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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Platinium Systems Platinium Systems (all-in-one hydroponic systems) are the future of affordability and performance. These 100% self-contained units include everything needed to grow healthy plants. Platinium Systems save space and offer user-friendly features like universal bases, interchangeable accessories and easy-fill reservoirs with removable lids. They come equipped with a pump, all the required tubing and 360 sprayers for a complete set-up. The new Platinium Systems line-up includes single-top aeroponic systems (Aerotop), individual-pot aeroponic systems (Aerostar), ebb and flow systems (Ebb&Flow), rockwool drip systems (Hydrostone), pot-drip systems (Hydropro) and cloners (Super Cloner). Platinium Systems are available in the following styles: 40 Series, 40 by 90 series, 60 Series, 100 Series and 120 Series, which range in size from 16 in. by 16 in. to 48 in. by 46 in. Visit an indoor garden shop for more information. Blueprint Digital Controllers Limited Edition Bluelab Grower’s Toolbox Take the guesswork out of indoor gardening with advanced automation technology. Blueprint Digital Controllers offer precise control over environmental conditions in greenhouses or indoor gardens. With easy push-button controls, Blueprint Digital Controllers feature accurate sensors, LED display screens and battery back-up, making it easy to monitor and regulate growroom environments. Accurately monitor and control CO2 with the Blueprint Compact Digital CO2 Controller (BCDCC-1) and Blueprint CO2 Monitor (BCM, pictured). The Blueprint Digital Cycle Timer (BDCT-1) Digital Lighting Controller (BDLC-1) and Day/Night Temperature Controller (BDTC-1) allow simple control of 120-V devices ensuring indoor garden success. Blueprint products are manufactured using high-quality components and carry strong warranties. Learn more at an indoor garden retail store. The Bluelab Grower’s Toolbox combines the essential tools growers need to easily manage crop success. Each tool helps growers measure pH, conductivity (ppm) and temperatures of nutrient solutions. Growers also learn hydroponic basics with the Grow Book. The ultimate handy team— the Bluelab pH Pen and Bluelab ppm Pen—are clever little pens that make it easy to measure the nutrient uptake (pH), the amount of food available (ppm) and solution temperature in a grow, so growers can create the best nutrient environment for plant growth. The Bluelab Probe Care Kit makes maintenance easy to maximize the life and accuracy of the pens’ probes. With these tools and essentials all in one value-added pack, The Grower’s Toolbox is a complete, simple crop management system that helps growers get it right from the start. Visit an indoor garden retailer to pick up the Bluelab Grower’s Toolbox. MyGrowPonics pH Up and pH Down Fleur de Lis Hydroponics’ MyGrowPonics brand offers both pH Up and pH Down formulas for all of your gardening needs. Monitoring pH levels is vital to the health of all growing plants. When using hydroponics to grow, the pH of the nutrient solution should be maintained within the range of 5.5 and 6.5 for optimal plant growth and proper nutrient uptake. MyGrowPonics pH Down is an acid solution that has been formulated to help maintain an ideal pH balance in hydroponic applications and traditionally grown plants, whereas MyGrowPonics’ pH Up is a highly concentrated base solution that has also been formulated to help maintain ideal pH balance. For more information, visit a specialty garden store. 38 Maximum Yield USA  |  March 2014