SwankyDank
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This is a partially open environment in a basement. There is a light blocking curtain that has a 6" opening around the bottom and openings around the top due to floor joists.
Space
3'x4' table, 4' off the floor
4' headroom
LIghts
(2) T8 fixtures, overdriven, 8 bulbs total
(4) 43w CFL sidelighting
Estimated output: 500w
Estimated consumption: 600w
Total cost to assemble: $190
Bulbs:
(4) Philips Alto 6500k
(4) Philips Alto 3300k
(2) 43w CFL 3500k
(2) 43w CFL 6500k
Environment:
6" fan clipped to the ceiling for air movement
(2) small desk fans for exhaust into basement
(1) heat lamp
Fall/Winter: 35-40% rh, 62-65F ambient, 70F canopy
Spring/Sumer: 45%-55% rh, 68-72 ambient, 75-80F canopy
Medium
Mix of soil bags purchased over the past year consisting of Vigoro organic "garden" soil, generic peat humus, and Miracle-Gro organic potting soil with no added fertilizer, medium perlite, vermiculite This mix has been amended with living soil organisms and bone meal. Stored in a 40 gallon tote and recycled.
Water and Nutrients
Tap water.
Age Old Bloom, very weak dilution, every two or three weeks.
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