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Post by Seymour on Jan 13, 2017 21:26:38 GMT -5
My D. Capensis is growing a flower stalk. I guess my HID lights are working well.
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Post by Seymour on Jan 26, 2017 12:37:29 GMT -5
I have expanded my indoor grow space. I now have enough room for 9 trays with space for all my tools, water and such. I will post some pics in a few days when I get my wiring cleaned up. I will be only utilizing 3 trays for now because I don't have many plants and I will require 4 more HID bulbs.
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Post by WillyCKH on Jan 26, 2017 14:11:18 GMT -5
That's awesome, it's always ideal to have more grow space than plants! haha
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Post by Seymour on Jan 26, 2017 15:15:29 GMT -5
Im sure it will be short lived. Lol.
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Post by Seymour on Jan 26, 2017 19:29:02 GMT -5
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Post by Seymour on Jan 26, 2017 20:47:52 GMT -5
So the rough numbers for the experiment are as follows. Each bulb uses 35w to produce roughly 3000 lumens each. I do not know how much energy the power supply uses. It is capable of 30amps and 500watts. Obviously there will be energy use/loss in conversion and heat. Also the ballasts get warm so there is usage there as well.
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 9, 2017 1:56:53 GMT -5
I kinda like your wall paper Usually you can assume a 80% efficiency on PSU, but for exact number you should invest in a power meter, it's pretty helpful if you want to calculate how much it costs for hydro. I like the HID, great work setting them up! Though I still prefer LEDs better because of the higher light-power efficiency, I think your experiment worked out awesome. Your plants must love you very much for the upgrades. Willy
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