Big Perm
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How long have you had the 550 v2?
Perm's Perpetually Peeping Pistil & Plant Parade
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jzs147
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6 or 7 months done 2 grows
Big Perm
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lol no problem. I do the same thing in here. Wait until you start taking video and don't remember it.
jzs147
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I was making this had a spoon full off the top as it was setting ripped me 2 to 3 pound of trim an stem and 2kg of butter
Put it in my freezer started freezing cauze i passed out so got all the butter out an re heated to seperate water/ice
Big Perm
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This is my build for the lettuce competition.
I like to use 5 gallon buckets when building this stuff. I had a lot left over from RDWC. I also like to use these concrete mixing tubs. I rummaged through all of my crap and put this thing together. It's a flood and drain. I didn't have as much hydroton as I thought I did, so I used a touch of perlite. If this will keep perlite out, hydroton will be no problem.
It takes 56 seconds to fill and overflow. At overflow it holds 5 gallons. It then takes 5:54 to drain completely. So I have some messing around to do with timers. I'm thinking of starting with 1 on 15 off.
The bottom has about 8 gallons in it. I made it so that res changes would be a breeze. I fill at the main drain.
I like to use 5 gallon buckets when building this stuff. I had a lot left over from RDWC. I also like to use these concrete mixing tubs. I rummaged through all of my crap and put this thing together. It's a flood and drain. I didn't have as much hydroton as I thought I did, so I used a touch of perlite. If this will keep perlite out, hydroton will be no problem.
It takes 56 seconds to fill and overflow. At overflow it holds 5 gallons. It then takes 5:54 to drain completely. So I have some messing around to do with timers. I'm thinking of starting with 1 on 15 off.
The bottom has about 8 gallons in it. I made it so that res changes would be a breeze. I fill at the main drain.
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Big Perm
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Now I get to go blow @socaljoe and @OneHitDone out of the water. Literally.
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White Widow (Seedsman) x2
Frisian Dew (Dutch Passion) x2
HGL Penetrator 84X
12/12 from seed
2x2 Tent
Coco/Perlite
2gal bags
Mega Crop 3gm/gal
2 1/2 weeks old, didn't have a regular light around.
Edit: Went and got a regular light.
I have some burn on the runt. She's shaking it off though it looks like. I might have hit the leaves hand feeding.
Same plant under the light.
Frisian Dew (Dutch Passion) x2
HGL Penetrator 84X
12/12 from seed
2x2 Tent
Coco/Perlite
2gal bags
Mega Crop 3gm/gal
2 1/2 weeks old, didn't have a regular light around.
Edit: Went and got a regular light.
I have some burn on the runt. She's shaking it off though it looks like. I might have hit the leaves hand feeding.
Same plant under the light.
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Big Perm
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hahaha, thanks Skid
Big Perm
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Putting the finishing touches on my watering and drain system for each tent. I'm going fully automated watering. I was before but had no drains. This is going to work a lot better for me.
I'm doing three tubs this way. After the competition tent is done I can loop the two 4x4's together for comparisons grows. This table thing is what is left over of my shelves I had in the garage and moved downstairs. I had to cut the bottom off to get it to fit in the basement, this is the scrap.
This is my old drain from the RDWC days. I'm tapping into it and going to use it for the feed.
I put some water in to find out where to put the drain.
I will hook all of the drains together when I am done. This one goes to the competition tent for now, and they are thirsty so I'm getting this one done for them real quick.
I'm doing three tubs this way. After the competition tent is done I can loop the two 4x4's together for comparisons grows. This table thing is what is left over of my shelves I had in the garage and moved downstairs. I had to cut the bottom off to get it to fit in the basement, this is the scrap.
This is my old drain from the RDWC days. I'm tapping into it and going to use it for the feed.
I put some water in to find out where to put the drain.
I will hook all of the drains together when I am done. This one goes to the competition tent for now, and they are thirsty so I'm getting this one done for them real quick.
Big Perm
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If you get the thickwall 600psi PVC, the I.D. is just the right size for a 3/8 hose barb.
I had to press it on there really hard it popped on and isn't coming off.
I wondered how much would be left in the tub when I did a drain. This will work for me!
I measured it out. If I fill it up to here each time it is 14 gallons.
Since the tub is higher than the water level in the tent, I didn't want it to siphon after the pump turned off. This little hole right after the pump does the trick.
Valve outside the tent to control flow. Pump is on a timer with 1 minute adjustments. Just have to play around with it to dial it in. 3 minutes with the valve half open to fill the sips. I'll just leave it there until this run is over. Right now the tent is drinking 3gal a day so the tub should only need to be filled every 4 days or so. Perfect timing to get a new batch of fresh water. I can always tell when a tub is out because the pumps suck air and make a surging noise.
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