Continuous Bin Grow

[Flavor Horse]

@BinGrower, your set up sure has sparked my imagination, thanks for posting this great and unique set up.

 

[BinGrower]

@BinGrower Could you possibly explain / give some more pictures of how your watering system works? I see the bottle on the side to put in the nutrients / water but don't understand how / where it goes (I see the PVC elbow, does it just drip down the side and fill or..?). Also, I noticed you said the waste is evaporated, do you have much problem with that or is generally pretty good and how much do you water per day or per watering? Sorry for all the questions, I'm just doing something very similar and would like the valuable insight!

No worries buddy. It's pretty simple

The bottle:


The cap:


The parts:


The general idea:

It's not connected in that picture. The hose just goes through a hole in the wall and is connected to the bottle cap.

http://i.imgur.com/eHtMJas.gifv <- test run


Splitting the feed twice is unnecessary I've found. A single T piece and two outlets is fine. You can also just put the hose through the hole the plant grows through and place the outlets on the surface of the medium.

Also you should check out http://imgur.com/a/DGejK

I've been watering every fourth day about 2.5 litres each time. I would not recommend doing this and I'd suggest watering every second day, I suspect my recent problems are related. Letting the waste evaporate is fine but the drip trays get pretty filthy. I usually actually drain the trays with a 150ml syringe and dump it on a potted plant in the garden.

 

[ttystikk]

No worries buddy. It's pretty simple

The bottle:


The cap:


The parts:


The general idea:

It's not connected in that picture. The hose just goes through a hole in the wall and is connected to the bottle cap.

http://i.imgur.com/eHtMJas.gifv <- test run


Splitting the feed twice is unnecessary I've found. A single T piece and two outlets is fine. You can also just put the hose through the hole the plant grows through and place the outlets on the surface of the medium.

Also you should check out http://imgur.com/a/DGejK

I've been watering every fourth day about 2.5 litres each time. I would not recommend doing this and I'd suggest watering every second day, I suspect my recent problems are related. Letting the waste evaporate is fine but the drip trays get pretty filthy. I usually actually drain the trays with a 150ml syringe and dump it on a potted plant in the garden.

Me like. So you're in a soil medium? No nutes in your water?

 

[Krake]

Wow I have never seen a grow like this, looks like something out of a science fiction film.

 

[BinGrower]

Me like. So you're in a soil medium? No nutes in your water?

Hempy perlite bucket. Lots of nutes, too much recently.

 

[whitebb2727]

Cool.

 

[AussieGrower95]

this is awesome! Looks quite futuristic, I'm pretty impressed.. Deffinatly sticking around to watch

 

[bassman999]

I have heard every descriptive comparison with your grow here, so Ill just I really like it.

 

[Matt Kitski]

After seeing your posts many times on reddit I have finally found you on RIU. Amazing setup and kudos to putting love into the design. How was the stretch on the sour kosher may I ask?

 

[ttystikk]

Still very impressive, even with the bobbles in plant husbandry. Top feed RDWC might be an option, something I'd definitely try in your shoes.

What about a single CXB3590 driven at 50W in the lid? 2gpw would give your current yields, fewer watts drawn, less heat. Expensive upgrade but potentially well worthwhile. Would not need lens or reflector since the space bin would handle any stray photons with aplomb!