I am making this edit
because using the term PPM to describe concentration is a scientifically accurate way to discuss concentration in a way that is replicable by the reader without any questions being asked. ",
so long as the conversion factor is ALSO known, i will endeavor to always say what scale.
I think in .5 scale. I talk in ,5 scale. I will still try to add that every time i type "PPM" on the keyboard
but for when i don't
IN THIS THREAD. ANY TIME I TALK ABOUT A PPM AND DONT LIST THE CONVERSTION FACTOR, INSTED OF TRYING TO TEACH ME SOMETHING PLEASE ASSUME I MEANT TO ADD .5 SCALE.
Its me. I know using EC is an unambiguous way to discuss concentration. Telling me again inst going to fix it because i think in PPM when i work, so I write in PPM when i write
give up now. later on you will see the holes I cut in my PPK reservoirs using an exacto knife
they aren't round. the oval isn't really oval. they vary in size from bucket to bucket . Its INTENTIONAL
started some seeds at the beginning of august and now have 5 Mount Cook, 2 NL X BB and 1 Bubble Gum transplanted from solo cups into 1.5 L tupperware containers. from there they will go into 12L Mini PPKs running coco/perlite 50-50
My last trip to the USA i brought back the things I cant get in my country (a years supply of Jacks 15-12-26, Calcinit, 4 more platinum 100w LED lights, assorted odds and ends ) and have been lucky to find (locally)imported chinese pond pumps and the rest that i need to build the PPK sites.
Last grow, in one tent I ran 1000w (actually draw) of Mars and Mars II LED lights (4 300w Mars, 1 900w Mars II) and the results amazed me. TIGHT buds, LOTS of trichomes.
so for this grow I am adding 4 Platinum p100s,another 400w (actual) to the Amare 350w UVB that i have in the other tent now. 750w actual draw.
I am going with 12L plastic trash cans , with 1.5" tailpieces, sitting on 5 gallon buckets (the reservoirs) with lids. each site has its own res, there is no main res. i figure 5 gallon res should be good for at least ten days, then I will mix new if i have to. Using a 5 gallon res means i can get 5 in a 1 meter square tent... 3 of the plants i started were feminized, the other 5 are regular.... I am hoping for 6 females. but 5 will do. should would three, my hempies averaged almost 3 ounces per 12L last time, I hope I get 25% more (average 4 zips per bucket) with PPKs, but could get 5 or 6 oz. per mini PPK easily i think, provided i don't screw up
And with jacks, i haven't been screwing up. shit just works. no need to add calcium or magnesium when using coco - PH stable- complete..... no need for other additives unless i want to try some
Since i am not using a large main res, i won't save money on nutrients (over hand watering) but growth should be phenomenal ... coco perlite PPKs are often fed as often as every 90 minutes. This keeps the root zone very well oxygenated, and since there really is very little evaporation and the coco isn't drying out the salts won't build up in the coco
i earned the following reading several other PPK grows.... and decided i have to try it
PPks are a recirculating system. the medium container has a tube 1.5" in diameter coming out of the bottom of the bucket with a screen on the end. its filled with medium. this tailpiece extends into a reservoir under it and provides three functions
1. its the drain for the medium container
2. it can wick moisture into the medium container in the even of a pump or timer failure
3. it allows the perched water table to be UNDER the bottom of the medium container, which means the rest of the medium (n the container) properly drains and the roots can use ALL the medium in the container, not just the medium above the perched water table.
no need for air pumps - feeding every 90 minutes adequately oxygenates the mix, no need for chillers, this isn't DWC. its really just top feed recirculating coco/perlite.
next grow i will run each PPK "satellite" from a main res.
so, i have the plants. I have installed a frame with pond liner to form a retention pond under each tent - in case of a big leak, to protect my rented apartment floor and the apartment below me
and as a test i have fitted tailpieces to a few of the medium containers. I used a soldering pencil and melted a big hole and jammed the tailpiece through it, and it holds well without any other retainers.
I am using these tailpieces
Peerless Kitchen Drain Tailpiece Pipe PRL083 1-1/2" OD x 6" Garbage Disposer NEW
The pumps all arrived, and a test showed they have the capacity to give a fast flood feed in about 15 seconds.
and the other odds and ends (plumbing fittings, etc) are arriving from our Ebay equivalent MercadoLibre.
I am still building the controller panels - since i am running 5 sites per tent, there are 5 pumps, and 5 cables to the 5 pumps, hooked to 5 cheap (chinese, 10 dollar cycle timers. decided to put all that in one panel per tent. these cycle timers are great once you figure out the chinese instructions and wiring diagrams. on and off times are both settable in seconds, minutes or hours. The pump on time is measured in seconds. off time in minutes
using one of these controllers per mini PPK
AC220V Programmable Time Delay Relay DH48S-S With Socket Base
Not available in argentina so I brought a few extra, though I have never seen one of these fail.
and one of these pumps
Bomba Sumergible Rs-932 820 L/h 1.6m - Envíos A Todo El Pais - $ 325,00
(thats 325 argentina pesos. 15 pesos to the US dollar, about 100% more than they would cost in USA, but still only 22 bucks each, and replacements are available here in Argentina)
i will post some pictures as i go along, because right now there isn't anything to see
I still have a couple weeks before the plants will need transplanting again, so plenty of time. Hand watering for now, happy that I after switching to PPKs, I won't be watering a dozen Hempy buckets by hand carrying them to the kitchen EVER AGAIN
because using the term PPM to describe concentration is a scientifically accurate way to discuss concentration in a way that is replicable by the reader without any questions being asked. ",
so long as the conversion factor is ALSO known, i will endeavor to always say what scale.
I think in .5 scale. I talk in ,5 scale. I will still try to add that every time i type "PPM" on the keyboard
but for when i don't
IN THIS THREAD. ANY TIME I TALK ABOUT A PPM AND DONT LIST THE CONVERSTION FACTOR, INSTED OF TRYING TO TEACH ME SOMETHING PLEASE ASSUME I MEANT TO ADD .5 SCALE.
Its me. I know using EC is an unambiguous way to discuss concentration. Telling me again inst going to fix it because i think in PPM when i work, so I write in PPM when i write
give up now. later on you will see the holes I cut in my PPK reservoirs using an exacto knife
they aren't round. the oval isn't really oval. they vary in size from bucket to bucket . Its INTENTIONAL
started some seeds at the beginning of august and now have 5 Mount Cook, 2 NL X BB and 1 Bubble Gum transplanted from solo cups into 1.5 L tupperware containers. from there they will go into 12L Mini PPKs running coco/perlite 50-50
My last trip to the USA i brought back the things I cant get in my country (a years supply of Jacks 15-12-26, Calcinit, 4 more platinum 100w LED lights, assorted odds and ends ) and have been lucky to find (locally)imported chinese pond pumps and the rest that i need to build the PPK sites.
Last grow, in one tent I ran 1000w (actually draw) of Mars and Mars II LED lights (4 300w Mars, 1 900w Mars II) and the results amazed me. TIGHT buds, LOTS of trichomes.
so for this grow I am adding 4 Platinum p100s,another 400w (actual) to the Amare 350w UVB that i have in the other tent now. 750w actual draw.
I am going with 12L plastic trash cans , with 1.5" tailpieces, sitting on 5 gallon buckets (the reservoirs) with lids. each site has its own res, there is no main res. i figure 5 gallon res should be good for at least ten days, then I will mix new if i have to. Using a 5 gallon res means i can get 5 in a 1 meter square tent... 3 of the plants i started were feminized, the other 5 are regular.... I am hoping for 6 females. but 5 will do. should would three, my hempies averaged almost 3 ounces per 12L last time, I hope I get 25% more (average 4 zips per bucket) with PPKs, but could get 5 or 6 oz. per mini PPK easily i think, provided i don't screw up
And with jacks, i haven't been screwing up. shit just works. no need to add calcium or magnesium when using coco - PH stable- complete..... no need for other additives unless i want to try some
Since i am not using a large main res, i won't save money on nutrients (over hand watering) but growth should be phenomenal ... coco perlite PPKs are often fed as often as every 90 minutes. This keeps the root zone very well oxygenated, and since there really is very little evaporation and the coco isn't drying out the salts won't build up in the coco
i earned the following reading several other PPK grows.... and decided i have to try it
PPks are a recirculating system. the medium container has a tube 1.5" in diameter coming out of the bottom of the bucket with a screen on the end. its filled with medium. this tailpiece extends into a reservoir under it and provides three functions
1. its the drain for the medium container
2. it can wick moisture into the medium container in the even of a pump or timer failure
3. it allows the perched water table to be UNDER the bottom of the medium container, which means the rest of the medium (n the container) properly drains and the roots can use ALL the medium in the container, not just the medium above the perched water table.
no need for air pumps - feeding every 90 minutes adequately oxygenates the mix, no need for chillers, this isn't DWC. its really just top feed recirculating coco/perlite.
next grow i will run each PPK "satellite" from a main res.
so, i have the plants. I have installed a frame with pond liner to form a retention pond under each tent - in case of a big leak, to protect my rented apartment floor and the apartment below me
and as a test i have fitted tailpieces to a few of the medium containers. I used a soldering pencil and melted a big hole and jammed the tailpiece through it, and it holds well without any other retainers.
I am using these tailpieces
Peerless Kitchen Drain Tailpiece Pipe PRL083 1-1/2" OD x 6" Garbage Disposer NEW
The pumps all arrived, and a test showed they have the capacity to give a fast flood feed in about 15 seconds.
and the other odds and ends (plumbing fittings, etc) are arriving from our Ebay equivalent MercadoLibre.
I am still building the controller panels - since i am running 5 sites per tent, there are 5 pumps, and 5 cables to the 5 pumps, hooked to 5 cheap (chinese, 10 dollar cycle timers. decided to put all that in one panel per tent. these cycle timers are great once you figure out the chinese instructions and wiring diagrams. on and off times are both settable in seconds, minutes or hours. The pump on time is measured in seconds. off time in minutes
using one of these controllers per mini PPK
AC220V Programmable Time Delay Relay DH48S-S With Socket Base
Not available in argentina so I brought a few extra, though I have never seen one of these fail.
and one of these pumps
Bomba Sumergible Rs-932 820 L/h 1.6m - Envíos A Todo El Pais - $ 325,00
(thats 325 argentina pesos. 15 pesos to the US dollar, about 100% more than they would cost in USA, but still only 22 bucks each, and replacements are available here in Argentina)
i will post some pictures as i go along, because right now there isn't anything to see
I still have a couple weeks before the plants will need transplanting again, so plenty of time. Hand watering for now, happy that I after switching to PPKs, I won't be watering a dozen Hempy buckets by hand carrying them to the kitchen EVER AGAIN
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