TNewell753
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What is the best method other than handwatering daily to keep the PH and ppms at the proper levels in the medium and also avoid salt buildups and nutrient lockouts when autowatering?
Autowatering when using coco...
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TNewell753
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Do you have your plants draining into the saucers then sucking the excess back up or are you removing it?
jocat
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build buckets with drains
build buckets with drains
i like dtw, but the pots with drains and saucers are a pain just get some clean 5g buckets and find a good way to drain them, and no muss or fuss, plus you can keep a closed loop system by top dressing the coco with diaotomacous earth and perelite, no more gnats viola,
build buckets with drains
i like dtw, but the pots with drains and saucers are a pain just get some clean 5g buckets and find a good way to drain them, and no muss or fuss, plus you can keep a closed loop system by top dressing the coco with diaotomacous earth and perelite, no more gnats viola,
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sweetestsin420
Is it possible to use the drippers in coco,and time it so that there is VERY little runoff??like i grow in a closet,so i cant have a huge pool of water everyday.so will i be ok setting it to drip twice a day,maybe 1 minute each cycle?i have been looking at something called "bluemats",on this forum,they seem cool but way too complicated for me,drippers are too complicated,but im sure ill learn
What i'm thinking of doing is making my own drip stand out of PVC pipes for my DTW dripper system.
In the DR120 tent, have a 1m tray (holds 100L) that sits on the stand. Drill a hole in one end and have it raised so water runs to the hole. Underneath have another tray (65L) to catch all the run off.
My res will probs be 25 or 50L. So if any timers fail all the water will run into the bottom tray (65L). If it works right it'll make watering easier and cleaning up easier for me.
Not sure about how much to water yet but I was thinking 3 times a day (1 at morning for plants, 1 half way through lights on and 1 at night, sound right?) something like 2/4mins. Read some people try to aim for 300/500ml but guess it's trail and error when you build it to find out.
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sweetestsin420
thats the thing ,do i NEED to build some crazy machine made out of pvc pipes for drippers to work???can i just go simple,and use a waterpump and drippers?why the pvc lol
stagehand099
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Get a "Patio Set" of Tropf Blumats, man. they are not complicated! They are dead simple with no moving parts and no electrical needs. No pumps to fail and ruin your grow. No Runoff when dialed in properly. Just super healthy plants rocking along, drinking only the juice they need. You will thank me later for this advice.......
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sweetestsin420
how much does the patio set cost?and how many plants does it work on?
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lordofthenugz
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sweetestsin420
thank you,ima check it out
uhhh i guess this is a two part question
avoid salt buildups , drip clean a little goes along way
best automated drip system for coco
blumats
or any submersible pump and some lines
drip to no waste
gdbud
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I have been running Blumats now for over two years. They are not complicated at all one you get them dialed in your set. they have been the best investment in my grow cabinet second only to the light.
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sweetestsin420
help pleez i could NOT find the "patio" kit??they only have "deck and planter" kit..please can somebody link the actual product,like FULL kit?and i wont need to buy anything else??im looking for maybe 15 plants,or better yet,20??pleaseeee and thank youuu lol
mine is called patio,deck and balcony set. 12 carrots per set. i got 2 boxes. still on shelf for prob a year LOL
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sweetestsin420
superman how much did you pay for each kit??cus if it was around 75 then thats what the deck and planters cost
