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jonnynobody

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.Smoke said:

John Guest Acetal Copolymer Tube Fitting, Straight Adaptor, 1/4" Tube OD x 1/4" NPTF Male (Pack of 10): Push To Connect Tube Fittings: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

John Guest Acetal Copolymer Tube Fitting, Straight Adaptor, 1/4" Tube OD x 1/4" NPTF Male (Pack of 10): Push To Connect Tube Fittings: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
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Nothing that fancy. :)
I've found a hot glue gun works best to seal the fittings to the buckets, but if I rebuild @ some point I'll use bulkheads.

Edit...I can't get the link to work correctly, but it's the 3/8"od x1/4" npt fittings.
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It works great. I'll use the bulkhead style fittings. Me and a hot glue gun would be disastrous. I'm the opposite of graceful and never did well with arts and crafts. Some of the looks I got from my art teacher in elementary school were priceless. I was the kid that couldn't draw a circle to save his life. Straight lines with scissors? Yeah right. That shit was far too advanced for me. The one last part I need a little help with is at the condensate pump. How do you bring all the lines together to enter the condensate pump? I see they're equipped with a barbed nipple on the end to connect a hose with a worm clamp. Is there another manifold they all connect to that leads to the barbed fitting on the condensate pump?

This is way overkill, but along the lines of where my mind is going:
https://www.supplyhouse.com/Bluefin-CM8-125SA-75SO-1-1-4-Male-Sweat-Copper-Manifold-w-3-4-Sweat-Loops-8-Outlets?gclid=Cj0KCQjwreT8BRDTARIsAJLI0KLPx95ag23Vz7OcrEZsILBNVDVZP3XSBAWZa0-TJZC0lZkbSxigfX4aAgNREALw_wcB
And:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Caldera-Spa-Air-Manifold-8-Port-3-8-Inch-Barb-X-1-Inch-Slip-X2-CMP21028-000-000/160923620
 
.Smoke

.Smoke

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jonnynobody said:
It works great. I'll use the bulkhead style fittings. Me and a hot glue gun would be disastrous. I'm the opposite of graceful and never did well with arts and crafts. Some of the looks I got from my art teacher in elementary school were priceless. I was the kid that couldn't draw a circle to save his life. Straight lines with scissors? Yeah right. That shit was far too advanced for me. The one last part I need a little help with is at the condensate pump. How do you bring all the lines together to enter the condensate pump? I see they're equipped with a barbed nipple on the end to connect a hose with a worm clamp. Is there another manifold they all connect to that leads to the barbed fitting on the condensate pump?

This is way overkill, but along the lines of where my mind is going:
https://www.supplyhouse.com/Bluefin-CM8-125SA-75SO-1-1-4-Male-Sweat-Copper-Manifold-w-3-4-Sweat-Loops-8-Outlets?gclid=Cj0KCQjwreT8BRDTARIsAJLI0KLPx95ag23Vz7OcrEZsILBNVDVZP3XSBAWZa0-TJZC0lZkbSxigfX4aAgNREALw_wcB
And:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Caldera-Spa-Air-Manifold-8-Port-3-8-Inch-Barb-X-1-Inch-Slip-X2-CMP21028-000-000/160923620
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Honestly, I think I'm about to redo that part of it.
My idea is to go with 3/4" pvc and use slip x slip x female tees like these...
Screw some of the 3/8" fittings in and just have the one 3/4" pvc pipe running along the back of the tent to the pump with a cap on the other end.
That way the hoses only need to be a few feet each.

Right now mine works the way I described, but using 5/16" vinyl tubing with john gest tees.
Causes too many places for things to leak and get clogged up on, and each tee was around $8 if I remember right.
 
.Smoke

.Smoke

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I'm finally done with brainstorming my new grow style and getting the buckets built.
I've tried searching around to get a name for this grow method and can't seem to find an example. So until someone can point me in another direction I'm calling it Deep Water Hempy (DWH).
Here's how it works...
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3.5 gallon bucket (holds just shy of 5 gallons of LECA/Hydroton)
Fill bucket with media.
Next, pour 1 gallon of water into your bucket. Stick a ruler in the full bucket (hydroton/water) and get a measurement of how far up from the base of the bucket the top of your water level is.
This is where you will drill your drain hole, ensuring your plant always has access to 1 gallon of nutrients.

Feed line comes in from the top, filling your 1 gallon reservoir, which you water to 30% runoff daily.
If your plants are drinking more, just water more throughout the day.
You can not over water this setup.

Attach your buckets to an automated feed and drainage system, and you'll be running almost 100% "hands off" with no threat of any clogs to your systems.

I've got a Gelato and an Original Glue in my first 2 buckets. They're my trial run. If all seems to work out, I will be swapping all buckets out for DWH as plants finish.
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jonnynobody

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.Smoke said:
Anyone out there running 100% hydroton buckets?
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Yes. I have 3 I think in my flower room. I don't like it. Not because of anything it's doing to my plant. I can't get a fucking garden stake into it to save my life! I literally snapped a metal garden stake in half trying to stake up a critical mass yesterday. It's really unforgiving stuff when it comes to penetrating the medium with a stake. Also, it's very heavy. Moving pots around full of hydroton sucks compared to the ultra light weight of perlite. As long as #4 chunky perlite is available I will never use hydroton again. If you don't use garden stakes and don't move your plants it would be a great medium. I do lots of moving and I use a lot of garden stakes to spread the branches out. Not for me. And it was more expensive if I remember correctly. Not a crazy amount, but significant enough I noticed.
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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.Smoke said:
I'm finally done with brainstorming my new grow style and getting the buckets built.
I've tried searching around to get a name for this grow method and can't seem to find an example. So until someone can point me in another direction I'm calling it Deep Water Hempy (DWH).
Here's how it works...
View attachment 4734014
3.5 gallon bucket (holds just shy of 5 gallons of LECA/Hydroton)
Fill bucket with media.
Next, pour 1 gallon of water into your bucket. Stick a ruler in the full bucket (hydroton/water) and get a measurement of how far up from the base of the bucket the top of your water level is.
This is where you will drill your drain hole, ensuring your plant always has access to 1 gallon of nutrients.

Feed line comes in from the top, filling your 1 gallon reservoir, which you water to 30% runoff daily.
If your plants are drinking more, just water more throughout the day.
You can not over water this setup.

Attach your buckets to an automated feed and drainage system, and you'll be running almost 100% "hands off" with no threat of any clogs to your systems.

I've got a Gelato and an Original Glue in my first 2 buckets. They're my trial run. If all seems to work out, I will be swapping all buckets out for DWH as plants finish.
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what's the cut-off for SWC vs DWC? shallow vs deep? 2 inches of res, 12 inches of res???

i like it!
 
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jonnynobody

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.Smoke said:
I'm finally done with brainstorming my new grow style and getting the buckets built.
I've tried searching around to get a name for this grow method and can't seem to find an example. So until someone can point me in another direction I'm calling it Deep Water Hempy (DWH).
Here's how it works...
View attachment 4734014
3.5 gallon bucket (holds just shy of 5 gallons of LECA/Hydroton)
Fill bucket with media.
Next, pour 1 gallon of water into your bucket. Stick a ruler in the full bucket (hydroton/water) and get a measurement of how far up from the base of the bucket the top of your water level is.
This is where you will drill your drain hole, ensuring your plant always has access to 1 gallon of nutrients.

Feed line comes in from the top, filling your 1 gallon reservoir, which you water to 30% runoff daily.
If your plants are drinking more, just water more throughout the day.
You can not over water this setup.

Attach your buckets to an automated feed and drainage system, and you'll be running almost 100% "hands off" with no threat of any clogs to your systems.

I've got a Gelato and an Original Glue in my first 2 buckets. They're my trial run. If all seems to work out, I will be swapping all buckets out for DWH as plants finish.
View attachment 4734015
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That's pretty sweet dude. What kind of metal halide lamp do you use? I bought a cheapie for my 600 and I just didn't get good results. I'm wondering if you're using a hortilux or ushio in there? Your plants always look so very happy. My plants under the 600w cheapie MH conversion lamp were not happy. I think I paid $22 for the lamp. It was very cheap.
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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jonnynobody said:
That's pretty sweet dude. What kind of metal halide lamp do you use? I bought a cheapie for my 600 and I just didn't get good results. I'm wondering if you're using a hortilux or ushio in there? Your plants always look so very happy. My plants under the 600w cheapie MH conversion lamp were not happy. I think I paid $22 for the lamp. It was very cheap.
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get yourself (depending on your space) a CMH in 4200k for veg. my girls loved that spectrum. i used it for flower too and got nice results. runs way cooler than MH or HPs too
 
.Smoke

.Smoke

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jonnynobody said:
That's pretty sweet dude. What kind of metal halide lamp do you use? I bought a cheapie for my 600 and I just didn't get good results. I'm wondering if you're using a hortilux or ushio in there? Your plants always look so very happy. My plants under the 600w cheapie MH conversion lamp were not happy. I think I paid $22 for the lamp. It was very cheap.
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rkymtnman said:
get yourself (depending on your space) a CMH in 4200k for veg. my girls loved that spectrum. i used it for flower too and got nice results. runs way cooler than MH or HPs too
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Thanks.
@rkymtnman is on the right track.
It's the 3100k Phillips 315 CMH running in there now.
I found my 600w mh kinda unnecessary. I've found so long as the plants stay @ 35k lux, they really don't seem to care whether it's MH, CMH or HPS for vegging. I've tried them all :).
If I needed the cmh for something else, I would probably use a 400w hps.
Everything runs cool enough I could drop down to the glass and not harm anyone so intensity isn't ever an issue.

But for MH, I just use a 5.5k Yield Lab
Flower I use these...

Amazon.com : Plantmax 1000 Watt High Presure Sodium Bulb : Plant Growing Light Bulbs : Garden & Outdoor

Amazon.com : Plantmax 1000 Watt High Presure Sodium Bulb : Plant Growing Light Bulbs : Garden & Outdoor
www.amazon.com
 
ISK

ISK

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jela10 said:
I'm ecstatic! Arizona voters just legalized recreationally with cultivation. So I'll be seeing a lot more of my Hempy Brothers and Sisters soon! Pictures coming.....
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how many plants are you legally allowed to grow now? ....here in Canada it's only 4 plants, but that enough for personal use
 
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Billytheluther

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Hey guys, so i know it’s it’s been asked in this thread before but I don’t wanna read through over 400 pages.. so here’s the deal. I’m gonna start a new grow in hempy a but I want to know what ppms to start germinating seeds in rapidrooters would be a good range. I’m fairly new to hydro and have been put on blast from old growers talking down on me due to my circumstances ( I said once that my wife was gonna look out for my garden for a month, and a certain member said it wasn’t possible, I came back home and she managed to raise 5 foot monsters though) so now I’m starting a new op and this time I’m not using clones, I’m starting from seed in hempy buckets. But since I use ro water I’d like to know what my ppms should be for germination. I’m using general hydroponics trio along with calmag and armor si. Any suggestions from some pros would be very nice.. here’s some pics of what I have going on right now
 

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.Smoke

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.Smoke said:
I'm finally done with brainstorming my new grow style and getting the buckets built.
I've tried searching around to get a name for this grow method and can't seem to find an example. So until someone can point me in another direction I'm calling it Deep Water Hempy (DWH).
Here's how it works...
View attachment 4734014
3.5 gallon bucket (holds just shy of 5 gallons of LECA/Hydroton)
Fill bucket with media.
Next, pour 1 gallon of water into your bucket. Stick a ruler in the full bucket (hydroton/water) and get a measurement of how far up from the base of the bucket the top of your water level is.
This is where you will drill your drain hole, ensuring your plant always has access to 1 gallon of nutrients.

Feed line comes in from the top, filling your 1 gallon reservoir, which you water to 30% runoff daily.
If your plants are drinking more, just water more throughout the day.
You can not over water this setup.

Attach your buckets to an automated feed and drainage system, and you'll be running almost 100% "hands off" with no threat of any clogs to your systems.

I've got a Gelato and an Original Glue in my first 2 buckets. They're my trial run. If all seems to work out, I will be swapping all buckets out for DWH as plants finish.
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Little update. Happy to announce the DWH buckets are working as intended.
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No clogs or surprises.
 
OneHitDone

OneHitDone

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.Smoke said:
I'm finally done with brainstorming my new grow style and getting the buckets built.
I've tried searching around to get a name for this grow method and can't seem to find an example. So until someone can point me in another direction I'm calling it Deep Water Hempy (DWH).
Here's how it works...
View attachment 4734014
3.5 gallon bucket (holds just shy of 5 gallons of LECA/Hydroton)
Fill bucket with media.
Next, pour 1 gallon of water into your bucket. Stick a ruler in the full bucket (hydroton/water) and get a measurement of how far up from the base of the bucket the top of your water level is.
This is where you will drill your drain hole, ensuring your plant always has access to 1 gallon of nutrients.

Feed line comes in from the top, filling your 1 gallon reservoir, which you water to 30% runoff daily.
If your plants are drinking more, just water more throughout the day.
You can not over water this setup.

Attach your buckets to an automated feed and drainage system, and you'll be running almost 100% "hands off" with no threat of any clogs to your systems.

I've got a Gelato and an Original Glue in my first 2 buckets. They're my trial run. If all seems to work out, I will be swapping all buckets out for DWH as plants finish.
View attachment 4734015
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To clarify, at times are your roots sitting in 1 gallon of water with no aeration or movement of the nutrient solution?
 
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