Evil-Mobo
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Yes sir the Autos are going in both tents with (4) cuts of SBA in veg........about to take off the roots hit the res of the SIP, and I refilled today.SBA View attachment 3930761 Liking this one. Gonna have to get the cut back. Thanks on the offer Evil. My buddy should still have it in stock. I'll Lyk!
This one I have got huge under the HPS. More terps n frost under the LEDs though. Deffinetly allot more bud per watt too.
What's SIPS again? Think you told me awhile back. Forgot.
How's the autos doing? Are they in both tents?
SIP= Sub Irrigated Planter. To explain it VERY simply, I have two 5 gallon buckets, the bottom holds the water (res) the top has the soil and the plant. The roots grow down to the water, and water is whicked" up from the res as a plastic cup with holes sits into the res before you fill the top bucket with soil. No need top PH anything, or for nutes if your soil mix is good. Just plain freaking tap water. You water more frequently but it's as simple and cheap as a grow can get bro. Remember my Northern lights I showed you? She was grown in a SIP. With my health up and down all the time I am just simplifying my grow so if I need a day or two away everything doesn't go to shit. Plus the hydro setup would be too much work for me with no water source in this room. That's a VERY simplified explanation.
@Humanrob has a thread in the indoor growing section on SIP's there's a ton of info and ideas in there. I would have made them bigger with tupperware tubs or plastic buckets but "for me" in my situation the 5 gallon buckets work perfectly. It's what fits me best for this grow.
The transition for you would be stupid easy and cheap to DIY (if I can do it you can) because you're using 5 gallon buckets already. Imagine just setting your current buckets in another one that holds the water. And you don't need R/O, no EC, no PH none of that shit. Straight tap water and the plant waters herself. You just keep and eye on the level and fill it. Some holes to drill but nothing too hard bro.
I'm not going to litter your thread with pics about to post some pics in my thread. Link in Sig. That SBA looks beautiful!
Edit: found the thread for you-
https://www.rollitup.org/t/sip-thread-sub-irrigated-planter.904886/
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