visajoe1
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You'll get it. As you properly concluded, the most important item to determine is the flow-rate and ensure its balanced wherever it goes
Anybody ever use Rain Rings?
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DoubleAtotheRON
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Yessir!.. gonna be some trial and error, but at the moment, Im wasting a shit ton of nutes every day, and I'm looking to get away from hand feeding on a mechanics stool, and save some nutes. I fed in 100 gallons today, and I bet I sucked out 20 gallons of run off. That's why I want to slow saturate from the top. Otherwise, I'd bottom feed, but these trays that I've already spent $7000 on aren't designed for that.
Lordhooha
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Damn skippy lol
DoubleAtotheRON
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You gonna be around tomorrow?
Lordhooha
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yah whenever you want I’ll be around town.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Coo. I'll text you when Im about to head over.
I’m on a much smaller scale.
I biult some drip rings out of 1/4” water line.
drilled 8 Tiny holes in under side of the ring
Wrapped some garden wire around to stake into the soil.
Cost about 1$ to make.
takes about 6-8 min of the pump on to water two 3 gal pots to a bit of run off. Super easy and gets a good slow soaking
Was too cheap to buy the actual rings but I bet they work great.
I biult some drip rings out of 1/4” water line.
drilled 8 Tiny holes in under side of the ring
Wrapped some garden wire around to stake into the soil.
Cost about 1$ to make.
takes about 6-8 min of the pump on to water two 3 gal pots to a bit of run off. Super easy and gets a good slow soaking
Was too cheap to buy the actual rings but I bet they work great.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Very cool!
DoubleAtotheRON
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So I got to meet @Lordhooha today and visit his op!... Makes mine look like a closet grow!, he's really got it going on. Quite a bit of buildout going on, but part is up and running. The Dispensary is going to be one of the nicest ones I've seen. Top notch!. Super modern and sleek. Can't wait to see it finished out. This guy ain't fucking around, and it was a pleasure to meet you!
Lordhooha
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I’m happy you got the chance to get out my way And see what I've got going. I really appreciate the complements as well! you’re welcome to stop by anytime especially once I’ve got that maze of a building fully operational. I’m glad you enjoyed the labyrinth too bad I couldn’t have David Bowie show you around as the goblin king lol.
rkymtnman
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i did something similar. you need 4 plastic tees to make a circle of 1/4 tubing. then you have 1 as the inlet and 3 as outlets. no worry about tiny holes clogging up either.
lusidghost
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I don't care of rings. They have to be perfectly level or you'll get an uneven watering. Plus you can easily make your own customized rings for a fraction of the price. It looks like you've moved beyond the idea, but I'm putting it out there for anyone who reads this thread.
rkymtnman
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are you in coco?
lusidghost
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I was when I attempted to use them. I am currently using coco, but in tiny pots and using Blumats. I'm switching to rockwool slabs in dutch leach trays for my next grow. I need to figure out a good automation for this new setup.
rkymtnman
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you ever try a wetting agent? it was suggested in the cocoforcannabis website. supposed to help it water more evenly when using automated top feeding.
Natural Wet® | Wetting Agent | SaferGro
Derived from yucca extracts, organic Natural Wet increases plant water intake abilities, is 100% biodegradable, and provides great drought tolerance.
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lusidghost
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I used yucca for the first few years. I still use a little when I soak rockwool cubes.you ever try a wetting agent? it was suggested in the cocoforcannabis website. supposed to help it water more evenly when using automated top feeding.
Natural Wet® | Wetting Agent | SaferGro
Derived from yucca extracts, organic Natural Wet increases plant water intake abilities, is 100% biodegradable, and provides great drought tolerance.
Bignutes
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Thinking outside the box here. Looks like you run soil pots. If you were open to change you could run sips. You could build a long trough for each row of pots. Line trough with pool liner and cover. Put the pots and wicks on top of trough. The wicks drop into trough and you never need to water again. High country genetics also puts vertical columns of fertilizer at the edge of 10 gal pots and you won’t need to fertilize either. Would take some testing but hands off once dialed in.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Well, I've got time to think about it anyways. Im not going to do anything until I get this round finished up and the new inventory moved in there... to much to work around at the moment.
DoubleAtotheRON
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Im open to all ideas.. as I just said, Im not doing anything until I get this current room cleared. Too much to work around, and I don't want to disturb anything right now.
DoubleAtotheRON
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If I did anything right now, the AIrROS would go nuts trying to stomp out the VOC's from the pipe glue, silicone, new tubing, etc. That thing is super sensitive. Normal operating range is 30 parts per billion... with a B. On the very.. and I mean very rare occasion that a woman comes in that room, the display will go from 30 PPB to 0. It's trying to eat up all the perfume, hair product, laundry detergent, etc. I have a dedicated set of clothes that I work in out there, and use very little detergent when I do wash them. No cologne, or anything else with strong VOC's. But on the plus side, a fart is non detectable..