I have recently setup a grow op in my bedroom. My flower room has an intermittent drip feed hydroponic system. A 400 watt HPS light. Air circulating fan. Water aerator. And a water tank heater. My veg room has 4 T5 fluorescent bulbs, and mu clones just have 2 T12 fluorescent bulbs.
I grow in...
One of my 4 plants died today. It began wilting and suddenly yellowed and browned, as if it were suffering from extreme nutrient burn. Nothing brought it back, and the Roots were a pink-like color. I grow hydroponically with a PH of 5.8.
The strange thing is only one plant was affected? :-(...
I'm no Electrical Engineer, but you're right, it would only be efficient if the battery requires less energy to recharge than the lights. It's all theoretical really... The only way to know is by experimenting... Sorry I don't have more answers. But if your curious to get a UPS then APC is a...
Maybe one of those computer power-out backups would help a little. It's a rechargeable battery supply for computers that provides power when the electricity goes out. Just have a timer with 30 minute increments set to turn the power of for a half hour every hour so that the lights run on battery...
I grow in an under-stairs closet in my parents house. All they have to do is claim ignorance. "I didn't know he was growing that in there." But you have to be the fall guy.
Just try not to get caught...
...Had clones die from cheap root hormone?
I had some clones do great with nothing but rapid rooters, then I tried some cheap root hormone from Wally-World, and they yellowed and died from what looked like nutrient burn...
Anyone experienced this? :leaf: