So my indoor set up for my tropicals would not fit my trees this year so I had to build a new enclosure.
It is 6 feet long 30 inches deep and 34 inches hight. I had to build it that high for a Ficus project I'm working on.
I am using the same 576 watt salt water coral light strip I used last year along with two 48 inch 2 bulb T-8 strips. I will probably end up swapping the T-8 for T-5 and possibly adding two more T-5 strips.
I will probably add reflective material to keep the light in and though the enclosure is sealed and heated I think I will put a sheet of foam insulation under it to keep the cool concrete from transferring into the pots. I will also be adding pea gravel or something to the inside of the enclosure so the roots will have something to grow into when they come out of the bottoms of the pots as they do every year.
Now it's just a waiting game till the the temperatures drop. If it comes like the summer did this year it will happen over night. And I already see the forecast is calling for a few nights this week to drop into the 50s.
It is 6 feet long 30 inches deep and 34 inches hight. I had to build it that high for a Ficus project I'm working on.
I am using the same 576 watt salt water coral light strip I used last year along with two 48 inch 2 bulb T-8 strips. I will probably end up swapping the T-8 for T-5 and possibly adding two more T-5 strips.
I will probably add reflective material to keep the light in and though the enclosure is sealed and heated I think I will put a sheet of foam insulation under it to keep the cool concrete from transferring into the pots. I will also be adding pea gravel or something to the inside of the enclosure so the roots will have something to grow into when they come out of the bottoms of the pots as they do every year.
Now it's just a waiting game till the the temperatures drop. If it comes like the summer did this year it will happen over night. And I already see the forecast is calling for a few nights this week to drop into the 50s.