gregor_mendel
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I think I can!
I think I can!
Stock halos:
Drilled halos:
I think I can!
Stock halos:
Drilled halos:
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passive plant killer
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petemoss
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Good try, gregor_mendel but your pix are not showing for me. Maybe your album is set to "private"?? Dunno but here's a sticky about how to post pictures:
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=109704
Hope that works for you!
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=109704
Hope that works for you!
I eat things from cow manure
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I like it.
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I like it.
oldone
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Anything for a weird life, eh?
gregor_mendel
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Indeed it is.
I read your link, and my pics show to me, but I can't seem to change form private to public.
gregor_mendel
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I think I have it now.
Anyone see my pics?
Anyone see my pics?
So bored.
gregor_mendel
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stage 1 mother tote
stage 1 mother tote
10 gallon Rubbermaid with 6 holes in the lid
1 quart nursery pot with 1" ebb and flow fitting installed
Add length of hose and zip ties
And done
stage 1 mother tote
10 gallon Rubbermaid with 6 holes in the lid
1 quart nursery pot with 1" ebb and flow fitting installed
Add length of hose and zip ties
And done
petemoss
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Nicely done, g-m! Are you going to put a pump right in the tub? I'm hand watering my mini-PPK's from the top once per day. With coco + perlite (3 parts/ 1 part) I found that the coco never dries out completely on top in my 3.5" pots. I'm experimenting with combinations of turface/ coco/ perlite/ rice hulls/ EWC to get a fast draining mix.
gregor_mendel
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For now it is just wick, but if I add a pump, it's going in the tub.
gm,
I like the design. Simple and easy and consistent with the system.
I can't make out the zip tie tech at the bottom of the media wick. Care to elaborate?
I like the design. Simple and easy and consistent with the system.
I can't make out the zip tie tech at the bottom of the media wick. Care to elaborate?
gregor_mendel
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Rather than four crossing like the standard tailpiece, there are two crossing.
thanks
gregor_mendel
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The rig is now at home in the room where it all happens.
I had planned to add water manually, but realized I need only tee off the line running to the control bucket in my tent and add a float valve.
For some reason I was thinking I would need another volume reservoir to automate this.
PPKs are so easy, they make me stupid.
I had planned to add water manually, but realized I need only tee off the line running to the control bucket in my tent and add a float valve.
For some reason I was thinking I would need another volume reservoir to automate this.
PPKs are so easy, they make me stupid.
huhwaht?
Some very creative stuff here. You guys growing in small spaces are like magicians.
I'm moving into a 30 x 40 ft room with 16 ft ceilings right now. 48 plant positions.
I am going to try unit grows for a while.
This is going to allow me to grow all plants on one level for the first time meaning that i can use one reservoir and one pump with one timer.
It's going to allow me to see what happens to the solution over the lifetime of a large group of plants being raised together.
Growing perpetual style forces compromises, but is great for financial stability if you do not have your growing down and still lose a plant or two. it is also a fast track for experimenters.
Since this project started in sept 09 I have not lost a plant.
I should have more control of the nutrient solution and lighting. I think this is going to drive up yield.
Also I want to be able to schedule some time off for a little vacation once in a while.
Everything is being built portable, nestable, stackable with all components going into a standard 150 size van in one trip.
Between grows the system can be easily disconnected, torn apart, cleaned, loaded in the van and stored off premises for about thirty dollars a month.
Well, back to the mine for another day. Yo ho heave ho! It's my meat, massuh!
Hey, OO, how did the annual seal hunt go? bein' a good southern boy i been down in the swamp wrestlin' gators. drivin' general lee and makin' shine.
isn't it funny how people cop to stereotypes?
I'm moving into a 30 x 40 ft room with 16 ft ceilings right now. 48 plant positions.
I am going to try unit grows for a while.
This is going to allow me to grow all plants on one level for the first time meaning that i can use one reservoir and one pump with one timer.
It's going to allow me to see what happens to the solution over the lifetime of a large group of plants being raised together.
Growing perpetual style forces compromises, but is great for financial stability if you do not have your growing down and still lose a plant or two. it is also a fast track for experimenters.
Since this project started in sept 09 I have not lost a plant.
I should have more control of the nutrient solution and lighting. I think this is going to drive up yield.
Also I want to be able to schedule some time off for a little vacation once in a while.
Everything is being built portable, nestable, stackable with all components going into a standard 150 size van in one trip.
Between grows the system can be easily disconnected, torn apart, cleaned, loaded in the van and stored off premises for about thirty dollars a month.
Well, back to the mine for another day. Yo ho heave ho! It's my meat, massuh!
Hey, OO, how did the annual seal hunt go? bein' a good southern boy i been down in the swamp wrestlin' gators. drivin' general lee and makin' shine.
isn't it funny how people cop to stereotypes?
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My latest effort
My latest effort
Here is the beginning of my next effort: 4 x Rez's SSSDH, from clone. Seeds popped sept 7, 2011. Last effort produced 12z from 2 and 6z from a third, and 6z from F-13, dry. My environment is better than then, expecting more. Jacks+CN@600PPMs. Scrogging them, same as last time. Tent is 4'.9" x4'.9" x 6'.9", 2x600w, neked. Not much to do untill 75-85 days from tomorrow (12/12). Take care of new cuttings will be the focus of my efforts, til then.. Adding to the boredom is the, other side of the coin> I dont read as much as I used to; particularly those 'nutrient' threads, good or badd. I have the gold ring. <going into my sig! I thought of starting my own thread but I have mixed emotions about 'going public' with all the good stuff that is here. I'll keep it here with those that are in it.
My latest effort
Here is the beginning of my next effort: 4 x Rez's SSSDH, from clone. Seeds popped sept 7, 2011. Last effort produced 12z from 2 and 6z from a third, and 6z from F-13, dry. My environment is better than then, expecting more. Jacks+CN@600PPMs. Scrogging them, same as last time. Tent is 4'.9" x4'.9" x 6'.9", 2x600w, neked. Not much to do untill 75-85 days from tomorrow (12/12). Take care of new cuttings will be the focus of my efforts, til then.. Adding to the boredom is the, other side of the coin> I dont read as much as I used to; particularly those 'nutrient' threads, good or badd. I have the gold ring. <going into my sig! I thought of starting my own thread but I have mixed emotions about 'going public' with all the good stuff that is here. I'll keep it here with those that are in it.
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A short report on my last run with modified PPK setup. I built the top water system but decided to use the solar powered 12 volt pump on some outdoor plants, so I never installed it with my wick system. I changed my level of ferts to 3/4 teaspoon each part per gallon at the 4th week of flower. I also ran ten plants this time because I could only veg the cuttings for 2 weeks after roots appeared. I had a vacation planned and they had to be finished by last week. I also ran the lights 10/14. After the 4th week I added a mixture of 1 tablespoon of Maxicrop seaweed and 2 teaspoons of molasses per gallon top fed by hand at around 32 ounces per container once a week. Eight of the plants were in 4 pots also and there was no ill effect that I could see. There is still room for improvement, I can set up the top feed and I will make a bigger air gap next run. I will also veg em for 3 weeks after I see roots next time and run 6 plants. I used a float valve used for water troughs and it was a bit tall in my trays so air gap was around 2 inches which to me is an inch too close. All in all this thread has raised my ability and yield to a level I never thought possible. And do it without that much of my time directly involved. I topped off the 27 gallon reservoir 1 time! Summer is upon us so it's over for me till fall. I guess while It's all taken down I can improve my setup while the space is empty to make it even easier to run. Set up a vertical light mover,top feed, Paint the walls and put in a better extraction fan. Who makes a good float valve?
