Hand watering in a packed grow tent

Trip Soup

Active Member
I've got a bucket I installed a s/s ball valve in + a piece of 3/8" hose about 8' long. The bucket hangs @ waist level & I simply put the hose in the container I want to water & open the valve.
For removing excess, I have a 5 gallon shop vac with a 2.5' long 3/4" hose on the end of the tube - no bending over, just stick it in the overflow container & suck away.
No muss ~ no fuss.
THANK YOUI! I don't know why I didn't look this up last year, I've been thinking exactly what you wrote, I actually have my ro reservoir set that way and was thinking about making a feed bucket the same way, doing this in morning!
 

TintEastwood

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Open 1/4 line emitter. No drip. Drip emitters are the clog masters.

Flora flex caps are popular. Cost a bit, but if you only need a 4-pack...

I've used hydro halos.
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Zero clogging issues with several nute types.

Also get a digital timer that allows down to the SECOND timing. That way if you want 2 1/2 minute feed, your timer will handle it.

These work great for 1/4 lines.
2 lines per plant. Flow control valves as needed per line.
https://www.amazon.com/EcoPlus-Manifold-T-Style-8-Valve-Outlet/dp/B002OU6ZK8/ref=mp_s_a_1_14?keywords=aquarium+manifold&qid=1564621400&s=gateway&sr=8-14
 

Yam

Active Member
I've got a bucket I installed a s/s ball valve in + a piece of 3/8" hose about 8' long. The bucket hangs @ waist level & I simply put the hose in the container I want to water & open the valve.
For removing excess, I have a 5 gallon shop vac with a 2.5' long 3/4" hose on the end of the tube - no bending over, just stick it in the overflow container & suck away.
No muss ~ no fuss.
I'll be trying this sounds awesome
 

Superfen

Well-Known Member
Hello knowledgeable peoples,

I've got a DR120 grow tent. I'm trying to figure out a better way of watering my four plants than crawling on the ground trying to reach the back row, basically watering blind. It's no problem before the stretch, but after the stretch, my tent is packed. There's side doors on the DR120, but they're almost at canopy level, useless for watering.

I'm growing in coco. By the end of the stretch, my plants need to be watered at least once a day, sometimes twice. My current method is WAY too much work (and pain for my knees, back and neck). I can't really move the plants when the tent is full. The tent has to be full for me to make enough to wait until the next batch is harvested. So, I can't simply take them out to water them. Plus that wouldn't be less work, just different work.

I thought about setting up a drip system, but every thing I read about drip rings or drip stakes mentions that they clog very easily. I'm using Canna Coco A&B, Rizhotonic, Cannazym and CannaBoost, which should clog the crap out of any drip system (Boost is even hard to wash off the plastic cup I measure it in...) So, drip is apparently not an option.

So, how do you guys do it? Do you all crawl on all fours every single day? I've seen tons of pics in grow journals that present the exact same situation I'm in. Surely, one of you must have found a better way. I can't imagine this is the standard.

Or maybe people exaggerate with the drip systems clogging? They have to work somehow if they're so popular...

Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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KK26

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Too much and too costly.

Use 2" tube attached to a 2ltr bottle cut off the top and tape it to it.

I can reach all my plants easy in the same size tent

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