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DaveTheNewbie
Turface/DE sub forum ICM!!
it wouldnt be much different to perlite / hydroton would it ?
Turface/DE sub forum ICM!!
I had several of my current PPKs not draining tonight, coco has quickly become my least favorite thing in the world.
What a pain in the balls prepping this shit, I'm going to find a better way before doing any more.
I scoop a couple cups into this collander/bucket combo then do the twist as an initial screening.
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Then into this framed screen over a 33 gallon Roughneck tote, I was working it back and forth initially then I started lifting one end and using it like a slide. Just keep scooping from the bottom and dropping at the top.
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Then into a bucket or tub to be washed... Just run the hose, the media stays at the bottom... stir it up to release all the little bullshit.
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This is what's left in the 33 gallonn tote that catches my fines.
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Final product.
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Is there any use for the fines?
Do you have any oil leaks? or maybe your friends have oil leaks?
would fines be good for cloning in ?
http://www.cornvac.com/buynow.html#bucket
I'm pretty sure I posted this link in 1 of D9's older threads.
I used to use a corn burning stove to heat my old house, and used to but bulk (shelled) corn direct from a farmer. Altho that corn can be used "strait" it really should be cleaned first. I mounted one of these units to a 55 gal drum (with a toilet flange). With a 5 hp shop vac, I was able to unload about 2500 lbs of corn in about 90 min. Had a buddy make one out of PVC fittings after checking mine out. His worked just as well.
There is a small piece of hardware cloth inside the unit and it would be pretty easy to attach a piece of alluminum screen to the hardware cloth. Maybe sew it on with some fishing line?
There are youtube vids of these units in action (cleaning corn).
I'm currntly handwatering soil while I get the "above ground" enviornment dialed in my new rooms, and have had every intention of building a "cascading" bio-bucket type system, but I'm now second guessing that decision and strongly concidering going PPK.
If I do, you can bet I'll be using a corn vac to clean the turface.
This is how I will be processing my media. It's not elegant, but should prove quite functional.
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Still powered by hand but definitely should be more efficient... there's a trap door not in the pics... throw a bag or two in, seal it up and spin it, collect the fines in a bin below, change out bin open up and collect usable media. Easy Peasy.