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so far so good. I got that idea from BAS as well. but they point out not to do it until you have good water roots. I figure the buildabloom is fine since it's water-soluble as well as being vegan, nothing in there really to go bad or get funky, plus letting it dry out afterward seems to be...

depends. if I'm just adding some buildabloom and coconut powder I just add it to the res. if I make ewc tea / kelp etc I keep it undiluted, and I will measure out say 8 oz per plant and then pour 4oz at a time into the open hole of the plant covers, so its going straight to the main root ball...

nope, they are in a fresh batch of my veganic supersoil mix, mostly fresh water... but a little buildabloom, coconut powder, kelp meal extract, ewc tea, and/or recharge once a weekish depending on how I'm feeling and the phase of the moon lol. Super non scientific, I just try to keep the plants...

here's my current 4x4. 6 Earthbox Jr's, 2 plants each. 8 Chile Verdes in the back. Left to right in the front on some risers (these didn't veg as long so we're smaller to start) is some Acai Gelato x KM11, a Guava Shoreline, and a White Runtz.

I cant remember which one but I think it's literally the 2nd or 3rd BAS Earthbox video that is on the first or 2nd page of this thread where he suggested letting them dry out occasionally. it made sense to me then. I'm sure there's a point of diminishing return but even in nature the soil...

Cool! I will check it out. I actually am not that far off with my current method. I do like @Hollatchaboy mentioned and just a top watering for the first week or so until I see they are bouncing back from the transplant and have a couple new nodes on them. Then I will fill the res, but then I...

intake hose will allow me to fill them one at a time like i do now, and once i see runoff i stop. Going to get a funnel that I can attach to the end of the hoses for now. eventually i will take a 20 gal Sterilite tote, and attach 9 more of those valves in a row along one side. fill with...

the netpot is the wick. the bottom square pot is just acting as a "foot" to hold it up out of the res. I didn't want it to go all the way to the bottom of the res. this way I can also lift the top pot off the lid as needed more easily. I could have skipped the netpot I guess, or used pvc...

here's the parts prior to assembly an part #s if anyone is interested. not sure how many gals the pots are they say they are 5 gal but looks closer to 3.5 to 4 to me. good enough. the res can hold 1.5 gal of water. the intake valve sits 1" higher than the outtake

Prototype complete. Patent pending. Now taking pre-orders, DM me lol. JK. for real though each one cost me just @ $20 so I save a few $ vs using Earthboxes and I have both intake and outflow valves that connect to 1/2 tubing.

that will help too and should shave a few more degrees off tent temps. have you tested what I am suggesting? I understand what you are saying on paper. in practice, aiming a fan at top of my QBs or drivers and dissipating the heat before it builds up results in significantly cooler...

from plastics industry https://www.acplasticsinc.com/informationcenter/r/fda-approved-plastics-for-food-contact#:~:text=Low%2DDensity%20Polyethylene%20(LDPE)&text=It%20is%20chemically%20resistant%2C%20repels,contact%20in%20a%20recycled%20state. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) LDPE is similar to...

I guess my biggest question is if I can use those Rubbermaid totes from my previous post, as they are LDPE plastic (but they don't specifically day food safe/BPA free). Is there concern of leaching plastic toxins into my res by using these? or do I need to find some better totes that will be...

you will know :) one day the plant will just have a ton of new growth and then your life will change forever.

these are expensive but considering they have the built exactly! the bottom "foot" sits an inch below my lid in my design tho. I have been trying to figure out the best way to create a "gasket" seal, and figure cutting it a few mm smaller than the pot would give it a nice tight squeeze in...

I'm working on setting up another 4x4 and had some ideas for DIY this time instead of buying more earthbox Jr's. they work great, but in my planting style I have to go 2 per sip. the long rectangle footprint also makes them harder to move around. also, the overflow hole means if I need to...

actually I should have asked this first... @Smokeytit90 is your driver mounted to the fixture or is it outside the tent?

this is not 100% accurate. as I understand, using active cooling keeps the heat from building up, which keeps the overall heatsink cooler. otherwise the buildup of heat can cause the led to draw more current resulting in even more heat. I'm not sure that's 100% accurate either, but I know from...

definitely going to keep going with this fixture without a doubt. I may go to a larger size tent to use a 1m square one I got off Amazon.. which would mean needing a slightly larger footprint. also have more runtz going in my 4x4 now. but in the interest of science I will consider doing...

Day 60. Thinking these are about to get the chop. Could leave them another week but done enough for me, 50/50 clear milky and only a touch of amber. Going out of town soon and want to have them dry before I leave so most likely coming down in next day or two.