ebb and flow reservoir size

[ForcedInduction]

yes its a bluelab, it was 110 bucks! so it should last a long ass time!

but they aren't the same for example if the EC is 2.0 the ECx500 reads 1000 PPM and the ECx700 side reads 1400 PPM

 

[ForcedInduction]

http://www.getbluelab.com/shop/Bluelab+Truncheon%AE+Meter.html

 

[GypsyBush]

 

[NewGrowth]

yes its a bluelab, it was 110 bucks! so it should last a long ass time!

but they aren't the same for example if the EC is 2.0 the ECx500 reads 1000 PPM and the ECx700 side reads 1400 PPM

Yeah I got yah now, those bluelabs are great! I had one for years but lost it

I once dropped mine in my reservoir and did not realize until 2 weeks later, it was still floating around in the tank and worked fine. Plus no calibration rocks.

I see what you mean, they come up with different PPM readings because they scale the measurement differently. It is in actually the same reading but on a different scale kind of like metric vs standard measurement.

The US usually uses the TDS scale (Total Dissolved Solids) that would be the X500 on your bluelab.

The UK uses another scale, I'm not sure what is called like I said i don't use it. If you want to use the UK scale then read in X700.

It does not matter what scale you use as long as you use the same scale constantly.

That is why I said you can just use EC to simplify things.

 

[ForcedInduction]

ahh i get ya now. yeah its seems like a great meter, i've already dropped it in the tank once.

i'm gonna stick with TDS i think its what most people are using.

 

[ForcedInduction]

hahhaa WOW

 

[ForcedInduction]

OK so this isn't working. i need a new flood tray. it won't drain completely and there is a ton of water seeping through the plastic.

what do i do.....

gypsy i see you have tons of different flood containers, how do you get them to drain completely? what kind of drain and fill fittings do you use?

 

[GypsyBush]

OK so this isn't working. i need a new flood tray. it won't drain completely and there is a ton of water seeping through the plastic.

what do i do.....

That is the problem with DIY...

I have replaced EVERY tray of mine with a LEGIT Botanicare flood drain tray...

Nothing else is PURPOSE BUILT to drain properly...

gypsy i see you have tons of different flood containers, how do you get them to drain completely?

I didn't... it's why I got rid of them...

I got away with it by covering the pots... in fact covering the tray..

and

using copious amounts of h2o2...

what kind of drain and fill fittings do you use?

I have these...

and these...

 

[ForcedInduction]

damn well i'm gonna have to figure something out

 

[GypsyBush]

I am sorry it didn't work out...

If you had your res directly under the tray, you could drill some small holes on the tray...

And it would just drip back...

But you got the metal tray...

Damn Bro... sorry...

But I tell you what... after you get everything SET... you will never have to buy this shit again...

That's the beauty of getting the right stuff...

I know money is tight... but it's an investment...

it's NOT like buying $500 worth of pot...

It will all pay for itself rather quickly..

 

[GypsyBush]

Try a different piece of plastic...

Maybe a thicker one...

double it up?

...

2 years from now you will have a real tray there... might as well get a headstart eh?!?!?!..

...

Just be patient... save up...

and buy the LAST SHIT YOU WILL EVER NEED...

Then you are done... after the first run.. you just grow...

 

[ForcedInduction]

its not that the plastic is too thin, it leaks where i cut the holes for the fittings.

i hope it doesn't take 2 years till i get a real tray...

how do they drain completely? i'm sure there still has to be some standing water in the bottom somewhere..

can you post some pics of your fill and drain setups??

 

[GypsyBush]

You are right... and you are wrong...

if you support the properly (no bowing center) and you give it the SLIGHTEST advantage...

ALL the water WILL drain out...

The fill and drain fittings are on a pre-built low spot on the tray... So the little puddle that stays is confined to an area about 2" x 4"...

My trays actually DRY OUT between floods...

..

but you can totally fuck it up and have standing water... sure...

But even then.. the water stays in the channels below... and the pots are kept out of the water..

Unless you put the tray at an extreme angle.... but then.. you're asking for it..lol..

I'll go get you a pic...

 

[ForcedInduction]

ohh k so what if i used a plastic bin, and heated up the bottom to make a low spot for the drain?


i got another question so my timer is set right now to flood every 2 hours for 15 minutes. they are in veg so it does this 24/7. is this right?

 

[GypsyBush]

here you go...

 

[GypsyBush]

ohh k so what if i used a plastic bin, and heated up the bottom to make a low spot for the drain?

you totally could...

i got another question so my timer is set right now to flood every 2 hours for 15 minutes. they are in veg so it does this 24/7. is this right?

They can take it.. but that is a bit much...

I do that with my plants in heavy flower...

I water my moms 4x a day... for 15 minutes... 24/0 photoperiod...

You will get a feel for it...

 

[ForcedInduction]

ok thanks for the pics, are the ridges always filled with water?

do you water them 4 times a day over the 24 hour period? so 6 times a day?

 

[GypsyBush]

ok thanks for the pics, are the ridges always filled with water?

The channels (low spots) guide the water to THE LOW SPOT on the tray...

So no.. everything drains out...except a very small puddle around the fittings.. but in that 2"x4" area that is lower than every thing else...

And it is just a tiny little bit.. MAYBE 1/60 of an inch... nothing almost... and ONLY THERE..

do you water them 4 times a day over the 24 hour period?

Yes 4 times a day for 15 min each flood...

so 6 times a day?

NOPE!

4 times a day..

 

[ForcedInduction]

haha i read it wrong, andd i just realized my flood timer is BROKEN. WTF!!

 

[ForcedInduction]

so every 6 hours


i just set my other timer to come on at 6am then 12pm then 6pm and then 12am