Wake n Bake, Nothing Better!

manfredo

manfredo

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shnkrmn said:
We could talk about blumats. I checked them out. A 5 gallon res would be dry for me in less than 2 days with 6 plants during flower. I already handwater every 2 days so no real automation there. But I want to do a sog style in smaller pots than usual and hand watering would be annoying. I could water from the bottom in a tray I guess....
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Just hooked mine up to a 30 gallon res....12 plants, I carrot in each, loop style. We shall see.

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manfredo

manfredo

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Laughing Grass said:
Before you assemble, stick a pipet or syringe in the cap and suck the bubbles out. I can still see a few.
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Oh snap...I wondered what the pipette was for. Directions are a bit lacking...I had to watch a few YouTube videos, but none mentioned this...Hopefully using the loop and drawing the air out through the end drain worked...It was actually kind of fun to set up.

Now if my room is flooded tomorrow, I won't think so.
 
Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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manfredo said:
Oh snap...I wondered what the pipette was for. Directions are a bit lacking...I had to watch a few YouTube videos, but none mentioned this...Hopefully using the loop and drawing the air out through the end drain worked...It was actually kind of fun to set up.

Now if my room is flooded tomorrow, I won't think so.
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That's inside the carrot so there's no physical way to purge air through the feed lines. You'll know in a day or two if you have air in them.

I love this system, it suits my lazy ass.

Edit: I agree the instructions are terrible.
 
manfredo

manfredo

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shnkrmn said:
Filling that res seems like a pain. Unless you have a hose available, which I do not.
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Yes it was, and I will use a hose in the future...I only filled it half way today for the test run....

Yep, as LG said, a submersible pump.

I was going to hook up direct to my RO tank but wanted to be able to add Epsom salt and possibly liquid fertilizer.

LG, have you run anything besides water through yours?
 
Laughing Grass

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DarkWeb said:
I thought you used Celsius up there eh bongsmilie
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I'm standard ambidextrous :D I actually prefer the fahrenheit scale for gardening. Smaller increments.

manfredo said:
Yes it was, and I will use a hose in the future...I only filled it half way today for the test run....

Yep, as LG said, a submersible pump.

I was going to hook up direct to my RO tank but wanted to be able to add Epsom salt and possibly liquid fertilizer.

LG, have you run anything besides water through yours?
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Yup, I run all my nutrients (Flora trio and calmag) through the blumats. Silica did cause problems for me so I don't add that to the reservoir.
 
shnkrmn

shnkrmn

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Laughing Grass said:
Me too! Best growing decision I ever made. I threw all my gear into the garbage, wish I could have sold it.
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I have a junk man who will take anything with an electrical cord. I just feel so naked rolling up on my bike loaded with this obvious stuff with no good explanation!! I have 6 hid ballasts taking up space too. I cut up all my light hoods with a Sawzall and put them in the trash bit by bit.
 
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