Hey fellow growers,
So I have a DWC DIY hydroponic system.
I originally thought the 24 seven lighting would be awesome. And the fact is it is. If you have the proper equipment unlike me.
However, there are some things that I did not consider.
Firstly, the biggest upset of this whole 24 seven thing reservoir temperature. Without any dark. My reservoir temperature rises every day to top out about 78° By day 3. This is highly inconvenient because I would like to only change my stuff every seven days instead of every three. It weighs nudes and always wate this is highly inconvenient because I would like to only change my stuff every seven days instead of every three. It wastes nutes and water. $$$ goes up.
Secondly my humidity sucks. With my HPS lighting at 400 W and the ballast in the same room, (cannot be helped) my temperature is awesome going from 75 to 85. However the humidity is down at by 25%.
Thirdly, it just seems uncomfortable. I would like to say I'm not projecting my human needs onto the plant. I don't think that I would like to live and live comfortably in an area that was always hot and low humidity.
Finally and least importantly to me, is the light bill by cutting from 24 to 20 I am saving a little bit a change.
There are other inconveniences I'm sure it like fungus algae and all that nastiness. But I have not come across any of those problems. I don't know why but I guess I'm just lucky.
Anyone else have anything to add .
And I know there is equipment out there that can fix all this problem with the lighting, but as I stated I almost have everything in the things I need are super expensive chiller humidifier exhaust s and I know there is equipment out there that can fix all this problem with the lighting, but as I stated I almost have everything in the things I need are super expensive chiller humidifier exhaust for stone system. I have a low-tech system you could say . Lol.
