[Desert Hydro]

you wont regret it. once you dial them in they are sooooo easy. just set it and forget it! lol

the looped feed is just that. a giant loop or circle of the 8mm black hosing in stead of just a straight line with pieces feeding off the line and then an end cap at the very end. either way is fine. whatever you have the time and ability to set up will work. you could either make the big loop to go around your pots or simply tape the 8mm line in the shape of a "J" so it makes the curve and follows the pots round pattern.

i dont think i will ever switch back except for in my SOG small tent. there are just way too many plants to buy drippers for so they will get ebb and flow in rockwool.

my stretch is getting rediculous with the white widow X big bud plants lol. they are easily at 5' tall right now. i hope they stop soon or im in trouble lol

[Desert Hydro]

got an email saying my seeds are on the way. got barneys farm critical og and moscas tsi fly on the way and it also came with moscas sweet tooth as a freebie!! ive been wanting sweet tooth for a couple years now. it also came with a few more freebies as well like cheese and a couple more i dont remember.

[rives]

Originally Posted by stagehand099

Hey Rives, can you describe (or link to a description of) the looped feed? I have 6 plants in 3 gal. pots in a circle around a bare 1K. Also, what size drill bit for the thru-hull fitting? I have the patio set coming with extra drip line and several extra T's and elbows. Also got 2 of the 8mm grommets, which I hope can be used like the thru hull connector from a rez. Thanks. I'm damned tired of hand watering a bunch of girls so I'm gonna give these dudes a try, finally.

stagehand

Missed this, Stagehand. DH pretty well explained it, but left out one critical part - both ends of the looped feed go back to the reservoir so that it is fed from both ends. People have done this with either (2) thru-hull fittings (preferred), or a single thru-hull and a "T". Set a "T" about midway through the loop and put a valve on the center leg of the "T" with a chunk of hose on it - this is where you will purge off any air bubbles. A 31/64" drill bit is just about perfect for the fitting, but I'm sure that a 1/2" would work fine, too. I think that you'll love 'em!

DH, I've got some Tsi Fly seeds waiting patiently in the refrigerator. Can't wait!

[ninjagaiden]

Originally Posted by rives

Missed this, Stagehand. DH pretty well explained it, but left out one critical part - both ends of the looped feed go back to the reservoir so that it is fed from both ends. People have done this with either (2) thru-hull fittings (preferred), or a single thru-hull and a "T". Set a "T" about midway through the loop and put a valve on the center leg of the "T" with a chunk of hose on it - this is where you will purge off any air bubbles. A 31/64" drill bit is just about perfect for the fitting, but I'm sure that a 1/2" would work fine, too. I think that you'll love 'em!

DH, I've got some Tsi Fly seeds waiting patiently in the refrigerator. Can't wait!

Heady Blunts hooked it up here.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread....patio&page=121

Take a look, it will make things about 1000 times clear

I myself will be planning a looped system. just seems safer, albeit using a bit more line.

[Desert Hydro]

ive never run any c99 or hybrids of it and ive always wanted to. i want to get a few things from mosca here pretty soon. ive got my eye on about 6 of his crosses

[Desert Hydro]

lights just came on so i took a couple pics. i had a bulb go out so i swapped it out. they are getting too big for my liking lol. i really hope they are done stretching.

[Desert Hydro]

forgot the pics.........i havent slept much the last three days, between the all night fishing trips and working at 6am ive been fucked up

[St3ve]

heh.. I'd rather deal with too big that too small. Just trains the tall tops away from the light and you'll be just fine.

[Desert Hydro]

bout to do some work! got all my clones transplanted into rockwool and starting a SOG ebb and flow KISS grow using only maxibloom and drip clean. nothing else. if i need calmag i will add it but i dont think it will be needed.

my big tent will continue to be my blumat cave of wonders and my in between crop will be the little guys with no veg. gonna see how many i can squeeze in my 2x4 flood table lol

the strains are FMS WWxBB, FMS AK47 VERY cheesey indica pheno, S@nnies herijuana and S@nnies jackberry kush freebies.

ive got barneys farms critical kush(critical mass x OG kush) and moscas tsi fly(c4 x c99) coming along with some sweet tooth freebies from mosca that i am VERY excited for. i will start a new thread for the SOG pretty soon. need to transplant a lot more clones that i just noticed are all rooted as well as pick out mothers from the AK heri and jackberry kush. i may not keep the wwxbb around im not decided yet. i think the ak is superior to it and S@nnies gear is gonna make it look like childs smoke lol

[Desert Hydro]

GOT MY SEEDS!!!!!