How To Build an Inexpensive Carbon Air Scrubber?
Building a carbon scrubber for de-odorizing stinky grows.
The design is such that there is no back pressure on the grow box exhaust fan, and...
PAR For Plants, Lumen For People
While the lumens measurement is based on the sensitivity of the human eye to light, PAR Watts objectively measure the total watts of Photosynthetically...
Building your own Inline Fan
I used a Comair MX2A4 115cfm A/C fan for this project. I bought it at Grainger (was about $30).
· I took a few scraps...
What are Common Mistakes Made by First Time Growers?
First time growers frequently:
Overwater their medium based plants. When you pot your plant, judge its weight dry by hefting. Then, water the plant...
Should I Use A Light Mover?
Light movers are mechanical devices that, as the name implies, move an HID in a fixed pattern over a garden. A light mover can...
Stickydank’s Basic CO2 Method
Items Required:
* 10lb. white sugar
* 5 gallon clean bucket W/lid
* 4 1/2 gallons of water
* A piece of toast browned and hard
* A table...
What is a Suncircle? (Circular Light Mover)
What is a suncircle?
Made by American Hydroponics, it is a 360 degree rotating light balancer. It will rotate a single lamp or lamps and...
How Can I Improve The Air Flow In Air Cooled Light...
How can I improve the air flow in air cooled light hoods? Like many of you, I use Hydrofarm hoods for my lights. I...
What are the Different Types of High Associated with Indica, Sativa...
Indica plants have a heavy, stony high that is relaxing and can help different medical problems, such as pain.
Sativa plants have an energetic, cerebral...
How Do I Convert a Common Home Security Light into a...
How do I convert a home security light into a remote ballast grow light?
Contributed by: Spliffco, Inc.
For some reason growlight manufacturers are completely ignoring...
How Do I Rig An Electric Float Switch Reservoir Controller?
OVERVIEW:
An electric float switch is an alternative to float valves and controller buckets (for which there already exists a GROWFAQ entry for External Reservoir...
What Are Compact Fluorescents And How Can I Use Them For...
BASIC INFORMATION
Compact fluorescents are close relatives of the 4ft tube fluorescents, commonly used in shops and schools for their white, soft light that does...
Hydro vs. Organic
I have to respectfully disagree that hydroponics will yield higher than organics. There is a difference between growth rate and the yield. Because something...
What Do All Of Those Lighting Terms Mean?
This glossary will help you understand terms commonly used in the world of lighting. AVERAGE LIFE - The life expectancy of a lamp, based on...
How To Dampen Noise from PC Fans
If you are trying to make use of a PC case fan, but finding it gets quite loud, this is for you!
You will need...
Metal Halide Safety And Fixture Recommendations
HPS (High Pressure Sodium) lamps can burn in any orientation.
MH (Metal Halide) lamps come in three basic types:
*Base up (BU), which must be operated...