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{{Info|A '''hydroponics basin''' provides highly fertile soil for growing '''[[food|food]]''' quickly. With the use of '''[[Sun lamp|sun lamps]]''', it can also be used for growing crops indoors.
 
{{Info|A '''hydroponics basin''' provides highly fertile soil for growing '''[[food|food]]''' quickly. With the use of '''[[Sun lamp|sun lamps]]''', it can also be used for growing crops indoors.
}}Hydroponics basins provide much more fertile environment for plants, and as such, crops planted in them grow much more quickly than in soil. They are also one of the two ways to grow crops in mountain colonies, the other being '''[[Fertilizer pump|fertilizer pumps]]''', which was removed of the game at Alpha 9. The disadvantage of hydroponics is their need of power to operate, without which the crops planted in the basin die. The other disadvantage is the limited selection of crops that can be grown hydroponically.
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}}Hydroponics basins provide much more fertile environment for plants, and as such, crops planted in them grow much more quickly than in soil. The disadvantage of hydroponics is their need of power to operate, without which the crops planted in the basin die. The other disadvantage is the limited selection of crops that can be grown hydroponically.
  
All other growth conditions still need to be met, the basin provides only soil fertility.  Therefore the plants require light and warmth too.  Note that Sun Lamps are not strictly essential for indoor use of hydroponics basins.  It is possible to grow crops in these under a standing lamp at a penalty to growth rate due to weaker lighting.
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All other growth conditions still need to be met, the basin provides only soil fertility.  Therefore the plants require light and warmth too.  [[Sun lamp]]s are required if you're growing indoors as they are the only artificial lighting source that provides enough lighting for plant growth. [[Standing Lamp]]s only provide 50% lighting, not enough for growth.
  
  

Revision as of 07:16, 5 February 2017

Hydroponics basin

Hydroponics basin

For growing food. Hydroponics basins grow a few plants quickly.

Base Stats

Type
ProductionPlants
HP
180

Building

Size
4
Placeable
Y
Power
-70 W


A hydroponics basin provides highly fertile soil for growing food quickly. With the use of sun lamps, it can also be used for growing crops indoors. Hydroponics basins provide much more fertile environment for plants, and as such, crops planted in them grow much more quickly than in soil. The disadvantage of hydroponics is their need of power to operate, without which the crops planted in the basin die. The other disadvantage is the limited selection of crops that can be grown hydroponically.

All other growth conditions still need to be met, the basin provides only soil fertility. Therefore the plants require light and warmth too. Sun lamps are required if you're growing indoors as they are the only artificial lighting source that provides enough lighting for plant growth. Standing Lamps only provide 50% lighting, not enough for growth.


Currently, only potatoes, rice, strawberries, cotton, hops, smokeleaf, psychoid, and healroot can be grown in hydroponics basins. To build the basins, you first need to research them at a research bench.