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Mr. Sparkle
Well I had some restless spring time building energy I had to put to use, so I built a 5 Gal “Space Bucket” Micro Grow done in my own style.
Here’s the quick details
It’s a 5 gal bucket lit up with three A19 style 8.5w soft white Philips bulbs, which were dismantled and mounted to different heatsinks specifically for height clearances, and to run a bit cooler.
It is also completely Arduino controlled and features automatic watering, which the code will be shared below.
It consumes 26-28 Watts of energy, and for me cost around $40 to make.
The plan will be to run one to a max of three plants and see what we can get out of it.
Here’s the quick details
It’s a 5 gal bucket lit up with three A19 style 8.5w soft white Philips bulbs, which were dismantled and mounted to different heatsinks specifically for height clearances, and to run a bit cooler.
It is also completely Arduino controlled and features automatic watering, which the code will be shared below.
It consumes 26-28 Watts of energy, and for me cost around $40 to make.
The plan will be to run one to a max of three plants and see what we can get out of it.