4x8 coco grow 15 3gallon overkill?

SoD4nk

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I'm looking to switch up my grow.. I was doing Sog but the watering everyday is killing me and I don't have all this time to do it.
Was thinking of doing 15 3gallon scrog, what do u guys think?
 

Boatguy

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Probably higher maintenance. Have only done a two plant scrog, and cant imagine 15.
A six plant scrog in a 4x8 wouldnt be too bad
 

Rurumo

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You might still end up watering everyday, just an FYI. Either way, it will be at least just as much work.
 

gr865

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Why not update your watering system.
Simple, 27 gallon tote, 3 gpm RV pump, filter
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8 port Orbit manifold
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Rainbird stream emitters. With a inline Quick Disconnect Connectors.
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bk78

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I'm looking to switch up my grow.. I was doing Sog but the watering everyday is killing me and I don't have all this time to do it.
Was thinking of doing 15 3gallon scrog, what do u guys think?
I still have to feed twice a day in 3 gallon buckets.
 

bk78

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Probably higher maintenance. Have only done a two plant scrog, and cant imagine 15.
A six plant scrog in a 4x8 wouldnt be too bad
I’m upping my bucket size to the new 5 gallons and dropping plant count by 2 next run. 6 would be perfect imo.
 

gr865

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In coco you will still need multiple water cycles per day, no matter the pot size.
 

lazaah

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Do those rainbird emmiters block up or require much maintenance? What about pump pressure or tuning? I was looking at them in the hardware shop today
 

gr865

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Do those rainbird emmiters block up or require much maintenance? What about pump pressure or tuning? I was looking at them in the hardware shop today
No, I have had no problems with the emittera.. Look at the above pics, there is the in-line filter and another filter in the 35# pressure reducer. The on the top of the the Orbit 8 port manifold the is a filter in the center of that unit also.
Have never had any problems with the Orbit filter. The two that I have to clean are the in-line filter and the pressure reducing filter. I clean them all at each rez change so plugging has not been an issue.
The pump is a 12V, 3 gallon a minute RV pump, 80#'s at the discharge, but that is why I have the pressure reducer in line. I had another 12V 1.5 gpm @ 60 psi on another grow with a 23 plant SOG. There was not enough pressure to run 23 of the Rainbird emitters so I switched to this.
The setup
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I tried this but the water distribution was not there.
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So I switch to this and it worked great.
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Taken a few days prior to harvest.
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Turned 27.6 zips of dried, cured, trimmed and jarred buds Also had 6.9 zips of untrimmed buds and some trim that went directly into making FECO.
 
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