reef's = same requirements as pot ?

whatcaneyedo · #1 03-19-2010, 05:50 AM

I get a kick out of Progressive Reef for that reason. There are two businesses in the same store front. Progressive Growth which sells hydroponics supplies and Progressive Reef which does saltwater. Its fantastic synergy.

Chase31 · #2 03-19-2010, 05:54 AM

well i figured a timer out on one of those reffer or pot sites, so i was okay with it

we talking reefers? or reefers or reffer? lol

Crytone · #3 03-19-2010, 06:22 AM

Maybe we're onto something here! With all these timers and light setups we use on our tanks, we can easily grow a few small plants on the side to supplement buying new SW stuff!

Bloodasp · #4 03-19-2010, 06:26 AM

And if cops raid your place show them your reef tanks and tell them it's the reason your electric bills are over $1000 a month. Hopefully they are not reefers too.

Funky_Fish14 · #5 03-19-2010, 06:31 AM

It actually really brings to light how many people grow marijuana or indulge it! its a crazy number!

lockrookie · #6 03-19-2010, 06:41 AM

yesterday i did a search for rabbit cages and in the middel of the picture list was some vibration device with rabbit ears,, this is why you put on parental controles on your kids pc's

BlueAbyss · #7 03-19-2010, 07:09 AM

Hmm. I'm surprised that no one picked up on this sooner (or commented). Maybe it takes someone who is an avid indoor gardener and 'reefer' to see the similarities.

I have a pretty extensive collection of indoor plants and have been researching the possibility of a light garden, and saw the similarities right away. The only difference between metal halide for plants (and for weed for that matter) and that for coral (or the higher K lighting, 10K, 14K, etc. sold for marine tanks) is the bulb. For effective flowering and fruiting, plants need a fair amount of the red spectrum that is lacking in higher K bulbs (part of the reason those bulbs generally rate lower in PAR), which is why AgroSun bulbs have become popular for indoor growers who grow flowering / fruiting plants... I'm off topic here. The fact is that much of the equipment is interchangeable, since you are growing photosynthetic (well, mostly in the case of corals) organisms.

For the record, I'm betting that I can build an LED rig that will grow flowering plants, as well as coral, equally well.