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The Arduino would definitely be suitable for lowering and raising the lights. For instance: http://robot-overlord.blogspot.com/2009/06/controlling-dc-motor-using-arduino-usb.html I had thought about using a sensor for distance, but the ones i found are all sonar based and I don't think the...

I've been researching this a bit myself lately. I have a job that requires me to travel a quite a bit. I can be gone for as much as 9 days at a time which obviously isn't good for growing anything. As a result, I've been looking at connecting an Arduino to a motor (to lift and lower lights)...

Thanks for the reply greensister. Build something that looks like what exactly? I don't have bag seed because I don't have access to pot period where I am so starting with with seeds from nirvana is my only option currently. Regarding the cabinet, I may just go 'all out' and buy...

Well a big portion of my question (to me anyway) is the cabinet itself. I'm not sure of the best/cheap way to build a box. I'll probably start with 12 of the 23w or 26w CFLs or scale it down to 2 plants (I plan on using feminized seeds) to start. I don't want this to be overly complicated or...

(I posted this in the Newbie Central section with no response, so I figured I'd try here) Hello all, I've been reading these forums for the last two days trying to get a general idea of what I need to start my first grow. As this is my first grow (and I'm unsure I want to do this for any...

Hello all, I've been reading these forums for the last two days trying to get a general idea of what I need to start my first grow. As this is my first grow (and I'm unsure I want to do this for any extended period) I want to keep it cheap. My intention is to grow 4-6 plants at a time...