Setting up dtw coco 2.5x5 tent

medidedicated

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Then again in action it shouldnt be running cranked up it should be like 20sec it goes fast. Im nervous!! And to autopot your spout cracked this time instead of the ring that faces inside the reservoir. Will yall hook me up again?

Great reservoirs but my only complaint the spouts are too weak. You must tighten them enough to not leak but not too tight or itl crack and fail.

My complaint, its way too hard not doing either. I just get lucky leave it be but I dont like that. If they could come without the spout Id for sure only rock flexitank.
 
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Any way around youtube uploading shorts? You cannot control the video quality which makes this useless trying to show. Annoying. How do you make a normal video?
 
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Wow I really doubt I could of made the orbit do this, thanks for talking me into these yall, I like it. I had to look at the video to see because its just so quick that it overflow unless the condensate pump is equal output.

It was pretty easy to set up and no leaks but doesnt sit tight. When cemented it will be solid I just wanted make sure it worked first.

Using flora flex tubes work best with the clips too, thats nice. Aftermarket tubing not sit tight.
 
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Everythings automated. No more hand watering. 400gph pump for the mother cabinet. One spot not being used.

Split the lines to both orbit manifold tents from 800gph pump, two plants in each, two lines per plant.
 

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As I finally run the tents to flower again I have this slow leak. I can place my larger drainaway tray under it for now.

Its a slow drip out mostly the nonglued hoses. Any quick fix ideas? Im no handy man. Would be awesome if I could patch it for now.

Already starting to run out of things to do but sit back enjoy the grow and improve things once at a time when I get bored.
 

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medidedicated said:
As I finally run the tents to flower again I have this slow leak. I can place my larger drainaway tray under it for now.

Its a slow drip out mostly the nonglued hoses. Any quick fix ideas? Im no handy man. Would be awesome if I could patch it for now.

Already starting to run out of things to do but sit back enjoy the grow and improve things once at a time when I get bored.
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Round buckets are the worst to do that with. That being said, try some epoxy.
 
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Get some rubber uniseals, or other small bulkheads that aren't too big for the curve not to seal properly in the hole. Better yet, replace with a square 5 gallon bucket, then put one good bulkhead and one of those 3 way garden hose splitters to reconnect the 3 hoses.

If you use epoxy to patch it up, use "waterweld" JB weld putty at least, so its non toxic and doesn't leach anything. Scuff the HDPE plastic bucket up around the inside and outside of the hole for better adhesion. Hopefully your green hoses aren't made with lead or other cheap stuff, otherwise I would get rid of them too especially if its recirculating back into the res in any way. If just a drain to waste tube its fine though..
 
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Get some rubber uniseals, or other small bulkheads that aren't too big for the curve not to seal properly in the hole. Better yet, replace with a square 5 gallon bucket, then put one good bulkhead and one of those 3 way garden hose splitters to reconnect the 3 hoses.

If you use epoxy to patch it up, use "waterweld" JB weld putty at least, so its non toxic and doesn't leach anything. Scuff the HDPE plastic bucket up around the inside and outside of the hole for better adhesion. Hopefully your green hoses aren't made with lead or other cheap stuff, otherwise I would get rid of them too especially if its recirculating back into the res in any way. If just a drain to waste tube its fine though..
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I knew the answer was like a nose on my face but cant see it because im not handy like that. You on the ither hand always have intrequit ways of diy, much respect!

I usually am just too entry level to understand but this makes total sense! I made spouts for buckets that should do great!

I wamt to make it work because I have a mother cabinet connected to it that drains slow, it works though but need to sit lower in the drain bucket which is a challenge.

Everything else sits high enough I can easily do anything to make it work. But this! This should do, thanks alot!
 
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I used to heat form the round buckets with hot irons and parchment paper to make flat spots for larger bulkheads, but then it got way easier to buy square buckets or smaller compact totes locally at the hardware stores, without having to pay big $$$ shipping from those plastic bucket companies.

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Yea, 60 gal reservoir, 17 plants and two more coming, its dumping 10 gal a day easy. Its not overkill. Idk how 30 gal lasted one of yal two weeks lol. 6x a day flower and 2 a day veg to keep fresh oxygen and chlorine in veg plants.

Not just one but many people only use 30 gal. For similar plant count, 4 of mine are bonsai 1L pots that take hardly any. The rest are one gal.

Yea I think Il use a weld putty, I didnt know of any and was hoping there was a simple one. Will use that jb stuff. I just wanted ask the community for best advice which yall did thanks. I could easily screw something up and get the wrong one.
 
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I'm a big fan of these quick connect camlock fittings. They are pretty cheap, and you could use them just like a bulkhead with extra o-rings & male fitting if you got a square bucket or tote.. Then you could quickly breakdown your system when needed, so you can clean everything out easier, etc.. Unhook the hoses easily.

 
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