I use coco and everyone tries to fear monger you into keeping it well saturated.
Ah, that's another topic. I do use saucers but I'm only running 4 plants at a time. I do take my plants out to water until they're too big to do that, then it becomes a bit of a pain. I'll move to trays eventually.
Yeah I've noticed that. I think coco can be fertigated multiple ways with excellent results. Some drain to waste multiple times daily keeping the coco really wet which is basically hydro just using coco instead of hydroton or rockwool. I use it closer to a soil grow as far as moisture is concerned just keeping it consistently damp. I use a low EC feed with Blumats so I never get any of the salt buildup people say occurs without runoff.
That's why I went to blumats. I had to find a way to do away with the runoff and I discovered blumats. Dealing with drain to waste was not going to work for me anymore. I also didn't want to rig up some pump system where I had to figure out the timing of the watering. Those can also be problematic with some drippers and plants getting more than others, etc... Blumats were the simplest solution and did exactly what I was looking for.
I'd cut one piece to cover the bottom of the tent up the sides some. Also don't start out with 50 gallons in a reservoir just in case.
Ya that's what I was thinking. Definitely gona go easy on the Res level for the first bit until I get them dialed inI'd cut one piece to cover the bottom of the tent up the sides some. Also don't start out with 50 gallons in a reservoir just in case.
sips are great, I’ve got one plant right now that drains 15 litres over 6 days and the rest take about 8-9 days to run dry
How big of a res you plan on using that would flood your loft..lol
That's what I did whole floor and about 5-8 inches up the wall. Good for piece of mind.
I have 8mm line prob 75' from other irrigation projects so I figured I'd be ok
I was looking at 14L reservoirs, feeding a 17L pot.
I'm running 12 pots 7gal so flooding would make for a koi pond in my basement. From what I understand you can catch a runaway as long as you're paying attention for the first bit. Once dialed in it's pretty much set and forget. I'm just worried about clogging on such a low pressure system.
yup, i use a 17 gallon tote i fill up to 15 gallons, usually need to add 5 gallons every other day. i mix and ph my feed in a 5 gallon bucket first, add the the res, wait an hour, then check the res and adjust as needed. usually not much adjustment needed though, it's not rdwc, so the mix doesn't get thrown off that much
Definitely would NOT put sugar or molasses through the lines.