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jdmcwestevo

jdmcwestevo

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dbkick said:
I think I'm having a issue, this pump (stock) in the control bucket doesn't pump down the water enough to allow the bottom float switch to drop and turn off the pump, this pump won't last long like that, I have a 1500 gph sump pump I'm thinking of putting in the control bucket but it would probably cycle a lot and would be hard on my pump, plus I'm gonna use that to drain res.
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hellraizer posted a fix for that a few pages back i thought
 
dbkick

dbkick

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it didn't take long after I busted out the level to tell what my problem is, I guess I should rtfm or at least use common sense before I say something.
 
dbkick

dbkick

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not sure that its solved by leveling though, tilted back a little works but I dunno how that affects the fill, makes it fill more I suppose.
 
hellraizer30

hellraizer30

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the pump is triping due to water coming back down to the control box and triping the pump to turn on, this will keep happening!
you need to get a check valve or shorten up the hose leaving the box to the res, lees hose = less water. this is why puttinng the
box right next to the res is key! but all this can be averted by pluting the check valve as close to the control box as possable.
your pump will not last long tripping like that so a fix needs to happen
 
dbkick

dbkick

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hellraizer30 said:
the pump is triping due to water coming back down to the control box and triping the pump to turn on, this will keep happening!
you need to get a check valve or shorten up the hose leaving the box to the res, lees hose = less water. this is why puttinng the
box right next to the res is key! but all this can be averted by pluting the check valve as close to the control box as possable.
your pump will not last long tripping like that so a fix needs to happen
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yeah I watched it do just what you said and my hydro shop is on the check valves, dunno why the ebb and grow ships with them and not the monster.
 
jdmcwestevo

jdmcwestevo

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dbkick said:
yeah I watched it do just what you said and my hydro shop is on the check valves, dunno why the ebb and grow ships with them and not the monster.
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because the 4 year old in the sweat shop that was supposed to put that in the box missed one lol im half asian so its not racist haha
 
dbkick

dbkick

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jdmcwestevo said:
because the 4 year old in the sweat shop that was supposed to put that in the box missed one lol im half asian so its not racist haha
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or his 5 year old brother drilled the hole too low for the float switch, I'm really amazed toddlers even know how to read a tape measure! Those asian kids are pretty smart though.
 
dbkick

dbkick

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this thing doesn't mention check valve anywhere, I haven't heard from my hydro store yet so I'll swing by tomorrow, its kinda urgent now .
 
jdmcwestevo

jdmcwestevo

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back when i had CAPs mine didnt have it either. greentrees doesnt need it for some reason not sure why but i dont have the same issue
 
jdmcwestevo

jdmcwestevo

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i posted way back there lol

it was just the two enzymes reacting with each other. hygrozyme doesnt play well with others essentially. normally its not good to mix different nutrient line enymes because you dont really know what will react with each other well or not. unless they are designed to wrk with each other. you just found the baking soda and vinegar of enzymes i guess lol
 
med4u

med4u

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one more to add to the list,sand pebbles from home deep', like a 80 lb bag for a couple of bucks,one rinse and thats it,i just changed out,went to rinse the pebbles,it was crystal clear,they are a little heavier than grow rock but i only use 6inch net pots so not an issue,one bag of pebbles goes a long way in net pots,there are some small stones in it,but they cant get thru the netpots,i i also bought a mesh wastebasket from the dollar store,its made of 1/2 in mesh,throw the rock in it and rinse,anything smaller than a 1/2 in goes thru the mesh and bobs your uncle! about 5gal bucket of rock in minutes, also i use dyna gro, never a nute issue or slime,no need to adjust ph,and contains all the nutes complete,clean,and easy,my plants love it,almost as much as i do, remember to keep it simple,your plants will love it and so will you!
 
dbkick

dbkick

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hellraizer30 said:
all 4 of my ebb didnt come with them
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the old version of the monster used to ship with check valves, my hydro store guy just told me the new version(which I got) has a 3 second delay somewhere or another thats suppose to fix the need for a check valve . funny I need one. my hydro store guy also opened a ebb and grow while I was there and it had check valve. I think I just solved my problem with the pump running by placing it intake down. this should work till I get the check valves. got one plant that appears to not like the ebb though, I may lose one but the others are doing pretty good, tops turned back the right way.
 
jdmcwestevo

jdmcwestevo

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dbkick said:
the old version of the monster used to ship with check valves, my hydro store guy just told me the new version(which I got) has a 3 second delay somewhere or another thats suppose to fix the need for a check valve . funny I need one. my hydro store guy also opened a ebb and grow while I was there and it had check valve. I think I just solved my problem with the pump running by placing it intake down. this should work till I get the check valves. got one plant that appears to not like the ebb though, I may lose one but the others are doing pretty good, tops turned back the right way.
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good to hear it
 
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