laserbrn
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I just use RO from the Glacier water machines out in front of the grocery store. It's $.025 /gallon and comes out to 10 ppm. Hard to beat that.
RIU, You chose it, I'm growing it. Fucking Incredible!
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Tell you what, I've basically stopped using my RO filter, as I'm just using the waste water from my dehumidifier - if you have one of those, the waste water is pure as the driven snow - mine comes out to ~6PPM.
laserbrn
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I don't currently. Please let me know which dehumidifier you're using. This isn't an issue usually in the climate I'm in, but as winter approaches it will become an issue for me!
I've looked at a couple, but I've been so indecisive about which one to get. Any input would be appreciated.
laserbrn
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This is day 12 and things are going a little slower than I was hoping for originally. Starting with tap water was a near disaster! I'm really glad that I was able to get it sorted promptly, but of course it slowed things down and has caused some damage to the first leafset. I don't really care in the grand scheme, but it's freakin' annoying. But that's why you change one thing at a time right? Made it really easy to diagnose what the hell was wrong.
The original 6 are recovering and the 4 later sprouters were on tap water from the beginning so they should be just fine.
you can see in the pics that the new growth is nice and green and looks good so I am confident the plants will be just fine. Probably lost almost a week by the time all is said and done by trying the tap water on the seedlings. Those lower leaves are so damaged I'm sure that they will continue to deteriorate as the plant uses the nutrients that were in them to supply the new leaves.
Such is life right? That's what the yellowing, curling and "crunchification" you can see on the first set of leaves. Easy to diagnose as calcium toxicity causing a lockout of MG and jacking up my shit.
But we're on RO water and the corner has already been turned.
I haven't decided if I'm going to seperate the double sprouter. From what I've read they tend to grow slower and to get overgrown by the rest if you don't cull the smaller one. Has anyone already tried this?
The original 6 are recovering and the 4 later sprouters were on tap water from the beginning so they should be just fine.
you can see in the pics that the new growth is nice and green and looks good so I am confident the plants will be just fine. Probably lost almost a week by the time all is said and done by trying the tap water on the seedlings. Those lower leaves are so damaged I'm sure that they will continue to deteriorate as the plant uses the nutrients that were in them to supply the new leaves.
Such is life right? That's what the yellowing, curling and "crunchification" you can see on the first set of leaves. Easy to diagnose as calcium toxicity causing a lockout of MG and jacking up my shit.
But we're on RO water and the corner has already been turned.
I haven't decided if I'm going to seperate the double sprouter. From what I've read they tend to grow slower and to get overgrown by the rest if you don't cull the smaller one. Has anyone already tried this?
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I use a Frigidaire 25 pint guy (had to go with the old school nobs instead of electronic start, because my atmosphere controller turns it on and off, and the newer electronic version needs to be manually restarted each time, as opposed to the knobs which restart as soon as power is "given" to them).
Honestly, though, any dehumidifier will do - the way they work is to suck water out of the air, which means that water in the "waste bucket" is pure as all hell (my R/O filter gets me 3PPM, the dehumidifier gets me 6PPM).
EDIT: But I'd go as big as you can afford - although my 25 pint works well inside my 4x4 tent, I'm going to get a really large one for the garage that it sits in (like 100 pints, if not more) because my 25 pint fills up so quickly - maybe I'll look to run a drain valve into my clean water reservoir, but I'd be scared to leave it for a few days if it was raining out.
laserbrn
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I would probably find a way to drain it. how often does it fill up the 25 pints? I can't seem to find one at a local store and I hate ordering online (I'm an instant gratification kinda guy). Do you know what kind of retailers commonly stock dehumidifiers? I checked hardware stores and walmart types.
Walmart, Best Buy, Home Depot, Sears, any kinda store like that.
And my 25 pint fills up fast - on humid days, about once a day - but if you can drain it, you're golden; after I typed that post above, started thinking about ways to drain it, actually (would make my life much, much easier).
And my 25 pint fills up fast - on humid days, about once a day - but if you can drain it, you're golden; after I typed that post above, started thinking about ways to drain it, actually (would make my life much, much easier).
laserbrn
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Maybe I'll check sears tonight. I don't want to run my portable A/C (it wolfs down electricity), but I'm a little worried as today humidity is really high. It was foogy as hell overnight and I'm 8 weeks into flowering with a SCROG. I really don't need budrot ganking my crop from me.
Definitely better safe then sorry - what kind of humidity are you at right now? It's 64% in my tent with lights off, which is not acceptable to me (although running SOG with smaller plants and smaller colas somewhat mitigates the rot threat).
Really gonna look into draining my dehumidifier into my fresh water as opposed to buying another one.
Really gonna look into draining my dehumidifier into my fresh water as opposed to buying another one.
laserbrn
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It wouldn't be that hard to do. You need a float valve for whatever kind of hose you're using. Put the float valve in the reservoir to make sure that it just shuts off when the reservoir gets too high. Either that or drain directly into a 20 gallon rubbermaid, just run the house out of the tent. Cover the rubbermaid and run the hose into it. Perfectly good source of fresh water to use whenever you are ready.
woodsmaneh!
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I have been using a Simplicity Model SDR505R for 2 years and it rocks. Has a hose attachment at the back and it's electronic. I think I payed 250 for it. I have a couple of others but the big deal is when the power goes out. Most do not reset!!! this model does and starts right up. If your power ever goes out you need this feature on the equipment.
Peace
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smokingrubber
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Any way you can raise the dehumidifier? If you can put it up about 3ft higher, you can gravity drain into a tote. Then sump out the tote once a month. Justa thought.
How does humidity work? If you clear the air at 4ft, what is the RH at 2ft? And viceversa? I know you're not a meteorologist, just thinking out loud.
woodsmaneh!
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I don't want to hijack your thread so I will start another and post some pic's as well. I started 6 mths ago with FI. We can all learn how this lady works together.
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laserbrn
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Oh man, link to it! Please share your accounts and any information you've gathered about this. It's so hard to find any real information.I don't want to hijack your thread so I will start another and post some pic's as well. I started 6 mths ago with FI. We can all learn how this lady works together.
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Just finished reading the 12 pages so far, definately subscribed.
In regards to the dehudifier, you can just pick up one of these http://www.amazon.com/Little-Giant-Condensate-Removal-Saftey/dp/B000AHT78O/ref=pd_bxgy_k_text_c .
It will pump the water to a reservoir or a drain so you can just forget about it and never have to tote your water anywhere.
Happy growing
In regards to the dehudifier, you can just pick up one of these http://www.amazon.com/Little-Giant-Condensate-Removal-Saftey/dp/B000AHT78O/ref=pd_bxgy_k_text_c .
It will pump the water to a reservoir or a drain so you can just forget about it and never have to tote your water anywhere.
Happy growing
rollmeUPoneSCOTTY!
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Hey laser,
Seen a bunch of your posts around, finally made it to this journal of yours.
Looking forward to it.
for now.
Seen a bunch of your posts around, finally made it to this journal of yours.
Looking forward to it.
for now.
smokingrubber
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Brilliant!
laserbrn
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Agreed! I've never thought of using a condensate pump for any of my needs. I'm going to get one for my A/C at the very least. I'm going to go to sears and get the dehumidifier tonight. It's either that or I chop down the plants this week instead of next. We've got rain and more humidity coming our way and I don't see them making it through it without the risk of budrot. The crops just about done and it would be a big hit financially for me to f*ck it up at this point. I smoke an ounce a week on average, but with the additional smoking this month due to Bro's Thanksgiving at my place and some other activities and my girlfriend becoming unemployed the weed has gone by fast. So I'm going to be buying this week probably at the dispensary and I can't afford to let that go on for months and months. This is the only way I can afford my meds, that's why I do it. And I've happened to have a bad week with my medical problems so running out would really, really suck. This is really the only thing that increases my appetite and supresses nausea without the terrible side effects of drugs like Promethazine and Trimethobenzamide, or the one that really got me, Reglan.
It's a tough call, I only have a few hundred dollars left over this month after rent and I feel like spending 2/3 of it on a dehumidifier might be the wrong move. I'm not usually in a crunch, but times are hard, unemployment is rampant, it's December (christmas time) and blah blah blah, so I'm thinking it's time to chop. Can't risk the crop, can't afford the dehumidifier.
Does the portable A/C still dehumidy when the Condensor is off? I can turn the fans on turn the thermostat up really high, but I don't think it will function then as a dehumidifer. Anyone know? That would be a good option.
laserbrn
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Thanks for stopping by. I'm sure it will get a whole lot better here soon. Although I'm enjoying the discussion and input. I've been growing a long time, but there's always things I haven't gotten into researching yet.Hey laser,
Seen a bunch of your posts around, finally made it to this journal of yours.
Looking forward to it.
smokingrubber
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Anything you get at WalMart can be easily returned in a few weeks when the crop is finished
