Hey quick question. I have build a ppk using the (3) 1.5 tailpipes and today I raised the tub to look inside and see a bunch of roots have gotten down to the bottom container. Would it be ok to just leave them or shoild I trim them off? I'm worried with the conditions of not have d.o. in there the roots will eventually be rotted. Any help would be appreciated. And delta where ever u r I thank u from the bottom of my heart for introducing this great system to the whole world.
For smaller 4 plant or less ops I've thought about uniseals and large pipe similar to the undercurrent so each container just dumps straight back into the res. Uniseals and barbed ends work well with flexible pipe and are pretty leak proof imo and quick to build. I saw a setup using them and think I'll use them on my next build instead of the carlon fittings. I had a few leaks at first with the carlon fittings but they settled down and I haven't had an issue in over a year.
If you're going to use a single large tailpiece the carlon fitting I showed a few pages back works very well and is easier to modify to work properly than the other methods I see. It has is fairly thin lip which I think helps drainage.
I get some kind of mold/bacteria build up in my res over time. My system is lightproof yet it slowly builds up requiring frequent PITA cleanups. I've read thru a few threads and solutions and am currently trying aquarium filters but I'm wondering if anyone else has this problem and how they handle it. Has anyone tested running a dead res compared to using bennies? Does anyone run a biofilter with success?
I would be glad to contribute something here, but the my motherboard took a dump on me the other day, and it is fresh start time for me.
Ran across these timers the other day and was wondering : http://www.mistking.com/Digital-Seconds-Timer.html
Its got a trunk
Its been revegged
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Might even go for a third harvest, off the same hydro plant....
D9$ experiments seem to be working for me at least. Yrmv
I get some kind of mold/bacteria build up in my res over time.
So almost a week since pulling out the roots. Today I checked again and yet again a lot of roots know the bottom bucket. Any idea what is causing this. I am using the round tubs air gap is 3.5 inches. And I flooded for 40 sec every 1.5 hours. It is week 6 of veg. In a few weeks the girls will be too big for me to lift up the tub to pulls roots again. Don't want them sitting in conditions where I'm pretty sure will rot them
What reservoir is everyone using? I made the mistake of using a tote too weak and now using one that holds just enough to flood 4 sites. I will be making an eight site unit connected to one reservoir. So i'll purchase a 2400 GPH pump and 1/2" Pvc? That too constricted?
Have to find the buckets I purchased again. Will use rubber hose and carlon fittings again I'm thinking. Also going to use screened turface again but not as much in the growth sites.
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you're all full of shit!