What is the most economic microgreen setup?

OLD MOTHER SATIVA

OLD MOTHER SATIVA

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almost bought some of the samsung strips,,but no room to test em

and the tubes were plug and play.

also till waiting for the m3 x8mm screws for our cob testing..then i have no excuse..ok well..fishing but..

have photos of aquaponic salad under led bars, and panels..will get some of tubes[white] and then upload the three
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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OLD MOTHER SATIVA said:
almost bought some of the samsung strips,,but no room to test em

and the tubes were plug and play.

also till waiting for the m3 x8mm screws for our cob testing..then i have no excuse..ok well..fishing but..

have photos of aquaponic salad under led bars, and panels..will get some of tubes[white] and then upload the three
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Those screws took FOREVER for me ordered off eBay as well.
 
anomolies

anomolies

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welight said:
WE get around 235umoles at the centre but I meant to ask did you want with or without reflector?
Cheers
Mark
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with reflector. isnt there a 120 degree angelina? though i think the 90 degree should suffice.

and that's at 2 ft?
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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OLD MOTHER SATIVA said:
20 w tubes..6-8 for for 4 x4..so far so good..

doing some as micro greens but the market wants particular greens too..

we are looking into trying cheaper cobs too[when the m3 screws arrive]
but they would need to be raised higher and are more expensive and efficient than the 122lm/w these are..
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How do you have 6-8 tubes covering a 4x4x6 area?
 
OLD MOTHER SATIVA

OLD MOTHER SATIVA

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good grief you guys....

6-8 @20w tubes hung over 4 x 4 at a particular distance..
120 -160 w....
ariwalk

where did the 6 come from..?
i said 4x 4
vertical.. for lettuce..and salad greens?
come on.. you have better deductiove reasoning than that.[can you say equidistant?]


one hit
why . you can get by with less and produce enough crop for a business ?
please let me in on it
 
PSUAGRO.

PSUAGRO.

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anomolies said:
I got bored and drew a little diagram :p. I read a few topics (mostly outdated) and there seems to be no consensus, so I'm wondering what you guys think would be the most cost-efficient and productive setup, in a limited indoor space.

I was thinking four, 4'x4' shelves, arranged in a square, illuminated by 4 cxb3590 pointed outwards from the middle. Seems that on paper the upfront and overall cost of a vertical grow would be drastically lower than using t8 led fixtures.

If you arrange 3 more of these into a square, the inner shelves would receive double the lighting. That's 16, 4'x4' shelves
For the outside shelves, mylar could be used to catch wasted light.
Each shelf width would have to be short enough for the light to penetrate throughout. Ledil Angelina reflectors or something with an even wider angle. You are now growing 256 sq ft of sprouts in a 64 sq ft space and using at least 1/4th the lighting as opposed to having a 4' fixture on every shelf. Could this work? 800w of cxb3590 for a 256 sq ft vertical space.

or am i just high? lol
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DLI is low on micros obviously.................uniform, spread out light is better for a productive harvest

2 pack per 4x4 shelf and your good to go, seen them in action at a local micro op, still working well.......4000k/100+lm,w/clear pmma lens, plug & play plus ul certs. Can get them cheaper at your local Lowes/Costco, if you find them.

https://www.amazon.com/Lights-America-4-foot-LED-Shoplight/dp/B01CCVV5MQ/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1469198813&sr=8-1&keywords=light+of+america+led


good luck
 
OLD MOTHER SATIVA

OLD MOTHER SATIVA

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we are hoping to get a company set up for tilapia and straw berries

they think they want blue and red leds....i said thats ok but i think white will be as good and more pleasing to the eyeballs

strawberries may take more oomph than lettuce,,anyone here know?
 
OneHitDone

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OLD MOTHER SATIVA said:
we are hoping to get a company set up for tilapia and straw berries

they think they want blue and red leds....i said thats ok but i think white will be as good and more pleasing to the eyeballs

strawberries may take more oomph than lettuce,,anyone here know?
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Here's a little interesting strawberry reading, apparently there is no dli settled upon.
http://cals.arizona.edu/strawberry/Hydroponic_Strawberry_Information_Website/Env._Control.html

I would think if you have enough light to grow full sized heads of lettuce you will be alright. What I am finding with strawberries in hydro is that the yield isn't what I expected for the amount of growth. Variety experimentation needs to be done. I am using an everbearing variety and you may get a better crop with a june bearer
 
JorgeGonzales

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OneHitDone said:
Here's a little interesting strawberry reading, apparently there is no dli settled upon.
http://cals.arizona.edu/strawberry/Hydroponic_Strawberry_Information_Website/Env._Control.html

I would think if you have enough light to grow full sized heads of lettuce you will be alright. What I am finding with strawberries in hydro is that the yield isn't what I expected for the amount of growth. Variety experimentation needs to be done. I am using an everbearing variety and you may get a better crop with a june bearer
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June bearing usually take a season to really take off, in my limited experience outdoors. Maybe too much nitrogren, especially with lots of vegetative growth and no fruit? Day neutral might be worth a shot?
 
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