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Thank you! These are the bulbs we used: GE BR30 LED Grow Lights for Indoor Plants, Full Spectrum, 9-Watt Grow Light Bulb, Plant Light Bulb with Balanced Lighting for Seeds and Greens https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07NN6SVG6/ref=cm_sw_r_u_apa_fabc_.KGTFbBXRRQHG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I'm no expert but my plants love this bulb. Has a natural looking light and is just a standard bulb size for any lamp.
The biggest thing I did for the health of my high light plants was get supplemental lighting. A Reddit user recommended adding some lamps and once I did…. Amazing results. This was the bulb they recommended:
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I use these GE grow lights in clamp lights. Plants seem to like them, and they’re not a weird color like some other grow lights you may have seen: GE Lighting 93101230 LED Grow Light, BR30, Balanced Spectrum https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NN6SVG6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_YZS1A659RDP8WV9HXMD5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I use a 400 GPH sub pump. A drum pump would work but you're either going to have to manually crank it or shell out a few $100 for a motorized one.
a desk lamp can definitely hold a BR30 light bulb! I actually bought these before I bought the PAR38 lights and they work amazingly if you only have a few plants. The PAR38 is definitely gonna be better if you have tall/multiple plants, but they’re too heavy for desk lamps :(
Ontario here too, have you checked amazon? Vivosun has a good selection of tents for an excellent price! Here's the link to their tents, just select one of the 5 sizes -> https://www.amazon.ca/VIVOSUN-Horticulture-Hydroponic-Obeservation-Growing/dp/B01DXYMQ9M/ref=lp_11914446011_1_6?srs=11914446011&ie=UTF8&qid=1555178839&sr=8-6
My shop is in my basement. I don't have a window so I installed an exhaust fan that is hung over my soldering station. It uses a standard 4" dryer vent hose.
I'm sure you can find something similar like a bathroom exhaust fan.
I didn't want the fumes accumulating in my basement since that's where the heat/ac unit is located.
I’m using this bulb inside a movable lamp
GE Lighting 93101230 LED Grow Light, BR30, Balanced Spectrum https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NN6SVG6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_KVN9S0R21X0A3YQEZWX5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
If you use 2 shoe boxes, cut the ends into flaps, and glue/ tape them together, you’ll have an enclosure that’s twice the height, and about 3 times the grow height.
And I’d say this bulb or something similar would give you the light you want for the shoe box :
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07NN6SVG6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_JTD3F3KMX4EQ94Z5D2Z0
The one that they’re under is a grow bulb maybe 4 inches above them.
GE Lighting BR30 LED Grow Lights for Indoor Plants, Full Spectrum, 9-Watt Grow Light Bulb, Plant Light Bulb with Balanced Lighting for Seeds and Greens https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NN6SVG6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_FG61P2CDCEPYMKETKMYS?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I'm not an expert, but mine are in LECA and they seem to really like it. the mom plant isn't doing great after the transfer but the babies love it. I have a grow lightto keep them not looking sparse and I feed them this every other watering cycle.
I go days without checking the plants. During peak flower maybe 3-4 times a week I would go in for about an hour at a time. Typically topping off twice a week. The monster in the back needed water every two days during peak growth.
I only did a full water change twice (I run a small 400 GPH pump attached to a length of 1/2" ID vinyl tubing to drain out the tanks).
Once change was when flipping to flower and then I did a full change prior to flushing.
I spend way more time defoliating than I do messing with the tanks. I never once checked pH in the actual grow tanks. I just kept adding pH 5.5 nutrient solution and the plants loved it. Once you have the system dialed in it's really easy.
I’ve had very good results with these: GE BR30 LED Grow Lights for Indoor Plants, Full Spectrum, 9-Watt Grow Light Bulb, Plant Light Bulb with Balanced Lighting for Seeds and Greens https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NN6SVG6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_jndNb7CPKGW8n
I have them on a lamp that has 3 lightbulbs and leave them on all night. Definitely needs more light. Hope that helps!
If you're going with a kit, check out the marshydro kits on Amazon. Running the 2x2 with a ts600 and love it.
Edit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088T8S36S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_T8XG8Z6HKPYN5TAYP54P
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QCHW4WL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_PD1TPJEKJXXT1JH3PN22
I almost with AC infinity tent but so damn happy with this one. Best one I've ever used. Rivals gorilla
MARS HYDRO Grow Tent Kit Complete TS 600W LED Grow Light 2x2ft Full Spectrum Indoor Grow Tent Kit 24"x24"x55" Hydroponics Grow Tent 1680D Canvas with 4” Ventilation Kit for Grow Setup Kit Tent Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088T8S36S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_9K14KMKFWRHZMP7BD0JJ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Fixture, yes. They make T8 LED grow bulbs that fit into fixtures, as well as A19 bulbs.
It's easier to grab a utility light and an A19 bulb than T8s, mostly.
Most plants don't care what KIND of light they get to grow as seedlings, but begin with the easiest fixture you can find and go up from there. Utility clamp lights with PAR30 sizing for your bulbs are my go-to choice.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07NN6SVG6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glc_fabc_3DDHPEZKZFDWQ5X031G4
These also work pretty well for starters bulbs as well.
Start with what you have, upgrade as you can.
Yes! It’s a super cheap floor lamp from ikea. I have these bulbs in a couple different lamps, any lamp that has a medium base (BR30) would totally work!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NN6SVG6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_ZRAW0W7MDRPJ4YKASNJJ
The frist one is fine the 2nd one will not load. The past 3 years I have been using two of these.
This year I have switched over to these
It's not so much the amount of money for the lights, but the light they give off. Blue/Red lights are great for specialized growing phases, where as full spectrum white lights are good generalist for all phases.
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(Here's one I'm using for my current set up, growing raspberries, tomatoes, and potatoes indoors with this light)
Some of them are good, some are crap. Personally I've gone through many different types of grow lights and the ones I've really grown to love are the bulbs that you can screw into regular lamps - low/med light and high light. I put them in swing arm desk and floor lamps so they blend with my decor. They look so much better than clamp lamps.
Go for it. Grab this, and Fox Farm soil and nutrient trio and you could totally go seed to harvest no problem. This would be almost identical to a setup I started with several years ago before I went on a hiatus. While you're working with this kit and that soil/nutes pair you can observe and learn a lot, decide if its something you want to keep doing, and if it is you can research how to better your setup for next cycle. Maybe consider cloning if it makes sense? If its not you're thing in the end, you're $420-ish in the hole. If you have a successful run and you harvest some decent bud you just paid what you would have for 1-2oz from someone/where anyway.
Good luck!
I like these bulbs and you put them in whatever light you have. I’ve also attached to IKEA hanging cords:
https://www.amazon.com/GE-Lighting-93101230-Balanced-Spectrum/dp/B07NN6SVG6/
https://www.amazon.com/GE-Lighting-93101232-Balanced-Spectrum/dp/B07NNT3G7J/
This is not the least expensive pump out there, but I know this $31 pump is capable of both of your uses (recirc chilling water) and line cleaning: EcoPlus 396-gal submersible pump. It also comes with a lot of fittings.
https://www.amazon.com/EcoPlus-Submersible-Aquarium-Fountain-Hydroponics/dp/B0018X2XT4