Diy drip system

[Mattsmith1871]

Hi all, just wanted a couple of tips, is this going to work lol. It has a drain at the bottom and will be recirculating.
What do we think abiut watering times etc? Going to use a Mars ts 1000 over this.
Thinking of doing 6 autos. Any thoughts? Will upload pics in set up, just wanted to run a few tests.

 

[bk78]

150w light for 6 plants?


Im still awaiting pics from your post you posted a week ago to see how your system works.

 

[Dape Green]

Yup, gonna need more light buddy.

 

[LeastExpectedGrower]

How can anyone tell you if its going to work if there's no pictures and absolutely no details beyond 'it has a hole in the bottom'.

 

[Mattsmith1871]

 

[Mattsmith1871]

Got caught up apologies

 

[bk78]

So how do you plan on keeping your PH and EC in the right levels with recirculating?

 

[Mattsmith1871]

It's going to be a recirculating drip system can hold up to 6 pots

 

[Mattsmith1871]

I'm going to have a reservoir, which it recirculates to/from, the idea is to fill/adjust from that.

 

[Mattsmith1871]

You can see a bit better from these, along with space available.

 

[Skunkbudz]

It's going to be a recirculating drip system can hold up to 6 pots

How large will your resiouvour be?

 

[Mattsmith1871]

About 50L

 

[Mattsmith1871]

My ebb and flow system has a reservoir smaller than this, and it uses more water per cycle (each time it goes off). I had drainage issues with this system and wanted to try something new, hence this.

 

[bk78]

Growing 6 autos that close together is going to be a nightmare.

Start a journal when you fire it up

 

[myke]

I did something similar with clay pebbles,running 24/7 roots just followed the flow.Timed feeds every 4 hrs or so did much better, roots air pruned at the bottom.

 

[PopAndSonGrows]

That light will cover one, maybe two plants. The TS 3000 might cover 6 plants. Trust me, i bought an undersized Mars light twice.

 

[Mattsmith1871]

I did something similar with clay pebbles,running 24/7 roots just followed the flow.Timed feeds every 4 hrs or so did much better, roots air pruned at the bottom.

That's exactly what I was going to do, but Instead of air pruning the roots, I was going to have a 2 inch layer of clay pebbles at the bottom. Could also turn it into an ebb and flow once the roots gets to the pebbles under the pot..

 

[Mattsmith1871]

That light will cover one, maybe two plants. The TS 3000 might cover 6 plants. Trust me, i bought an undersized Mars light twice.

Is the extra money worth it? Have to look into the sizes to make sure that they fit.

 

[ComputerSaysNo]

Is the extra money worth it? Have to look into the sizes to make sure that they fit.

The TS 3000 has triple the wattage of the TS 1000, and is otherwise identical.

If you buy 3x TS 1000 you currently save almost $100 over a single TS 3000, but you are much more flexible in your setup. The three separate lights will use more space than a single TS 3000 however.

I'd go the route of 3x TS 1000 if I were you; especially since you already have a TS 1000.

Good luck with your drip setup, can't comment on it from experience, but see no reason why it wouldn't work.

 

[Mattsmith1871]

I've been looking at the viparspectra p2000 they look great and put out an actual 200w of power. The ts1000 only puts out just over 100w I believe....