lusid's Cave of Blunder & Husky Hut

[lusidghost]

I used to use the loose 1cm cubes and found I could do a constant drip and recirculate and it worked kind of like dwc, some brands are more or less repellent than others so I know it’s not possible with all of them.

brilliant thread btw lusid, plants, diy, hydroponics, dogs, pipes, music and now a cat! Love it

Thanks. Yeah the little cubes seem like they will be perfect. I'm having a hard time balancing the watering amounts / number of cycles for the slabs. They are either too wet or too dry. I used them a few years ago, but I was only watering once a day and the setup was different.

I got the mist emitters yesterday, but the connectors are way too small. So now I have to figure out a way to secure them to the tube. I'm thinking about using a little silicon chalking and then wrapping them with wire.

 

[Blue brother]

Thanks. Yeah the little cubes seem like they will be perfect. I'm having a hard time balancing the watering amounts / number of cycles for the slabs. They are either too wet or too dry. I used them a few years ago, but I was only watering once a day and the setup was different.

I got the mist emitters yesterday, but the connectors are way too small. So now I have to figure out a way to secure them to the tube. I'm thinking about using a little silicon chalking and then wrapping them with wire.

The slabs we use in the U.K. are the Vital and as far as I’m aware they differ in type and direction of fibre, different models of stone wool have different properties when it comes to water retention/repellency, I used them for a few years with delta cubes or Hugo blocks and did both Dtw/recirculate. The dtw deffo took a lot more fine tuning than the recirculating as the ec swings a lot during the dry back, whereas with constant drip 2lph per plant the parameters in the res and slab are pretty much identical.

would a really thin cable tie not secure the tube to the connector or is the tube too big even for that?

 

[lusidghost]

Sweet. This works perfectly.

 

[lusidghost]

I'm waiting for the next watering cycle to start, but this is what it looks like. I didn't tape the edges where they meet, but that might not be necessary.

 

[lusidghost]

I forgot to cut a square for a window.

 

[rkymtnman]

i'm guessing you feed DTW? or do you recycle?

 

[lusidghost]

i'm guessing you feed DTW? or do you recycle?

Nah. They don't really drink too much in a day, so I'm not worried about it.

 

[bk78]

I'm waiting for the next watering cycle to start, but this is what it looks like. I didn't tape the edges where they meet, but that might not be necessary.
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What grams per gallon are you using for nutes currently? Are you just using b1 & b2?

 

[lusidghost]

What grams per gallon are you using for nutes currently? Are you just using b1 & b2?

I'm doing 1g per gallon. I was a using 2, but they were showing signs of lockout.

 

[lusidghost]

Instead of sealing it with tape, I may run a ribbon of panda film around the inside wall to prevent any leaks from the spray.

 

[bk78]

I'm doing 1g per gallon. I was a using 2, but they were showing signs of lockout.

Thats super low EC?

 

[lusidghost]

Thats super low EC?

It's around 1.0. They are getting a bunch of feedings. I'll increase it if they look like they are hungry. I've been running at this EC for about 2 weeks I think.

 

[lusidghost]

I added a lining of panda film and it seems to be working well. Now I need to figure out how many mls to feed them because it doesn't equal the same amount as the rings.

 

[lusidghost]

Alright, no leaks. I made little hole windows so I can see if there's runoff or not. If these new misters don't put out enough water I'll switch to the old ones I have.

 

[lusidghost]

Also the plants are in the flowering tent, so they are getting flipped tonight.

 

[lusidghost]

Snoozin.

 

[lusidghost]

I just ordered this sick guitar to give to my son for Christmas.

 

[bk78]

I just ordered this sick guitar to give to my son for Christmas.
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Is this what you cancelled the kitten payment for?

 

[lusidghost]

Is this what you cancelled the kitten payment for?

No, cat money is secure. I was tempted to spend it on a guitar for myself. I have an electric and a classical guitar which are both nice, but the acoustic I've been playing is a total POS.

 

[lusidghost]

View from inside the mist box.