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  1. Al B. Fuct

    It's A Fuct World

    No worries. Mind, I still think I get far too much credit around here, I'm not that speshy. What's a reliable beanery to get Critical+ from?
  2. Al B. Fuct

    It's A Fuct World

    I gotta get a copy of that DNA. Trouble is, getting beans is such a pain in the ass these days. Well done, sir.
  3. Al B. Fuct

    It's A Fuct World

    Holy whale fuckin' thundercrap, Batman. Noice work. Strain?
  4. Al B. Fuct

    It's A Fuct World

    Fuckin' Vogons.
  5. Al B. Fuct

    It's A Fuct World

    Snergle, lest I rend thee in the gobberworts. Fuck, I've been busy. You?
  6. Al B. Fuct

    It's A Fuct World

    Nope, I've never used neem anything. For spider mite, I use an abamectrin (also known as 'avamectrin' in some locales) based miticide. Thanks. I drop in from time to time as my schedule permits. Still using Sweet Tooth No. 4. Sprouted the beans for the plants I'm...
  7. Al B. Fuct

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    After nearly 800,000 reads of my threads on RIU alone, that's a fair guess. Arsenic occurs in small quantities naturally in some fruits, notably apples. I'd not be surprised to find traces of all manner of minerals, inclusive of uranium, in tapwater, but the keyword there is 'traces.' The...
  8. Al B. Fuct

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    Oh, fuck me dead. Now, not using RO causes seeds not to germinate? *facepalm* *headdesk*
  9. Al B. Fuct

    It's A Fuct World

    I repeat: The claim that RO is required for growing cannabis in hydroponics is extraordinary. The burden of proof of an extraordinary claim lies with the claimant. So- how did you determine that RO is necessary? Specifically, what problem were you seeking to resolve- and did it work? And what...
  10. Al B. Fuct

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    What 'scientific sounding mumbo jumbo' would that be? It's timely at this moment to make the earth-shattering observation that hydro shops are in business to make a profit. They sell a number of products of dubious benefit to the user but of very concrete benefit to the shop's bottom line...
  11. Al B. Fuct

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    Chlorination is not only harmless to plants but pathogen suppression in the reticulation system is a highly desirable outcome. If you can smell chlorine in your water, that's evidence of UNDERchlorination, which, along with any objectionable 'sewer' smell, that you should pursue with the LA...
  12. Al B. Fuct

    It's A Fuct World

    The claim that RO is required for growing cannabis in hydroponics is extraordinary. The burden of proof of an extraordinary claim lies with the claimant. So- how did you determine that RO is necessary? Specifically, what problem were you seeking to resolve- and did it work?
  13. Al B. Fuct

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    Proving a negative with absolute certainty is functionally impossible. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, but unless you have some concrete symptom for which you're looking for a cause, you will chase your tail and waste a lot of time- and money- searching for something evil which...
  14. Al B. Fuct

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    Well, thanks for the respect and all that, but a field study isn't going to be particularly useful in proving a negative. Water processed through a muni treatment plant is significantly cleaner than rainwater and will have levels of dissolved minerals etc. which will not harm human health...
  15. Al B. Fuct

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    The material trapped in your sediment filter is almost certainly iron oxide particles- yep, rust from ageing pipes. One thing it almost certainly isn't is sewerage. Bear in mind that the water reticulation is pressurised- nothing's going to seep IN to a pressurised water main from a nearby...
  16. Al B. Fuct

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    Be unconvinced if you so choose. Water quality from muni system to muni system will insubstantially vary but not in any manner significant to its use in hydroponic growing. If you want to know what's in your water, your local treatment plant will provide you with analysis data on your request-...
  17. Al B. Fuct

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    Or, as you originally wrote (text as appeared in my email notice of a reply to this thread): Believe it. If water is of suitable quality for drinking- and chlorinated, fluoridated water from a muni treatment plant most assuredly is- it's ideal for hydroponic growing. RO filtration is...
  18. Al B. Fuct

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    No wucking furries. :) Not a dumb question at all. If the thermostat is placed where light can hit it, radiant IR will warm the thermostat's temp sensor (be that semiconductor (thermistor), mercury bulb or bimetallic spring), making the apparent temperature several degrees warmer than the...
  19. Al B. Fuct

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    I use modified Adjust-a-wings: http://www.adjustawings.com/ The modification is the fitment of cooltubes.
  20. Al B. Fuct

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    Correcting. Two single pole switches ganged to one actuator is called DPST (double pole, single throw).
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