hornedfrog2000
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what is an ocho?
Magnum XXXL 8 inch - they call it the Ochowhat is an ocho?
Howdy... I got my CAP Ebb and Grow 55-gallon system roughly 2-months ago. I love it and hate it at the same time! I love the way my girls are growing but hate the constant chasing of leaks!!! The latest was the return line coming loose in the controller bucket (and yes, I tried the funky hose clamps that came with it... what a joke) and my floor was flooded with the new nutes I just put in last night.I have been trying to find a good thread about the cap e & g system but haven't been able to find one yet so thought I would start this and see if I can get a good discussion going and compile a good overall document on the system.
If you are using the cap e & g system please give your feedback to the following questions and feel free to add anything else of interest you can think of.
What medium do you use? Were there other mediums you tried and then switched? I have tried stg inserts and hydro-ton but have much better results with hydro-ton.
Did you do any customizations to the system like raising the buckets 1 inch higher than the controller? I put 1 inch spacers in the outer bucket so the inner bucket wouldn't be sitting in water all the time. I also put hose clamps around all the tubing after I had one come off and get water everywhere.
Do you use the Cap system for both veg and flower? If so what were your feeding schedules for both stages? If you don't use the system for both veg and flower what did you use for veg and how easy was it to move/transplant to the cap system?
How often did you change the rez?
Which Nutes do you use?
Pros and cons of the CAP system?
Thanks to all
This man speaks the truth!@ menaice i would pass on both and go strait to the titan system.
As for just running 12 you could run half full no problem.
@ enotee best res temp in my exp is 64f to 66f
I have 2 18 site Big boy systems with 6 x 1000 watts in a 12 x 16 sealed room. We just made a 3rd system ourselves, and it is identical to the Big Boy. The only item I purchased used was the 55 gal res ($15). Altogether, $220. The 18 site big boy is over $500. It´s a very simple system and you can purchase all the materials at your local hydro shop.New guy here, been registered but haven't posted alot, done a few successful soil grows. Seems like you guys have alot of experience with this ebb and flow setup. I have been wanting to switch to hydro, I would do the 12 pot setup. My first question is do you need to fill the res all the way for 12 pots? Also have any of you guys looked into the Big Boy Hydro setup?
http://htgsupply.com/Product-Big-Boy-Hydroponic-System.asp
How do you think the big boy would stack up against the CAP ebb and gro?
When it comes to gh floralicious plus and blend you will see the same in dirtyness as you would in nova! My opion isI have a few questions. Fisrt qestions is will Floralicious Plus and FloraBlend leave nasty residue in my Titan Flo-N-Grow res. Second is Dutch Master Zone and G.H. FloraSheild the same product do i need both?
A 12 site would fit, just make sure you lollie pop it good to allow good air movment, plus it will get the plant to direct itsI have a new space to work with an 8x8 room and four 600w lights I was wondering how many ebb and grow buckets would fit comfortably with a month of veg time?