Hydroponics Complete Systems

Grow Rooms Offer Many Benefits

First you want to get a floor plan, measure the area of your floor length by width plan to. This will give you the size of your room in square feet and cubic feet (L x W)=square feet or (L x W x H) =cubic feet. This will be important when determining the size of light you will use.

When you decide where you are putting the grow room some of the important things to think about are: accessibility to your electricity, Plumbing and Ventilation. determine what size lights, and ensure you have enough amperage to run the lights and all the rest of your equipment. Lets look at a 1000 watt bulb running from a 100/120 volt outlet, this will require around 10 amps. An average house has a 200 amp service, more than enough to run a small grow room. If you need more amperage you can consider having an upgrade in your electrical panel. Run your lights on a 240 volt outlet just like some household dryer outlet. You can optimize your amps used. At 240 volts you could run six 1000 watt lamps and will only draw 30 amps. In order to use 240 volt service the light must be retrofitted when purchased. Whenever you purchase any electrical appliance, for your own safety, and if you're using grow lights in your home, make sure they are CSA approved at the least.

Covering your grow room walls
And they must be covered with a reflective material such as mylar or white plastic to get maximum light reflection. Do not

use tinfoils this will create hot spots which will then burn the plants. Mylar reflects up to 99+% efficiency when it is 2.0 Optical Density.

Make sure it is flat against walls. If it is wavy or loose mylar will decrease reflective ability. White plastic sheeting reflects 81-86%efficiency and can be used to construct, waterproof walls.

The walls of your grow room should be insulated with a regular vapor proof insulation. This will help reduce running costs and make it easier to maintain the ideal temperature. The walls of your grow room should also be as close to the growing plants as is practical.

Lining the back side of walls and windows with inexpensive black plastic sheeting will make sure there is no light seepage into .

or out of your garden. If your grow room is in the cold basement you may will want to add an insulated sub-floor.

There are several different growing systems used in hydroponics the most used being ebb and flow, (flood and drain)  Whichever

system you pick the important things to remember are drainage, irrigation, and oxygen to the roots.   Easy access to running water

and a drain will make it an easy job of filling and empting the reservoirs or hand watering. Keep growing tables elevated to a good

working height with just enough room to move unrestricted between each row.  A sub-floor is important if growing in containers on

the floor as the growing medium or root zone should be kept at a temperature of 75 - 78º F for premium growth.

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