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Blue Wizard

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A big vertical grid filter was falling out of my van while I was grabbing my waste pump. So I super human successfully grabbed it with one hand . But I grabbed it by the ever so more seemingly useless and unnecessary hard, sharp plastic spoke on the manifold.
That sucks.

Make sure you post pictures of your new hook hand after the old one falls off.
 

ANC

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I'm scaling back and thought about going back to hydro. I still have my aero/ nft rails, a dozen or more dwc buckets and a few 20+gal dwc totes in storage. The dirt is just so much cheaper.
My whole system is simply a tray with a T bar on one end from which the water runs to a hole on the other side of the tray, back into the tote I use as a reservoir.
Inside the tray is just polyester batting with rock wool cubes on that I start the plants in. Total setup cost was under $20 (already had a small pump and timer) for a whole 2x4..
 

Singlemalt

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My whole system is simply a tray with a T bar on one end from which the water runs to a hole on the other side of the tray, back into the tote I use as a reservoir.
Inside the tray is just polyester batting with rock wool cubes on that I start the plants in. Total setup cost was under $20 (already had a small pump and timer) for a whole 2x4..
Do you use an algaecide, or is that covered to preclude light?
 

ANC

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Do you use an algaecide, or is that covered to preclude light?
Cheap panda film with the white on one side and black on the other to keep light off roots while the plants are small (right now, no light can get to the roots), also keeps moisture in. They stood dry for most of a week when I messed up with the timers, and just drooped a little.

Also as proof of concept i am not measuring or adjusting pH or ppm

https://www.rollitup.org/t/first-time-hydro-going-to-try-ebb-flow-is-this-a-reasonable-plan.958244/page-10
 
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Bareback

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Cheap panda film with the white on one side and black on the other to keep light off roots while the plants are small (right now, no light can get to the roots), also keeps moisture in. They stood dry for most of a week when I messed up with the timers, and just drooped a little.

Also as proof of concept i am not measuring or adjusting pH or ppm

https://www.rollitup.org/t/first-time-hydro-going-to-try-ebb-flow-is-this-a-reasonable-plan.958244/page-10
Dude that looks good, I'm going to go back and read that whole thread I might have some questions for you after I finish.
 

ANC

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Whatever the question is, the answer is easier than you thought.

I did an update to the thread... its been a bit quiet. People like to spend time in the threads that take more time and effort and have more moving parts and systems that can go wrong.
 
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Singlemalt

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