Blaze & Daze

Laughing Grass · Oct 11, 2023

I need to tap some wood but they've worked flawlessly for me so far in both tents. I'm only using the smart controller in the flower tent.

shnkrmn · Oct 11, 2023

I am tempted to buy a Vivosun controller and see how that goes. I bought one of their oscillating fans recently, cheaper, smoother and quieter and hopefully sturdier than what aci currently sells.

Laughing Grass · Oct 11, 2023

shnkrmn said:
I am tempted to buy a Vivosun controller and see how that goes. I bought one of their oscillating fans recently, cheaper, smoother and quieter and hopefully sturdier than what aci currently sells.

does it work with the ACI controller?

shnkrmn · Oct 11, 2023

Laughing Grass said:
does it work with the ACI controller?

Hah, no. When I saw it has a usb-c cable I plugged it in naturally, but the controller doesn't recognize it. I think the vivosun controller may be able to control my light directly tho

curious2garden · Oct 11, 2023

shnkrmn said:
I am tempted to buy a Vivosun controller and see how that goes. I bought one of their oscillating fans recently, cheaper, smoother and quieter and hopefully sturdier than what aci currently sells.

Take the bullet and let us know

I'm looking at moving to something like the Pulse Pro but I haven't looked enough.

Laughing Grass · Oct 11, 2023

shnkrmn said:
Hah, no. When I saw it has a usb-c cable I plugged it in naturally, but the controller doesn't recognize it. I think the vivosun controller may be able to control my light directly tho

I plugged a usb c hub into it hoping it would give me more ports lol. That didn't work either.

TCH · Oct 11, 2023

shnkrmn said:
I am tempted to buy a Vivosun controller and see how that goes. I bought one of their oscillating fans recently, cheaper, smoother and quieter and hopefully sturdier than what aci currently sells.

I snagged a handful of the oscillating fans from vivosun and LOVE them so far. They just have the one grow on them but they are still quiet and I cannot hear the ones right next to my bed.

Laughing Grass · Oct 11, 2023

curious2garden said:
Take the bullet and let us know I'm looking at moving to something like the Pulse Pro but I haven't looked enough.

I looked at that. Pricy and it only appears to be environmental monitor. I have my ACI set up to ramp up and slow down the fans based on the tent enviroment.

Laughing Grass · Oct 11, 2023

TCH said:
I snagged a handful of the oscillating fans from vivosun and LOVE them so far. They just have the one grow on them but they are still quiet and I cannot hear the ones right next to my bed.

Are they designed to operate for more than 18 hours a day? That really annoys me about the ACI and you can't control the oscillating through the controller. I have three ACI S6 fans running 24/7... waiting for them to die lol.

TCH · Oct 11, 2023

Laughing Grass said:
So are you happy with the blumats? It looks like the worked way better for you than they did for me.

They did what I got them for, so as far as that's concerned, yes, I'm happy with them. BUT.... After the lockout situation last month (my fault kind of for not actually flushing them weekly or however often I should have) I realized I left a lot on the table. After seeing what all 6 of these plants have done under the 640w led vs the single plant under 300w, I know that I can up the health and ultimately the yield of the plants with a drip system that doesn't need flushed. So, did they do what I bought them for? Yes. I wanted them to keep my plants alive for 3-5 days if I decided to leave for a bit. Are they optimal? Not for me. They may work better in soil than coco. In the words of you, they were consistently inconsistent and I can't wait to see what the drip system does compared to them.

TCH · Oct 11, 2023

Laughing Grass said:
Are they designed to operate for more than 18 hours a day? That really annoys me about the ACI and you can't control the oscillating through the controller. I have three ACI S6 fans running 24/7... waiting for them to die lol.

I mean, they've been running 24/7 for a few months at this point. But I'm not sure what they say about it.

shnkrmn · Oct 11, 2023

TCH said:
I snagged a handful of the oscillating fans from vivosun and LOVE them so far. They just have the one grow on them but they are still quiet and I cannot hear the ones right next to my bed.

First thing I noticed. Aci fans get janky if you look at them wrong. I think when they oscillate and encounter resistance from tent walls it breaks the gearing in the motor. I took one apart to investigate and a plastic cog had one tooth broken which is enough to wreck it.

TCH · Oct 11, 2023

shnkrmn said:
First thing I noticed. Aci fans get janky if you look at them wrong. I think when they oscillate and encounter resistance from tent walls it breaks the gearing in the motor. I took one apart to investigate and a plastic cog had one tooth broken which is enough to wreck it.

That makes sense. I make sure mine don't touch when oscillating to the best of my ability. So far, so good.

shnkrmn · Oct 11, 2023

I think they operate better when kept level too. Less gravity creating strain on said parts.

Laughing Grass · Oct 11, 2023

TCH said:
I mean, they've been running 24/7 for a few months at this point. But I'm not sure what they say about it.

They don't say max 16 hours... but they do say it reduces life span.

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Laughing Grass · Oct 11, 2023

TCH said:
They did what I got them for, so as far as that's concerned, yes, I'm happy with them. BUT.... After the lockout situation last month (my fault kind of for not actually flushing them weekly or however often I should have) I realized I left a lot on the table. After seeing what all 6 of these plants have done under the 640w led vs the single plant under 300w, I know that I can up the health and ultimately the yield of the plants with a drip system that doesn't need flushed. So, did they do what I bought them for? Yes. I wanted them to keep my plants alive for 3-5 days if I decided to leave for a bit. Are they optimal? Not for me. They may work better in soil than coco. In the words of you, they were consistently inconsistent and I can't wait to see what the drip system does compared to them.

To be honest I hand feed mine once a week too.

BobBitchen · Oct 11, 2023

Laughing Grass said:
So are you happy with the blumats? It looks like the worked way better for you than they did for me.

I placed an order for 12 of the netbow halos. Giving up on the DIY halos.

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Good choice LG

I ended up adding a few more holes to the tube for better flow

TCH · Oct 11, 2023

Laughing Grass said:
They don't say max 16 hours... but they do say it reduces life span.

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Ahh. I don't use a controller. Just plug em into the outlet.

curious2garden · Oct 11, 2023

Laughing Grass said:
Are they designed to operate for more than 18 hours a day? That really annoys me about the ACI and you can't control the oscillating through the controller. I have three ACI S6 fans running 24/7... waiting for them to die lol.

If they know that they'll live forever you know.

laddyd · Oct 11, 2023

TCH said:
That makes sense. I make sure mine don't touch when oscillating to the best of my ability. So far, so good.

I had to space mine away from the tent walls a bit to keep it from rubbing.

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