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Indoor Grow Light Basic Overview
A grow light, which is, actually, an ordinary electric lamp, is of vital importance for the plants, since it ensures the process of photosynthesis by radiating electromagnetic spectrum, which resembles sunlight. Thus, using grow light, a gardener creates outdoor-like conditions inside the house. However, sunlight is bluish, as it has high color temperature; therefore, rendering index is usually used to check whether grow light is closely similar to the sunshine.
What Light Spectrum Is Best For Plants
Light spectrum, required by plants, depends on the stage of the plants growth. For example, vegetative stage needs blue light spectrum; while the stage of plants blooming requires red–orange spectrum. A gardener can buy a specific light spectrum bulb, or there are also universal full spectrum lights suitable for different growth stages (for example, those made by Sylvania Grolux).
To give optimal results the light should be supplied with a reflector and an electrical ballast to regulate and augment light emissions and current. This is done in order to make artificial light as much as possible similar to the natural daylight.
Types of Growing Lamps
High pressure sodium (HPS/SON) and metal halide (MH) lamps are nowadays the most popular and frequently used ones in the professional indoor gardening. They belong to high-intensity discharge lights. Metal halide lamps are mostly used for the initial (vegetative) stage of plants growth, as they emit bluish light along with ultraviolet radiation, which results in the increased production of plants elements, thus improving and strengthening them.
Reproductive or flowering stage of plants growth requires the use of high pressure sodium lamps, since they hasten the growth rate. They are not suitable for the vegetative stage as this would result in the fast growing of too tall plants. Nevertheless, both types of bulbs are sometimes used by the gardeners for various plants growth stages with the additional reddish spectrum adjusted to the metal halide bulbs and bluish spectrum attached to the high pressure sodium lamps
Incandescent Grow Lamps
Incandescent grow lamps are used only to emphasize and highlight plants groups grown inside, as they have red-yellowish spectrum and low color temperature (about 2700°K). They are never used as the grow lights. The life span of incandescent growing lamps is approximately 750 hours. Furthermore, this type of lights is more energy consuming than other types, and the majority of the consumed energy is transformed into heat, not light. Higher temperature around the plants may cause the increased invasion of pests and insects, thus these lights are not the best options to use in the indoor gardening.
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My name is guy. I am the founder and owner of the urbangardenershop.com.au . I fell in love with hydroponics gardening. As time went by I gathered a vast knowledge base and 2 years ago I decided to find a way to make hydroponics gardening a hobby that anyone can peruse. I added a hydroponic gardening information center to our hydroponic supplies site that offers a large range of hydroponics articles. Thank you for your interest and feel free to ask questions on hydroponics gardening in our site
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Electrical questions on choosing supplies?
I have a shed that I just recently put a breaker box in and plan to run power from the pole to my breaker in my shed. I need to know what size breaker switches to buy. There are 4 wall outlets (8 plugs total) in it and a total of 7 lights (60 watt incandescent). I am only wiring the breaker for 110. I plan to use a breaker switch for the lights, and one for the outlets for a total of two switches. (my breaker box is small and only has room for two switches) What amp size should I get for the lights and for the outlets? I used 12 gauge indoor/outdoor wire for all the wiring to the lights and outlets.
I need one that will allow me to use small to medium appliances like maybe a skill saw, drill, space heater ect. no large appliances or anything.
At the moment I have a 20 A for the lighting and a 30 A for the outlets. So essentially I should be good right?
I have a problem with the way you have worded this, as it *sounds* like you are using an extension cord, but just to address some of your concerns, the lighting should be fine with a 15a circuit, so your present 20 is more than sufficient. The outlets on a 30a sounds a bit fishy as 20a is generally what outlets are wired to. 30a is *available* but pretty durn rare. I've used them at the shop for special computer related things with single outlets and twist lock plugs, but that is not something that would be typical for a home. It's VERY rare to see a 120v 30a circuit. You can put all 8 outlets on a 20a circuit but be aware that *most* space heaters are 1500watt and therefore will draw 12.5amps all by itself. I would recommend a separate 20a circuit for this item alone and a second one for the outlets. Then a 15a circuit for the lights. Hopefully this is all wired from your house breaker box to a sub panel in the garage and then from that sub panel the circuits you need are all inside the garage. It's a little vague in your description.
Al
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