My X10 system arrived yesterday. I now have an insane ability to manage my lights, fans, pumps... everything, via a home computer management system. This is totally awesome! Just as an example of how versatile this system could be, it would be a simple matter to have the computer exactly simulate the sun outside, automatically varying the length of days with the season... Not that we would ever do that in our tents, but just saying. For now, my living room lamp now knows to come on 15 minutes before sunset automatically. Way cool.

Anyway, today has been the first day of 13/5.5-1-5.5 in my veg tent. We shall know in a week or so how the plants are responding to it as I have several clones, one late veg bush and a batch of real edible strawberries in there. It is obvious that a lot less power is being used now compared to the 18/6 that this tent was on, and if this works, it will wonderful.