107,000 lumens. Divide this by 16 (your square footage) 107,000 divided by 16 = 6687 lumens per square foot. So just divide the total amount of Lumens, by the total amount of square feet, and that's your lumens per square foot.
How far away from my plants do the lights go?
The lights in your grow room should be as close as possible to the plants without burning them. There is no such thing as too much light, unless there is overly sufficient heat to dry out and burn the leaves. A good rule is to put your hand under the light, if its too hot for your hand, chances are that the plants will be too hot too, so move the light up until your hand feels more comfortable. For seedlings or sprouts, I keep them a little further away from the light, because they are very susceptible to burning and drying out, at these young stages.
How do I decide which lights to use?
Efficiency is very important when choosing a type of light. The wattage is not the most important thing, different types of light produce different amounts of lumens per watt. For example, a 300 watt incandescent will produce about 5100 lumens. (not that you can grow with incandescent bulbs) While a 300 watt Metal Halide (just an example, they do not come in 300 watts), will produce 27,000 lumens. Obviously far more efficient for growing, while still using the same amount of electricity.
Approximate light production:
Incandescents: 17 lumens/watt
Mercury vapor: 45-50 lumens/watt
Fluorescents: 60-70 lumens/watt
Metal halide: 90 lumens/watt
High pressure sodium: 107 lumens/watt
The answer depends on if you are growing small plants, in a small space, or large plants, and have a larger space to grow in. I'll try to answer this "in general" instead of being specific to one size plant.
Light seen and perceived with the human eye is measured in Lumens. There is an ideal amount of lumens for growing and a minimum amount of lumens. The very minimum amount of light required for smaller sized plants grown in the SH System is around 3000 lumens per square foot. Let me put emphasis on "minimum amount" of light. However, that's not 100% exactly accurate, since although you may have a 10,000 lumen light, the amount of light that reaches the plant varies with the distance between the light and plants, and the reflectivity of the grow area. The ideal amount is somewhere around 7000-10,000 lumens per square foot for average sized plants. As long as the plants do not show burn, as much light can be used as you want to use. (Note, the sun produces about 10,000 lumens per square foot, on a sunny mid summer day).
Determining lumens for your grow area:
First determine the square footage of your area (example in a 4 foot by 4 foot area, there is 16 square feet) If you have a 1000 Watt High Pressure Sodium Light Bulb, that produces approximately 107,000 lumens. Divide this by 16 (your square footage) 107,000 divided by 16 = 6687 lumens per square foot. So just divide the total amount of Lumens, by the total amount of square feet, and that's your lumens per square foot.
How far away from my plants do the lights go?
The lights in your grow room should be as close as possible to the plants without burning them. There is no such thing as too much light, unless there is overly sufficient heat to dry out and burn the leaves. A good rule is to put your hand under the light, if its too hot for your hand, chances are that the plants will be too hot too, so move the light up until your hand feels more comfortable. For seedlings or sprouts, I keep them a little further away from the light, because they are very susceptible to burning and drying out, at these young stages.
How do I decide which lights to use?
Efficiency is very important when choosing a type of light. The wattage is not the most important thing, different types of light produce different amounts of lumens per watt. For example, a 300 watt incandescent will produce about 5100 lumens. (not that you can grow with incandescent bulbs) While a 300 watt Metal Halide (just an example, they do not come in 300 watts), will produce 27,000 lumens. Obviously far more efficient for growing, while still using the same amount of electricity.
Approximate light production:
Incandescents: 17 lumens/watt
Mercury vapor: 45-50 lumens/watt
Fluorescents: 60-70 lumens/watt
Metal halide: 90 lumens/watt
High pressure sodium: 107 lumens/watt
howak47
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thanks purp that really helped me undersrtand all that alot better now iam gn to try to figure out what iam runnin thanks again man