L.E.Dude
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I actually began this an experiment with low watt LED lamps and bulbs, plus a simple soil setup with leca and perlite.
So first, I used a 12W bulb for a few days..
That bulb got overheated or something, would never turn on again, so I switched to a 15W bulb which was even slightly smaller..
That didn't give quite enough light as I know it. So i bought a 90W UFO to couple with that 15W bulb (they cover slightly different frequencies anyway)..
I try to keep the humidity between 40%-70%, the temperature is constantly between 21-24C, I adjust the PH value of the water with lemon juice to ~6.5 and have a fan on a timer on a 18/6 cycle along with the lights. The fan only runs every half, on every hour, during that cycle. I stress them off completely during night. No light and no wind for 6 hours.
Wow, it may be sunny tomorrow?!
..This is the status of the plants anyway..
Any suggestions or feedback to the setup or the plant(s) would be greatly appreciated.
So first, I used a 12W bulb for a few days..
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That bulb got overheated or something, would never turn on again, so I switched to a 15W bulb which was even slightly smaller..
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fs12.postimg.org%2Fu5b4f6gi5%2Fdag3_1.jpg&hash=99fb5fdc2f6ef5a20056cd513db12def)
That didn't give quite enough light as I know it. So i bought a 90W UFO to couple with that 15W bulb (they cover slightly different frequencies anyway)..
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fs12.postimg.org%2Fdev5c3sp9%2Fcurrent_setup.jpg&hash=e5017ef9d03f3bdb7cadfb5dc0ec72f5)
I try to keep the humidity between 40%-70%, the temperature is constantly between 21-24C, I adjust the PH value of the water with lemon juice to ~6.5 and have a fan on a timer on a 18/6 cycle along with the lights. The fan only runs every half, on every hour, during that cycle. I stress them off completely during night. No light and no wind for 6 hours.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fs29.postimg.org%2F3kt5yyawn%2Fweather.jpg&hash=fe4dcad7168f19e0e2a1aede0f0d6c38)
Wow, it may be sunny tomorrow?!
![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Any suggestions or feedback to the setup or the plant(s) would be greatly appreciated.