Blumat auto watering

[RugerBaby]

Hey guys! Thought I'd jump in to share a little something with you fellas. I found a pretty cool/cheap way to hold up the drip line. -------------------------------------------------------------------->

Thats right! Those cheap white plant labels. Mine had these little holes in them already, and they fit perfect.

 

[TheGreenViking]

That's funny... I use those stakes too. I just cut a V shape in the top and it rests there.

 

[heady blunts]

What do you guys think about 5 gallon buckets stacked as a way of getting the reservoirs up high? The reservoirs would be 2 20 gallon brute trashcans.

The stack would be 6-8 buckets high, with 2 or 3 stacks, then place a piece of plywood or mdf on top. Then on top of that would go the reservoirs. My only concern is the reservoirs are wider than the buckets, and 20 gallons of water tipping over would be a disaster. My other idea was using stacked milk crates. Then some sort of strap around the reservoir, screwed to a stud.

There's also the fact that the reservoirs would be roughly 160 lbs a piece when full.

Anyone got any good ideas? Need something lightweight and can't build a badass shelf like lazyman's due to the rooms situation. I'm thinking 2-3 feet of lift would do it. I could also go with a couple pumps up to smaller buckets and have the res's on the floor, but not having a pump is part of the appeal.

i wouldn't use 5 gal buckets just cause i wouldn't trust them to hold that much weight. the milk crates sound a little better. maybe ziptie them together, and then zip tie the stacks together. that should give you some serious stability. definately use 4 stacks, 2-3 will not give you much balance or support.

the best option would be 4x4's. if you have a drill, get them cut to size at the lumber place, then use those galvanized steel brackets to attach them to a 3/4" ply deck. don't forget to make a few brace pieces connecting the legs to one another.

 

[Cheeb]

Rugerbaby....

Nice idea!

 

[Guywithoutajeep]

Yeah I have a 2' x 4' shelf thats 8' high and you can work the adjustable shelves. Thats your best bet.

Hey I picked up some 1/4" drip line stakes and they fit right onto the distributors.

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[dunkydunk]

I've always heard the distributors had a strong tendency to clog.

 

[Guywithoutajeep]

Don't know. They work very well on my end.

 

[laughingmoon]

So say I want to Blumat between 9 and 16 square pots, about 1.5 gal each max., I would need the patio set. What else would I need to run smoothly from the get-go?

 

[Clackamas Coot]

What do you guys think about 5 gallon buckets stacked as a way of getting the reservoirs up high? The reservoirs would be 2 20 gallon brute trashcans.

The stack would be 6-8 buckets high, with 2 or 3 stacks, then place a piece of plywood or mdf on top. Then on top of that would go the reservoirs. My only concern is the reservoirs are wider than the buckets, and 20 gallons of water tipping over would be a disaster. My other idea was using stacked milk crates. Then some sort of strap around the reservoir, screwed to a stud.

There's also the fact that the reservoirs would be roughly 160 lbs a piece when full.

Anyone got any good ideas? Need something lightweight and can't build a badass shelf like lazyman's due to the rooms situation. I'm thinking 2-3 feet of lift would do it. I could also go with a couple pumps up to smaller buckets and have the res's on the floor, but not having a pump is part of the appeal.

real ting

I found a 110 gallon aquarium that had a huge scratch across the front on Craiglist for $25.00

Pretty cheap reservoir and since it's a rectangle getting a stand set-up was pretty stupid easy.

HTH

CC

 

[sunnydog]

Pressure reducer

Pressure reducer

I will be using the pressure reducer soon.
A friend used one outdoors, worked perfect.


SD

 

[real ting]

real ting

I found a 110 gallon aquarium that had a huge scratch across the front on Craiglist for $25.00

Pretty cheap reservoir and since it's a rectangle getting a stand set-up was pretty stupid easy.

HTH

CC

I like this idea. Must have been a pain to get it back to the grow though! I've already got the trashcans though so might as well make use of them.

I did some testing on the 5 gallon buckets (standing on a stack of them with heavy weights), and they are very sturdy if you have the weight resting on the lip. A column is a very strong shape, and they will be holding 320 lbs of water at max, plus the garbage cans and particle board surface, so well under 400lbs. With 4 columns that should be about 100 lbs max on each column.

I'll let you all know how if it works out.



Another question , how to get water into the room, and into the res's? There is a hose tap in the basement, I could run a 50 ft hose up to the room, but would that be safe as far as leaks go? I was thinking of using something like this at the nozzle end, and just having the faucet end open all the time:

http://www.amazon.com/Dramm-12353-H...4561215?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=2


Is anyone else using a similar setup? Something totally different? What do you all think?

Any hose recommendations?

 

[DevilWeed]

RT, I think your buckets will work out fine. Just don't lean on the rez!

For water, can't you just turn the faucet on and off? Not sure I understand the question. For a strong durable hose, the heavy duty Goodyear brands sold at the big stores seem to hold up well. I have plumbing in my grow so I just turn on the hose and fill the rez when I need to.

 

[DevilWeed]

I'm just starting to pull my first Blumat/Jack's Hydro plants that have run end to end with the new setup. This little girl is quite a beaut! Used a single Blumat and Jacks @ ~1.4EC from rooted clone until now. Been manually feeding just water for 6 days and will likely chop at 55 days total from 12/12. Completely cloudy trichs with about 10% amber right now...3 days to go.

This is at 46 days. I'll post a follow up after chop. Nugs are all rock hard! Blumat's rock!

 

[Green lung]

wow Thats hell of yield there very efficent.

 

[Green lung]

Now guys do any of yo run a perpeptual with bluemats?


My Idea was to have 2 rez, 1 with full strength nute, and 1 rez with little to no nutes.

And than just hand water with different strengths wherever needed.




Anybody doing this type of thing?

 

[whodare]

you could do that and just move the plants as they progress. you can take the cone out and put it in the next container...

 

[heady blunts]

I did some testing on the 5 gallon buckets (standing on a stack of them with heavy weights), and they are very sturdy if you have the weight resting on the lip. A column is a very strong shape, and they will be holding 320 lbs of water at max, plus the garbage cans and particle board surface, so well under 400lbs. With 4 columns that should be about 100 lbs max on each column.

the reason i was cautioning is because when you stack 5 gals the weight goes on the lid, not the rim. they're actually sturdier when filled. but if you feel confident and you've got the buckets, go for it.

 

[real ting]

RT, I think your buckets will work out fine. Just don't lean on the rez!

For water, can't you just turn the faucet on and off? Not sure I understand the question. For a strong durable hose, the heavy duty Goodyear brands sold at the big stores seem to hold up well. I have plumbing in my grow so I just turn on the hose and fill the rez when I need to.

The faucet tap is in the basement. The reservoirs/room are not. The idea is like this: heavy duty hose gets ran 50 ft (through ceiling) to room. Hose end shut off valve on nozzle to start and stop flow of water for filling up res's. The spigot end is always on, so the hose is always full of water, and just stopped at nozzle shut off. the Dramm shut offs are supposed to be great, the only part I'd worry about leaking is the hose itself or the spigot end. I think the original krusty buckets used 3/4" garden hose, so I'm assuming it would work in this role.

Is this a good or bad idea? If so what is a better way of going about it?

the reason i was cautioning is because when you stack 5 gals the weight goes on the lid, not the rim. they're actually sturdier when filled. but if you feel confident and you've got the buckets, go for it.

Nah, not like that. Stacked so they are nested within one another, no lids. Then set upside down so the top lip is on the floor, and the bottom lip of the top buckets supports a piece of mdf, which the res's sit on.

 

[DevilWeed]

The faucet tap is in the basement. The reservoirs/room are not. The idea is like this: heavy duty hose gets ran 50 ft (through ceiling) to room. Hose end shut off valve on nozzle to start and stop flow of water for filling up res's. The spigot end is always on, so the hose is always full of water, and just stopped at nozzle shut off. the Dramm shut offs are supposed to be great, the only part I'd worry about leaking is the hose itself or the spigot end. I think the original krusty buckets used 3/4" garden hose, so I'm assuming it would work in this role.

Is this a good or bad idea? If so what is a better way of going about it?

Personally, I would not do it with any normal type of hose. I don't know if anyone makes a reinforced hose for that applicatiion. If (when) that hose bursts/leaks it will be really messy. If I was in that position, I'd run PEX up to the grow. You can get an adapter to screw onto the basement faucet if you aren't plumbing inclined. Then do a PEX run up to the room although I guess you'd still need some plumbing skills and tools to pull it off. Easier option is to turn on the faucet when you need it and off when you don't.

 

[nycjb]

Can anyone tell me if the instructions to turn the knob back 2 arrows is okay for coco?