How to Install Grow Lights Correctly in Your Hydro Room? 

 Apart from water and nutrients, plants require proper lighting to grow and flourish efficiently. Grow lights help growers yield plants inside a grow room without needing natural sunlight. These lights are specially designed as a successful alternative to natural sunlight. 

Grow lights stimulate photosynthesis by providing the plants right color spectrum and heat. However, you’ll need to install a grow light timer controller with your grow light. It helps your plants from getting more than the required light and heat. 

How to set up a grow light?  

As per the experts, the grow light should be at least 24 inches over your plants. However, fluorescent and LED lights produce less heat, so they can be placed 12 and 6 inches over your plants, respectively. 

Ensure to adjust your grow light according to the growth of your plants. For example, if your plants grow 1 inch from their initial stage, increase the distance of the grow light by 1 inch. 

How long to keep the grow light on? 

Plants need a balance of dark and light to grow properly. It’s believed that plants also do rest at night time, and at that time, nutrients move to their extremities. 

As a general rule, your plants require 12 to 16 hours of light every day. Therefore, ensure to provide your plants with darkness for at least 8 to 10 hours a day. You can set a grow light timer controller at your grow light. It offs the light automatically when the timer is set. 

Visit The Green Room to purchase both grow light and grow light timer controller for your grow room.