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    Blulab Guardian combo meter review

    I have not used that meter but because I'm a hydro newbie I bought the bluelab combo pen pack that comes with a ph and ppm pen (which the above meter u posted is a benze compared to the ones I bought as 88 Hyundai excel) but for some reason my ppm pen won't measure water without nutes in it... I...
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    Rain tower help

    Nah I get it man but i was digging deep for suggestions for u cuz I see you obviously put a lot of work into it n wasn't sure if you were already into growing or just getting in and trying to make something work... but honestly if you really wanna build a vert setup I'd look into using plumbing...
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    Rain tower help

    How about laying them horizontal with a little bit of pitch rather than trying to have it stand vertical? I see why and think it's a sweat setup but look up some nft setups that use the same fence posts but lay them flat... aside from that have you tried bigger foam collars? Or drilling a...
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    anyone used a transmission cooler as a water chiller?

    I honestly wouldn't attempt hydro at all without some kind of chiller, there's no way under 1k lights and a properly temped grow room to keep res temps in check in a halfway warm climate, winter time (in normal places, lol) it isn't so bad n you can get away with it even possibly need an...
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    anyone used a transmission cooler as a water chiller?

    Copper and nutrients don't mix... technically they should but more than a few people have tried using copper wort chillers/coils of copper tubing only to run into issues... stainless has been the go to material for either soaking in nutes or nutes flowing through aside from the titanium coils...
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    Clay pebbles/flood and drain

    It's all plant dependent man... put the cubes into the pebbles and start out hand watering 2-3 times a day during lights on... I'd say 2 minimum to start... about an hour after the lights come on, and then if you wanted to get technical check back every hour till you see the plants start wilting...
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    Water and PH spikes? Please help?

    Be on the watch for algae as well... nothing like root rot/pythium but thrives like a boss in the same conditions that our plants do, highly oxygenated, nutrient rich water, all it needs is a smidge of light to set it off... you can do I did being the seasoned (soil) grower I am... I went out n...
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    anyone used a transmission cooler as a water chiller?

    Your gonna have to partition it or something eventually if your gonna run a mother/clones room and flower room at some point... I'd suggest grow tents would be the easiest and fastest way but not exactly the cheapest, but a nice 4x4/5x5 tent for flowering can be setup basically for $1000 with...
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    anyone used a transmission cooler as a water chiller?

    You gotta post thinking the worst bro, I'm not trying to hack at u personally or something... But think as if the poster posted a link to a new tranny cooler but was gonna grab one that's been used already or something... I half agree about going for it but also say for errors sake there was a...
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    $110 DIY Water chiller works!

    For now the hot season is almost over and I'm sure I'll be buying aquarium heaters before my wort coils but a couple of those sensors could really work out any kind of issues... I was trying to think of something but was able to maintain desired temps with the timers for the moment but I plan to...
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    anyone used a transmission cooler as a water chiller?

    No-one is worried about the effect of the water/chlorine/fluids are gonna have on the tranny cooler, they're concerned with the effects aluminum, stainless, and possibly and residual fluids are gonna have on his clones... I'd also be worried... Copper will leach in a res full of nutes which is...
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    $110 DIY Water chiller works!

    Yeah basically the wort chiller setup is what I did except I used 1/2" pex tubing for the coils... I had it on hand n after the snafus I had I was running short on semi-disposable $ but I eventually plan to get a few SS wort chillers... But thank you for that link, I've been trying to figure...
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    $110 DIY Water chiller works!

    Definitely agree on the dehuey chiller... I did the cheap ass thing n picked up one for $65 specifically because it had dial controls rather than a digi control...however that one musta had the shit ran out of it because I couldn't get it to drop temps as fast as the last one I managed to break...
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    GrowBoxUSA Turn-Key Tent

    2x2.5 in no way should exceed 6 feet, up to 8 is great but for that small of a footprint you won't need the height... I have 2 newish grow tents, 1 a gorilla 4x4x7'... It was like almost $500 by the time it was shipped.... The ceilings where I moved to are. 6'10-3/4"... A no go so take ceiling...
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    Nutrient Lines

    I'm in no way qualified to disagree with u on the technicalities of the term organic and in no way feel like arguing about a recommendation on a product that works as advertised, I do agree my nutes are nutes statement was a bit broad but I really don't see where your going other than an...
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    Nutrient Lines

    Just like every other synthetic nutrient on the market without pretty labeling or advertising... Literally... And don't get me wrong I'm not a fan of anything that's not water only organic soil but we all gotta do what we gotta... But for $68 plus shipping (shipping is $$$, I will concede that...
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    Nutrient Lines

    Blue planet nutes.......period dot dot dot... End of discussion... 2 part or 3 part....If u had any thoughts of going with GH 3 part, BPN... cheaper, I cant say it works better but honestly every pepsi/coke challenge that I see get done with BPN's 3 part, no bloom boosters and GH's same deal...
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    How come clone aero wilting

    I've ran an Es cloner for YEARS... Literally the first big item I wasted a chunk of $ on besides lights n the normal things we need to get up and going... And for years I've had the most unbelievable success rate in the shortest times I could have ever imagined.... Until recently when I took a...
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    3 - 12x6 rooms build out

    Well I'm too lazy ATM to post photo's but I am actually moving along... it took me awhile to "cultivate" the entire setup in my head as its tough until you can see a whole picture and how its going to get done etc.... I framed in one of the 6x12's, its actually a little smaller like 5' 9" wide x...
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    Who here likes the Hyper Fans?

    I have a 10" sitting in a box brand new waiting to be used... But so far it looks to be by far the best of the 5-6 inline fans I've had to learn to love the noise of... This one looks/seems like its going to be a bit quieter.... I am still hating I cant get "vent pipe" in 10", I have to use...
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