Alright here we go again!
I've gotten the transplant of the GG into the sip over, all went well, I was a Tiny bit rough on accident, didn't break anything but was a tad harder than I'd liked! so now she has a small bamboo steak to help support itself for a few days!
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I was really wanting to not have to water, until my em1 was finished expanding, but more importantly! I want the GG sip to at 100% and in full swing, so I went ahead a used a tad less then 3/4 a cup of em1 (would have made a gallon when expanded, big waste
) but the GG sip is the most important thing, so I did it regardless! But she's running 100% now!
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I use bubbled water (separately bubbled) and em1 to full up the rez, since all my sips are diy, unfortunately each one can hold a lil bit different amounts! the gg4 sip took almost 4 gallons and was not full! so I'll have to add more!
FOR ANYONE USING THIS DESIGN!
just wanna point out, I have drilled tiny holes as an over flow on the side level with the pvc support! Until now I've always used this to tell how much water is in the rez, it's the simplist way and it does work, just fill until you see water flowing out! this is very important plz don't skip this step. But here soon a really good friend is sending me a few pieces of tubing and grommets, and also helping me build a better way to see and measure what is in the sip, I'll post that project when I do it!
I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT A VERY IMPORTANT PART TO THIS DESIGN! if you look closely and see right above the over flow holes, you will noticed I marked it, you must have a section of air between the water, and the soil! at least an inch!!
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! AND IS A MUST!!!! you need at least an inch of air between the two! if you do it the way I am, you will see its very important and if you don't u will see why! I use 1inch pvc pipe as support if you have seen my early builds, and that makes the prefect air gap in my opinion! This diy method works great for me and I absolutely love it! just don't take any short cuts! Like everything in life you will get back what you put into it!
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