Blumats. Who's using them?

Jjgrow420

Jjgrow420

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Rookieoftheyr said:
I did the blumat classics. I started them a week before I left(for 5 days) to verify they were working and try to adjust height of rez to proper height. I still watered lightly till I left. They seemed to work in keeping them alive. But they weren’t happy when I came back. Rez was practically empty. I prefer to water by hand as needed over constant water, seems I get quicker growth. Moral of my story is they work if you do it right. I probably needed a bigger rez and have it up higher. I’ll use them again for when I travel.
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Im getting great growth. Only watered by hand twice since planted and only 2ltr each of microbial mass
 
lusidghost

lusidghost

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I checked my plants today and they look fine. Thankfully no lost leaves or anything. I'm reconsidering this tiny pot setup because that was too close to an all out loss. I'm sure all would have been fine if I were using regular sized pots. Mine get sucked dry in like 6 hours at this point.
 
Jjgrow420

Jjgrow420

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They're perfect. Other than the fact they leak the yellow dye off the filter. Fuck. Gona check that link for some adapters
 
JustBlazin

JustBlazin

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Jjgrow420 said:
They're perfect. Other than the fact they leak the yellow dye off the filter. Fuck. Gona check that link for some adapters
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Can you reuse those little ones?
This big ones I got from sustainable you can take them off and clean the screen and bowl and slap it back on.
 
Jjgrow420

Jjgrow420

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JustBlazin said:
Can you reuse those little ones?
This big ones I got from sustainable you can take them off and clean the screen and bowl and slap it back on.
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I can't open it. They're fucked anyways.
I literally have the same filter as they sell at sustainable just don't have the 1/2" to blumat 8mm
 
JustBlazin

JustBlazin

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Here's the site to buy alternative fittings to blumats, I just found it on the other thread.
I believe you want a 1/2 to 3/32 fittings

www.kentsystems.com

KENT Systems

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Billy the Mountain

Billy the Mountain

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JustBlazin said:
Here's the site to buy alternative fittings to blumats, I just found it on the other thread.
I believe you want a 1/2 to 3/32 fittings

www.kentsystems.com

KENT Systems

KENT Systems has quick couplings and quick disconnects, tube fittings, plastic, flexible tubing, media bags, medical luer fittings, flexible packaging, fitments, flexible packaging fitments, and pouch fitments.
www.kentsystems.com
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3/32?

The filter will be connected to the 8mm tubing

I'm using one of these which takes 3/8" ID tubing
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A 3/8" to 1/4" reducer works fine to connect the 8mm line to the 3/8" line.
Available on Amazon $8/4-pack
 
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JustBlazin

JustBlazin

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Jjgrow420 said:
I can't open it. They're fucked anyways.
I literally have the same filter as they sell at sustainable just don't have the 1/2" to blumat 8mm
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Why do you need the 1/2 inch to 8mm?
Can't you just run the 1/2 instead of the 8mm? then just punch holes in the 1/2 inch line and push in some 3/32 barbs, that's what I saw people were doing on icmag
 
Jjgrow420

Jjgrow420

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JustBlazin said:
Why do you need the 1/2 inch to 8mm?
Can't you just run the 1/2 instead of the 8mm? then just punch holes in the 1/2 inch line and push in some 3/32 barbs, that's what I saw people were doing on icmag
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I need the adapter because the filter just has 1/2" threads. I could do it the other way I suppose just not ideal
 
Billy the Mountain

Billy the Mountain

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1/2" threaded to 1/4" barb connectors exist. If not at Amazon, certainly McMaster-Carr.
You can get the filter I pictured with a barbed connection for ~ $8 and use a 3/8 to 1/4 barbed reducer
 
Jjgrow420

Jjgrow420

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Billy the Mountain said:
1/2" threaded to 1/4" barb connectors exist. If not at Amazon, certainly McMaster-Carr.
You can get the filter I pictured with a barbed connection for ~ $8 and use a 3/8 to 1/4 barbed reducer
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Lol. I know man
I have the filters. I can't find the reducers. I'm in Canada. Duno what McMaster car is. Can't find them on amazon. I know exactly what I need but I just can't find the right thing
 
LeastExpectedGrower

LeastExpectedGrower

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Jjgrow420 said:
Lol. I know man
I have the filters. I can't find the reducers. I'm in Canada. Duno what McMaster car is. Can't find them on amazon. I know exactly what I need but I just can't find the right thing
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www.mcmaster.com

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.
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