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Ya i still haven't seen what i'd like for the $ with LED's they work but not for the $
yeah no doubt you know your tent and what you've done with it before. take your 3 way meter outside and play around with it. if you put it in complete shade on a sunny day, it will measure the same light intensity that you have on the edge of your tent. so think of all those plants getting a half-level reading as being in the shade. that is where you increase your yield, by getting them out of the shade. the light reflected definitely helps, but it travels so far to get there, it is just a week reflection of light that has already diminished.
but i see you are trying to avoid increasing your wattage, my situation as well. i've seen LED's that actually work in the past year, but the cost is still a bitch. might buy a small one to throw in the corner of my tent. but something tells me i'm a sucker if i do.
Hey thanks for the link!
Ya that looks like it would work quite well!
Do you know what pump size i should have for for my plant amount? I have a 256 gph but am not sure if that is enough pumpage?
i use a 70 gph pump to feed a tray with 10 plants in 3# root pots. cost me $11. be careful about using to much pressure. if the solution comes shooting out it will runoff quickly without really rinsing any salts. you want a good steady flow with solution pouring out.
i set up my irrigation exactly the same as plinkerton. cheap, easy, and gives you way more flexibility than pvc manifolds.
Use this type of stuff.
It's easy to work with, no tools required, and easy to give each pot it's own emitter. It's fairly cheap as well.