khyberkitsune
08-29-2010, 10:29 PM
Been inactive for a bit, been working on a little project. She's ready now so it's time to unveil the new plant hospital/nursery.
I would HIGHLY recommend building yourself an area for stressed-out plants/Quarantine zone.
Inside, we've got a DIY carbon filter hooked up to a 4" inline centrifugal fan and venting out through the bottom. Another intake hole is next to the exhaust port, I've already run a smoke test to ensure the intake receives little if any of the exhaust. In the upper left corner, I have all of the electrical required. A mains outlet which holds a timer and power strip for the lights and an always-on higher-draw power strip for the fan and any air pumps. I have a potentiometer to control the 4" fan speed.
For actual lighting, I'm using a 90w EGL-90 UFO, and three 28W T5 lights for doing visual inspections only. Of course, everything is lined with mylar.
For now, just some stressed-out balcony plants are in here recovering from the heat wave we just had.
I would HIGHLY recommend building yourself an area for stressed-out plants/Quarantine zone.
Inside, we've got a DIY carbon filter hooked up to a 4" inline centrifugal fan and venting out through the bottom. Another intake hole is next to the exhaust port, I've already run a smoke test to ensure the intake receives little if any of the exhaust. In the upper left corner, I have all of the electrical required. A mains outlet which holds a timer and power strip for the lights and an always-on higher-draw power strip for the fan and any air pumps. I have a potentiometer to control the 4" fan speed.
For actual lighting, I'm using a 90w EGL-90 UFO, and three 28W T5 lights for doing visual inspections only. Of course, everything is lined with mylar.
For now, just some stressed-out balcony plants are in here recovering from the heat wave we just had.