What kind of lights should I use? Cheap 4 ft. cool white fluorescent tubes : for germination/seedlings. 400 - 600 watt Metal Halide/HPS : for personal home growers. watt halide/HPS : for some personal growers and commercial growers. Recommended to properly replicate the power of the sun. Use at least 40 watts per sq. foot of grow space.* Get lights online or at some local hardware stores or Hydroponics grow shop.The vast majority of our products are held in stock and you will be notified of any potential delay.

How long has Basement Lighting Hydroponics been established? Basement Lighting started trading in 1999. It became incorpated as Basement Lighting Limited in 2002.The optimal temperature of the nutrient solution should be in the range of 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Most of the fertilizers readily available are very general purpose mixes that do not work well for all types of plants.

What is the difference between High Pressure Sodium and Metal Halide? The difference between these two types of HID (High Intensity Discharge) lights is the color spectrum that is emitted from each. The High Pressure Sodium bulb emits light that is concentrated in the red to yellow side of the spectrum and is weak in the blue-violet end. While the Metal Halide bulb emits light that is very balanced and contains all the energy peaks at wavelengths of the visible spectrum.Quite often this is the case because the plants grown utilizing hydroponics have all the essential nutrients readily available to the plant. In soil the important micro nutrients are often locked away in the soil where the plants cannot take full advantage of these minerals.

What kind of lights should I use? Cheap 4 ft. cool white fluorescent tubes : for germination/seedlings. 400 - 600 watt Metal Halide/HPS : for personal home growers. watt halide/HPS : for some personal growers and commercial growers. Recommended to properly replicate the power of the sun. Use at least 40 watts per sq. foot of grow space.* Get lights online or at some local hardware stores or Hydroponics grow shop.

What size light should I purchase? The first thing you need to do is figure out what kind of square footage you are dealing with. Do not just figure for the whole room figure out what the plant area is that you need to cover and multiply length with width to get the square footage. Now, you will want to try and achieve at least 30 watts per square foot. So if you have a 4 x 4 area which is 16 square feet and you multiply by 30 watts, you get 480 watts. So for a 4 x 4 area you will need to use at least a 430 watt light.Almost any type of plant can be grown using hydroponics techniques. Some are just more delicate than others.

What about security when I pay by credit card? We use SSL technology combined with PGP encryption to ensure your details are safe. We also use AVS [Address Verification System] anti-fraud technology to protect ourselves and the public. The SSL is Thwate approved.The optimal temperature of the nutrient solution should be in the range of 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Most of the fertilizers readily available are very general purpose mixes that do not work well for all types of plants. The nutrients that we sell are made specifically for plants grown in hydroponics systems that utilize sterile growing mediums.