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budshoteyes · Mar 6, 2011

I may be misunderstanding the flipflop thing!

A $10.oo timer for each light would do the same? 2 lights on for 6 hours and when their done the other two lights get turned on for the remaining 6 hours

Billy Liar · Mar 6, 2011

Hi BSE, you could alternate lights with timers yes. But I would then need more ballast's, timers and contactors..
I'm off to the grow in a while so should do an update anyday soon... Hope they are going well????
Peace
BL

ddftre · Mar 6, 2011

hey billy, are you living where you are growing, if not is someone living with them, how often do you need to chk on them. Also how to you tie them up.

thanks

budshoteyes · Mar 6, 2011

Ah! Now I understand.....thanks BL
I'm gonna go back to read heaths thread again,especially the electrical.

And this thread rocks! Again thx

Hydrosun · Mar 6, 2011

budshoteyes said:
I may be misunderstanding the flipflop thing!

A $10.oo timer for each light would do the same? 2 lights on for 6 hours and when their done the other two lights get turned on for the remaining 6 hours

You sir are correct!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd suggest really good timers (Intermatic), so you may be spending more than $10, but a timers and multiple ballasts is much better in my opinion than a flip box.

:joint:

budshoteyes · Mar 7, 2011

DHF
I haven't bought timers in 6 years. I looked up the intermatic timer,$23oo for a HID one. The cheapies are $12.oo here in eastern Canada. I'll buy quality first as electricity is not the place to be stingy with $$$

Even with a ballast for each light the electricity savings is equal to the flipflop and no adjoining circuits to deal with!
Thx

BL....where are you? (hoping all is well)

DHF · Mar 7, 2011

Yeah...Hydrosun`s spot on.......

Yeah...Hydrosun`s spot on.......

Hey budshot......I`ll be the first to admit that I never trusted flip relays cuz I only went to each of my setups once a week and spent the cash for double ballasts on their own designated timers for insurance and my own peace of mind .......

I bought Intermatic heavy duty dial type units by the case since I had 6 ballasts per location with 4 and 5 locations at a time....

Memory may fail me but I wanna say the part number was TN311C.....Only had 3 on and off pins ta set so less shit ta go wrong........I wanna say they were like 12-13 bucks a piece by the case , and maybe only 15-16 bucks by the one`sie`s....

Used outdoor heavy duty irrigation type digital waterproof HB88RC`s(pretty sure that`s right) for my pumps ......Holler if I can help.....

Peace...DHF.... :ying:

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keat · Mar 11, 2011

Pulling up a chair, gotta watch this show!

ddftre · Mar 11, 2011

Any updates billy, any new photos!!!!

Feijao · Mar 13, 2011

With your drain lines being at the top of the container and your feed lines T'ing off above the water do you think that the entire contents of your containers get mixed pretty quickly? I think I might feel a little better if there were also a feed line at the bottom of the container as well. Does this seem like over kill to you?

fido · Mar 20, 2011

Feijao said:
With your drain lines being at the top of the container and your feed lines T'ing off above the water do you think that the entire contents of your containers get mixed pretty quickly? I think I might feel a little better if there were also a feed line at the bottom of the container as well. Does this seem like over kill to you?

i misread your intial statement

Billy Liar · Mar 21, 2011

hi all,
Had to take a bit of a break from posting. But will be back later this week, to answer all q's and show some pics of the plants and the lighting and flip flop relays.
Hope all are doing well and growing big...
PS, I'm planning a vert... See if I can better my previous attempt...
Peace
BL

luv2grow · Mar 21, 2011

billy, for your setup, 10 inch extractor- the pumps- lights- waterfall noise whats the combined noise like?

the setup looks the dogs bollocks, im just making assumption you use acoustic ducting, the carbon filter acts as a baffle, so much noise is suppressed there.

how about the tanks themselves? does the thick plastic tanks, and res all lagged up reduce the "splashing noise" and the hum from the pump?

Billy Liar · Mar 21, 2011

its not quiet l2g,
I'm going to change a few things after this grow. Mainly that fan, its a beast...lol
Peace
BL

luv2grow · Mar 22, 2011

well for my 8inch extractors, to quieten em i used acoustic ducting, an excess of length 5 metre either side it makes a little difference to the air output but it does make the air coming out basically silent. i still had to box and insulate the extractor unit off though. i thought id maybe bought a cheap noisey one to be fair, its db rating was 50-55. once id done that i couldnt hear it outside the room at all.
i would like to try the setup, i know its a good one, its the splashing noise with this setup what concerns me- im at a loss at the minute how to suppress it without losing the oxygenating effect.(nosey neighbours u see lol)

ILoveit · Mar 23, 2011

BL could you show how youve got the veg systems setup please?

Do you have the top drip flowing constantly, how does it drain from the bottom tank to your res?

Ive been going back & forth on constructing a veg system that enables easy transplant to the flowering polytanks. If its not too much trouble could you take some pics please.

Another thing, I was just wondering if you were to use an inner container that was shorter then the current one your using that would allow you to raise the water level higher allowing more roots to grow & as we all know "More roots more zoots" he he he.
I was asking myself what if you were to use this (below pic) instead ... there would be more space for roots & youd be using less clay pebbles what do you reckon?

If the net pot was sitting in a bottom less bucket thats resting on the polytank (if that makes sense)

fido · Apr 3, 2011

more?
please

fido

Billy Liar · Apr 3, 2011

I didn't think vegging plants would be popular,???
They are just starting to bud now so I'll start updates soon...
The NL5xAfg needed some extra veg to reach a good size.. Indica thoroughbred, so plenty of room to stretch out her arms... All going well though, just switched to flower nutes @ 1.2 ec canna Aqua Flores.. No additives..
peace
BL

laylow · Apr 3, 2011

7 weeks ago you started this thread billy they must be monsters hahahaaaa

come on give us some pic's

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