Hydroponics made easier with the Lumatek air cooled digital ballast and Hortilux

Posted by AmandaTom on October 21st, 2013

Hydroponics is an advanced form of gardening where plants are grown in a nutrient solution without using soil. For terrestrial plants inert medium like coconut husk or mineral wool or perlite is used to provide the right kind of support. While most of us tend to think that plants cannot grow without soil the fact is that soil has no role to play in growth except in acting as a reservoir for water and essential nutrients. With top class equipment like the Lumatek air cooled digital ballast and Hortilux 100W HPS lamps available hydroponics can be taken up as a hobby with great success.

Hydroponics is used in large scale in many parts of the world where arable land is available in less supply. There are many places in the world where traditional agriculture is not possible. So, people in these regions have given up the age old method of agriculture in soil and have instead taken up hydroponics. This ensures that they still can enjoy local produce even when there is no abundant supply of land. The whole process of hydroponics can be executed in a controlled medium, thus saving lot of money for the grower. This is where equipment like the Lumatek air cooled digital ballast and Hortilux 100W HPS lamps are so handy.

Since plants require light to grow and hydroponics is carried out in a closed environment lamps are essential for providing the light. Lamps produce a single or a range of colors that help in plant growth. The reason lamps are used in hydroponics is because the farmer can control when the plants will be exposed to light and for what duration. Hortilux 100W HPS lamps are considered among the best for hydroponics because of the flexibility they provide. Lamps from Hortilux 100W HPS can be of metal halide (MH) type or high pressure sodium type (HPS). With the MH use of lamps proper light can be provided to plants that are in an actively growing stage and leafy crops. HPS lamps are more used for the growth of fruit and flower plants.

The Lumatek air cooled digital ballast is required for running these lamps. The Lumatek air cooled digital ballast is a single unit that can manage lamps with 400W or 600W or 1,000W power. With a range of features including dual-voltage, super lumens, light weight and whisper quiet, this digital ballast is ideal for any hydroponics environment.

Hydroponics is a great hobby to culture and develop. When you are this close with plants all the time you start developing that calmness inside you. However, hydroponics is not something that happens just like that. It is different from gardening. When you are able to control the growth environment you get the kind of yield you are looking for. This requires the best of equipment. The Lumatek air cooled digital ballast and Hortilux 100W HPS lamps are among the best pieces of equipment that you get in the market. There are other pieces of equipment that you require but these are must for you.

Efficient hydroponics requires efficient equipment like the Lumatek air cooled digital ballast and Hortilux 100W HPS lamps.