JSB99
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yours is fine.
and for a previous question, wet/dry vac to empty the res also works great.
Cool! Thx!

yours is fine.
and for a previous question, wet/dry vac to empty the res also works great.
I think you are using too much light on them before they get roots and they are burning themselves out trying to veg. One 40W CFL about 10" above them for the first week or until they get roots is lots.
They just need an 18 hour day to stay happy and get their root on but excess light makes them try to add new growth and the only source of nutes is to eat themselves from the bottom up.
I think you are using too much light on them before they get roots and they are burning themselves out trying to veg. One 40W CFL about 10" above them for the first week or until they get roots is lots.
They just need an 18 hour day to stay happy and get their root on but excess light makes them try to add new growth and the only source of nutes is to eat themselves from the bottom up.
400 ppm is too high IMO. i'd go for half that: 1.25mL of each to start.
Change of plans: I think I'm going to replace the 4 x buckets and use 2 x totes instead (plus a tote for the controller). I'm going to see if the 27 gallon HDX totes are in my budget. Those are supposed to be really good.
Reasons:
- Even though I was able to seal the bulkheads to the round 5-gallon buckets, I'm very worried that nudging a bucket (which happens all the time) could cause the seal to break and start leaking. The totes have flat surfaces, which I'm sure will help tremendously. Plus, the totes will be heavier and more resistant to being bumped out of position.
- The totes have a much larger capacity (8 to 10 gallon for two buckets compared to 24 - 26 gallons per tote)
- The buckets/lids were cheap so there's not going to be a huge loss, plus I can use the netpots I already have
What y'all think? I know OldMedUser's going to think it's a much better plan![]()
so basically you are stealing my design from about 5 years ago! lol.
i used shower drains on the bottom of each tote. ran 2" pvc from each tote to the control tote outside the grow room. just needed to mount them on bricks or similare to give enough clearance below.
my feeding system was a 400gph pump into heater hose which had a the kitchen faucet sprayer design on the ends to create the waterfalls.
patent pending. lol.Well, I hope you don't mind me borrowing your ideas
Right on!!!patent pending. lol.
it works killer. 2 plants per tub. they grew to monsters with really large root balls.
I also still have room to work in the tent from the side flap.
That's why I never nail anything down.
Those totes are pretty tall eh. Should work alright.
Actually depending on the room, sitting in it will raise CO2 levelsWhat part of metering the O2 don't you get?
The little that goes into the air won't affect the CO2 levels enough to make any difference at all.
It's like thinking that my sitting in the grow room will produce enough CO2 to help the plants grow faster. View attachment 3985420
I'm surprised the roots are not plugging up the return lines in these setups. I'm switching over to pails in the fall, just not sure how I'm going to set it up yet. My covered flood and drain system was a bitch until I got a handle on the roots going everywhere. Is there issues with roots? I use silk screen on my drain and it works well but I do need to clean it a couple times each run.