Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!
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I'd have a HAPPYFACE too! Looks great - took a look at your grow journals too - good job on round 1! ...and now round 2 is off the hook! yeah!
Hey Bra - if you don't want to actually plumb your RO unit, you can simply hook it up to hose or faucet on an as-needed-basis. Fill a res in your grow area with good RO water and drain the waste water down the sink or collect for another use... Most all RO units will do the job - with the more expensive units pumping out more gallons per hour. Attach a float to a Rubbermaid trash can for a poor man's res or fork over cash for something nicer and larger. You can mount the RO unit near your grow and then just run a garden hose to the unit when you need to top off your res. Attach a cheap a pump to the res with a garden hose to use us needed. Cheaper RO units do 100 gallons a day or less... The MerlinPro from Hydrologic does 30 gallons per hour! It is actually self-contained as a nice unit you can just set on the floor. Nice - but pricey.
Several RO DIY projuects on this site. Refer to a couple for connection ideas - or build your own!
Do you spend money on bottled drinking water? If you have bunk water - the RO water is great for human feedings too!
Picasso345
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Trying to rep some people but since the new lay out can't find the rep button
Thanx
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Picasso345
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Yep, that is how I justified mine, I was able to cancel my water delivery service for drinking water and I'm coming out way ahead money-wise even figuring in new filters AND I have all the water I need for growing.
funtogrow
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i know thats where it was b4 the new lay out and it ain't there anymore.? o well, thanks for the help anyway
funtogrow
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thanks i had to change the seting o well thankx
havefungodumb
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Remember, the plant's limiting growth factor is usually light first then CO2 next. Water and nutes are a non issue in my system.
what you mean stink
what you mean stink
Yeah - but there is enough CO2 in the air without doing anything. You can grow the dank without supplemental CO2. Try skipping the water and nutes!
With the Stink stystem - just follow his nute schedule and it's not an issue... the system waters the plants perfectly. While water and nutrient delivery can be an issue in other systems, this system has no such issues (short of pump failure!)... so you're left to devote your energy to environment; light, CO2, temp, humidity, etc...Hey guys i was shopping at home dept today and decided to buy all the parts i got everything their i got three questions first they had the same pvc fence posts and caps but they were 36" long i did not see them on the parts list they were 4 4 36 what dimentions do they have to be? Also i got the 1/2" ball valve but for the 1/2" hose adapter it was brass is that right the one you got looks plastic i could always exchange it what does it have to be ? last question i got the same pump an extra one it is not 396 it is like 180 iguess i need to get a 396 that brand does not cost that much so no prob on that. now for that pump i usually attach 1/2 tubing to it what do you juust glue on 1/2' pvc? i was looking at the pics my brass hose adapter looks the same but i want exactly what you got. okay after that just got to get 2" net pote neprone collers and sprayers. I got the 18 gal toughnecks also.
Earl is the man when it comes to pumps (and all things grow for that matter!) - he did a wonderful job explaining how to read pump specs and how to calc what size pump you need.
http://forums.cannabisculture.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1462903&fpart=5
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/5/aafeature2
repvip
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Good question. If you know the rating that the ez-clone sprayers are rated for flow.. like "10 PSI for optimum spray" or whatever.. you could calculate it out. I haven't seen a rating for the ez-clone sprayers. The sprayers at home depot/lowes have it printed on the package, which is how I know.
I can tell you from experience the ECO396 will start to suck at 20 sprayers in ~14ft of 1/2 PVC. However, this depends on PVC diameter and length as well... I have 633's with 22sprayers each no problem. 48 is a lot... but using a little logic
if the 633 works well with 22, the ECO1267 would most likely work 48 for sure. Maybe even the ECO1056...
repvip
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jem I might miss a few, but those posts are the wrong ones. Those are located inside, yes? They are for gardens or mini-fence decorations or some ish. You want the long posts in the garden center. The ones around here are 72". You will have to cut them....
You must realize... those small posts could work perfect for you. StinkBud has a small flowering unit that could probably be made perfect with those posts--with no cutting. There are no plans (I don't think?) for that though--you would have to slap something together yourself.
The hose adapter won't matter as long as you can hook a hose up (unless you don't plan on using it....) and you can hook the adapter up to the PVC pipe... I'm not sure how easy it is to connect brass and pvc.
for the pump just slide the 1/2" tubing that you usually put on the pump inside the PVC pipe--or use tubing that will fit. The pressure isn't enough to pop it off.
The plans are for 4' posts - but you can adapt those plans to suit your needs!
The brass will add some bling to your setup! (but plastic may be better in this situation IMHO)
180GPH may possibly work with a couple 3' posts... but get the 396GPH or similar... you can always try your 180 before buying!
Lots of ways to attach the pump... use threaded 1/2" PVC nipples in various lengths (schedule 80 pvc commonly used as risers for sprinkler systems - available in all lengths from 1" to 48"), or threaded 1/2" flex tubing... or yeah, glue works too! ... there are also fittings included with the EcoPlus pumps to allow you to use barbed fittings with hose and clamps.
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bubblerking
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how close are your lights to your plants ? also look at stinkbuds plants on page 1 notice how you can see every bud your garden is being choked out a little i too have had this happen you need to clear the lower branches that arnt going to give you anything because they are in the dark then all the energy will go to the bigger branches you also need to pluck some of the leaves off that are shading alot of the buds this is were netting helps tremendiously it spreads the branches right from the start but hey for your first time you are a rock star keep up the great work peace bro
repvip
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Hah! I was just thinking the same thing
Nice link to Earl's post though! Earl seems to know a lot! In fact his 6 pic down gave me a GREAT idea. He is using net pots that have the bottom half cut off.. just to hold neoprene inserts in place. SB throws his net pots out after using because they are sooooo stretched. Maybe I can cut the bottoms off and resuse for clone chambers... then after roots pop, I can place the clone in a new 2"pot that will hold the roots... if that makes sense...
I have a picture of what it does! Somewhere.. ok the center front plant I did this same idea with (and the two plants directly behind to the left and right) and notice how the roots are? Instead of 2-4 root tips growing out from the net pot you get 20-40!
It probably doesn't make a difference... whatsoever... but I love how it looks man! Root explosion.
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bubblerking
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zero the water falling in the res is what makes all the noise