Homemade DIY Hydroponics Garden Pt 4

2'x4' hydroponics flood tray system completed. Left side will have our test bean crop, Right will be the lettuce. Dual CFL 63watt = 300watt output lighting.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• Indoor Hydroponics
• EBB
• Drain Flood Irrigation
• Winter Gardens
• Organic foods
• Aeroponics

[netwerkthis]

I looked at the 4foot flourescent and due to consuming 32-40watts a bulb and the lumen output being less I went with the spiral clf. They have 300watt equiv and only use 65watts. lumens are also double that of a standard 4foot unit.

[volcomsnow026]

wats keeping u from growing algae if the light is on the water directly?

[steveeb1269]

system will work well as is, but you could fill the table with hydroton, to fix that problem.

[1109dano]

Hey bud like ev thing you have done would you mind telling me how much you have spent?

[ChumlieJones]

Put an air pump in the res. It will help get more o2 to the roots.

[ephidapoon]

@netwerkthis yea cfls are better than the big tubes, and they are so cheap i dont see why anyone uses the 4 footers anymore. they do however have these HIgh Output flourescent lights called t5's that trump cfls, but they are a little pricey (over 100 usually) and put out a little heat. anyways cool system, you should have some tomatos by now?

[london1817]

So did you get a harvest from this???

[oman9978]

Nice job on building your system. Seems to me like the two things you need are a decent light and some fans. For a tray that side your going to need at least 400 watts if you ask me. Check out the video of the hydroponics system I just made if you want ideas.

[teamgrn]

home dpot has 4ft flourescents for $10..keep lights lower than a foot.. inches even i think

[patjprice]

with that light keep it low..you will stretch you plants to much