[Desert Hydro]

from what ive read on here i would say use maxi's on 5gal and up. im running 3 gal airpots with regulars just fine.

here's some lights out pics of the entire tent and a close up of the herijuana. pic got a little blurry but you get the point

Originally Posted by puff adder

I got my Blumat order today!!!

100 blumat valves, a length of 8mm hose, and a length of the drip line.

I didn't realize how they join in-line with the 8mm hose. It is going to be quite a job to set up the whole room (6 lights with between 9 and 16 per light).

I think I need to get a couple more items, a valve so I can shut the flow while switching lines between 2 resevoirs, and some kind of filter so if any solids develop in the resevoir they don't make their way into the hose or drip lines.

def consider multiple rez's......you need as little tubing in your run as possible.....I am down to 4-6 plants per light from doing 9 for 3 yrs. Same yield...


and fwiw I only use one stake per 5 gal bucket

[Robotrumble]

Originally Posted by Desert Hydro

from what ive read on here i would say use maxi's on 5gal and up. im running 3 gal airpots with regulars just fine.

here's some lights out pics of the entire tent and a close up of the herijuana. pic got a little blurry but you get the point

Looking good Desert. How is the air flow and light penetration with (I'm counting 12) of the ladies in your tent? Did you have to do any training or topping? I'm planning on running a similar setup to yours except instead of using airpots I think I'm going to be using regular buckets. Haven't yet decided on 2gal. or 5gal. but seeing yours makes me want to do 2gal and fit more in the tent.

I was also wondering if you've heard of anything about using the blumats with the coco hempy method? I'm wondering if the hole on the side of the bucket has to be big or even if adding a few more holes will make sure the water doesn't get trapped in the bucket.

Thanks a lot and enjoying the show. Can't wait to see how they finish up.

[Desert Hydro]

it was originally 12 but i pulled a few males so now im down to 9. good thing too, because i vegged them WAAAAAYY too long for having 12 in there. i will say i could probably put about 16 herijuanas in there because of how open they grow and all the side branches are dead even with the main top.

light penetration is great with 2 600's in there. i dont see why it wouldnt work with the hempy bucket but i dont think it would be any better or worse than a normal pot. i like my airpots. the roots are crazy when i break up the coco after the grow. i can feed heavy if i want but this run im doing a very light feed all the way through and only a few days of flush. i probably wont even need to flush with how low im feeding and all the drip clean they get.

[Desert Hydro]

once again took a shot at a macro photo. came out better this time but still lacking on my old camera lol

[Desert Hydro]

i got the OK to take over the whole bedroom. i pretty much was already since ive got so much junk in there. i need to have a green yard sale haha. so the new plan for next round is the 3 600's in a row over a 4x8 area and i'll use my 5x5 tent for veg and my 2x4 for SOG for the in between KISS runs. maxibloom is doin great so far. dark green growth. no deficeincies at all. i cant type for shit when ive been drinking and it pisses me off....... ive had to backspace and redo about every other word.

back to the plan..... gonna split the 4x8 up into 2 sections. half AK47 and half herijuana. the AK side will have less but more stalky plants since they are VERY bushy and the herijuanas i can really pack in there since they are so open and branchy with almost no foliage at all. i plant on putting about twice as many HJ's in the same amount of space so i should get about the same yield from each side.

i need to either buy some t5's for veg or possibly get a new lumatek that i can run on low wattage for the veggers. i think i can get by with one 400 or 600 and CO2 in a 5x5 tent

[Desert Hydro]

here are some updates! they yellowing has set in things are winding down. about 20 days left or so on most and about 10-14 on the herijuana. im starting my new seeds tomorrow. i need to get some new clones up and running.. u can see the beast cola in the top left up against the hood. its well over a foot long lol. damn WWxBB streeeeeeetched like crazy. my hopes are for 2p but my goal to meet is 1.5. we shall see........

meanwhile in the SOG tent u can see the bitch wwXbb's that overtook the rest lol. the ak's are nice and even

[nuggiespl]

Wow desert hydro, ur set up looks nice, u got me thinking about blumats, it sounds like ur able to conserve quite a bit of water once u get them dialed in? U think i would be able to run liquid karma in my mix, or would that clog them up?

[Desert Hydro]

i would just top feed by hand on ANY organic nutrient. i know how everyone loves LK and similar products and it sucks that you cant run them through blumats BUT its super simple to mix up a gallon or two and just hand feed them occasionally. half of u guys are hand feeding anyway. you would still be doing 90% less work lol

blumats are amazing! the only system i would run as well as my blumats is a nice ebb and flow table for SOG or an ebb and flow bucket system that they sell premade like the ebb and gro or flow and grow. i have had an ebb and grow and i will say that they are awesome as well. just keep the res full and youre set. it doesnt get any easier than blumats and coco.........except for the badass organic soil guys that their soil mixes are so nice all they have to do is use plain water through their blumats. they have it made

[Desert Hydro]

i popped 5 mosca negra tsi fly, 3 mosca sweet tooth, 5 barneys farm critical kush and 1 free eva seeds TNT kush yesterday. soon we will be chugging along proper getting ready to fill up my new room. i have not started to flush yet but they are beginning to yellow from the top down signifying the end is near. i cant wait for the end of this run. ive got a lot of new genetics im very excited about to start off the next round.