[Desert Hydro]

house and garden says not to use airstones because it causes sediment with their nutes. i do use a small pump to mix the nutes but just when im mixing in nutes and RO water. thats about it.

[Desert Hydro]

root porn and a canopy shot. all is well and running smooth as butter!

[St3ve]

Are blumats simiar to THESE at Home Depot?

[Desert Hydro]

they look like a knock off of the original. i would stick with the 12 pack that comes with res fitting and stuff

[Desert Hydro]

so after this grow is done im gonna do a test run of the K.I.S.S. style nutrient line otherwise known a maxibloom and nothing else. i want to keep it as simple and cheap as possible without sacrificing yield or quality. i think i will be adding a few additives that i have left over but thats about it. my clone wars tent will go straight maxi in ebb and flow, 1 week veg time with as many 3x3 rockwool cubes as i can fit on my 2x4 flood table under 3-400w with co2 injection. should be pretty awesome to watch a ton of single cola plants develop. this will be my in between crop while the big girls are vegging to size before 12/12

[rives]

Originally Posted by St3ve

Are blumats simiar to THESE at Home Depot?

Those are a clone of the Blumat Jr's, which water through the ceramic cone and work on suction from a reservoir below the level of the sensor. The regular Blumats are pressure fed and water through a hose that is controlled by a pinch valve on the top of the sensor. The Jr's don't work well for what we do.

blumats ftw........



lady came in at 11 oz...could have most def been more...I overfed and had some issues with a learning curve of blumats. Someone told me to run the pots lighter before I researched myself so I was having issues with pots drying out then flooding them...once I learned to keep them at damn near saturation point....whew....butterrrrrr.

[m3th0ds909]

First of all thank you DH for posting this very inspiring thread. I think there is hope for my growing career after all. Hand watering is where I always go wrong with my grows.

I do have a couple questions tho..

Originally Posted by rives

Those are a clone of the Blumat Jr's, which water through the ceramic cone and work on suction from a reservoir below the level of the sensor. The regular Blumats are pressure fed and water through a hose that is controlled by a pinch valve on the top of the sensor. The Jr's don't work well for what we do.

I was thinking of using the blumats on my next grow which would be a small 400w sog w/ 1/2g pots... so would you guys recommend using the maxis for those? They aren't too big?

Also to dial it in you would just raise the cone to give it less water or lower it to get more water at a time correct?

And last question which I think was already answered.... does the 10 pack come with everything needed like extra tubing and a res hook-up??

sorry for the noob questions guys....

[rives]

Originally Posted by m3th0ds909

I was thinking of using the blumats on my next grow which would be a small 400w sog w/ 1/2g pots... so would you guys recommend using the maxis for those? They aren't too big?

Also to dial it in you would just raise the cone to give it less water or lower it to get more water at a time correct?

And last question which I think was already answered.... does the 10 pack come with everything needed like extra tubing and a res hook-up??

You want the standard Tropf Blumats, not the Maxi's and not the Jr's. They will work fine up to at least 3 gallons, and probably 5. I flower plants in either 3 gallon smart pots or 3 gallon air pots, and have some bonsai mom's in 1 liter air pots, and the standard blumats work fine across that size spectrum. To adjust the dampness level, there is a knob on the top of the sensor that determines the setting - you just turn it to increase or decrease the moisture. Yes, the patio kit has everything except valves in it. You might want to order a couple of valves and a handfull of T's and elbows for the 8mm line just for grins. If you want to run a looped feed out of the reservoir, you will need to order an extra bulkhead fitting (rain barrel connector, thru-hull connector, or whatever - it's all the same fitting).

https://www.planetearthhydro.com/sear...blumat&x=7&y=2

[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