WazzaX
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@littlejacob i don't really "flush" in the true sense of the word...for the last 9 days or so ill just add water to the reservoir to dilute the nutes/water that is in there which drops the ppm
This is wholly accurate. I am using florakleen at 3ml/L which has helped a lot with the salt build up and no it cannot be flushed which is a major problem.I use the Original Autopot system from the inventor in Melbourne, Australia, and really like it. I have noticed that some mob in the UK has copied his system and not 100% if its identical or not, but as with every system there are pro and cons.
The "pros" of the Autopot system, I will be basing this off the original system from Australia, is that it is one of the most convenient hydroponic systems I have come across to date.
The "cons";
- no pumps or electronics (unless you use his automatic dosing system, which is more geared for aquaponics anyways)
- easy to clean and maintain
- kits are inexpensive and only moving part is the SmartValve, which is like a float valve inside another float valve.
- I will mention this first as it is the major set back, you salt build up rises to the surface of your media, which in turn can percipitate back into your root zone
- system cannot be flushed as it all regulated via a SmartValve and refills with nutrient solution accordingly.
- I personally feel that the dry period for the roots is not long enough, so in turn reduces the lack of oxygen supply to the roots.
- also because of the sub res on each pot to hold the SmartValve, That in an enclosed environment such as a grow tent or cupboard grow your humidity becomes too high during flower stage
Absolutely !!Lol it's illegal in my country too
I'll add some more pics Friday I think that's going to be my 12/12 flip day I'll start doing weekly photo updates here till harvest if that's ok with you @oilmaker68?
Perfection.end of week 6...things are still going great with no problems to report...the flowers are really sticky and have a heavy smell
True watt wise is 1922watts(How I who I hooked the the light to a Kill-a-watt meter) but Mars 2 watt rating is 1600 and 1200, which I have 2 1600 and 1 1200 in the middle.How many watts are those
mars lights you're using realstyles?
hey mate...wheres your pics?Perfection.
The Dingo ate my baby lol. Great looking buds.End of week 7 ...the flowers are really starting to fatten up nicely but I have a little foxtailing going on that I think is from the summer heat and humidity...considering my summer conditions im still happy and besides, they look abit like Christmas trees
End of week 7 pics...
That looks straight gravy on potatoes and that's my lingo for nice lol. I can't wait to see my flower 60 days from now already 5 days into flower but some strains will go a couple of weeks more and that's okay it will give me time to trim and then I'll be able to trim the last stuffEnd of week 8...starting to get a few amber trics now so I will add plain water to my res for the next week till harvest...the flowers are rock solid with a very strong smell...the foxtails have made my tops abit ugly but it cant be helped (night time temps are around 30 degrees celcius atm)
heres some pics...
trying out Crtitcal kush right now and took a couple of cuts to start moms, seed take too long lol.cheers
this will be my last grow of Pineapple Chunk...im going to try Blackwater (hopefully got the black pheno) and Critical Kush next and also while they are veging im going to try my 1st auto (Dark Devil)...as a hobbyist I like the sound of a purple plant and ive never had the chance to smoke it