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Mohican

Mohican

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I have the gray industrial ones and it works great but is very loud. Had to put it on a piece of foam rubber to quiet it down. It also gets very hot, which I fixed by blowing a dedicated fan directly on the pump.

I have seen many people switching to those flat white pumps. They say they are quieter. Anybody got more info about them?
 
bassman999

bassman999

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jigfresh said:
Bassman I use a 20w, 45 LPM pump and that blows hard. I'm sure a 35w, 60 LPM would more than do it. I think whodat though would really be the person to answer this.

http://www.plantlightinghydroponics.com/ecoplus-commercial-air-pump-air-3-35-watts-p-1586.html

I use this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-AAPA45L-20-Watt-Commercial-Outlets/dp/B002JPRNOU

EDIT: And like mo said, you can put something in there to keep it nice. I suggest DM zone... but then again I always do lol. It's cheap and lasts for a long long time.
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DM Zone...got it.


What size res are you using?
Mohican said:
Like Jimmer!

Like Hydro!

Dr Space Man (Bassman) - Put a little hydro grade H2O2 in there and let it run for a day. That will fry any bad stuff in there and add oxygen to everything.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Active-Aqua-Commercial-Air-Pump-45L-Liter-per-Minute-6-Outlets-/171231625219?pt=US_Hydroponics&hash=item27de334003
this is what I was looking at.


I added H2o2 today and yesterday, but not sure if I used enough.
I put my 3 watt pump in there with a nice stone for now.
Not doing much, but def more than what was going on!!
 
Mohican

Mohican

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That is what I have. They get very hot! Made my res water 88 by bubbling hot air. The fan got it down to 81 but by then my roots were toast - never recovered. I will have a chiller next run (if I ever try hydro again).
 
AllDayToker

AllDayToker

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I'm curious, since we are talking about hydro, if anyone has used teas or something along that lines of organics in a hydro setup?

I'm pretty limited on my knowledge of hydro so forgive me if I'm sounding greenhornish.
 
Mohican

Mohican

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I used the beneficial tea to try and save my roots - it helped but the plant was too far gone at that point. Some say it is OK some say never :P
 
Mohican

Mohican

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Can't remember if I posted this yet - I just ordered some of these:




Little seed tubes in different colors :)


Cheers,
Mo
 
AllDayToker

AllDayToker

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Haha, yeah. I just don't know how it would work, seems complicated but I am pretty stoned and tipsy. :eyesmoke:

I would really love to see a way to work hydro and teas together, may be a project I need to perform.

If it works you never know, I could be the next big name. Maybe I should go through with this.
 
bassman999

bassman999

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Mohican said:
That is what I have. They get very hot! Made my res water 88 by bubbling hot air. The fan got it down to 81 but by then my roots were toast - never recovered. I will have a chiller next run (if I ever try hydro again).
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What was the ambient when they res got that hot?

I have a chiller, but dont want to run it honestly
jigfresh said:
I've used my pump in my 30 gal rez and it gave off good amount of bubbles in that.
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Did your res temp go up from that thing too?
 
whodatnation

whodatnation

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My 1/10hp chiller only uses like 160w or something and doesn't even run all the time. It's def worth it to me to know my water temp is perfect considering it's my growing medium! Any extra costs on or running equipment that regulates my indoor growing environment at optimal levels always more than pays for itself in the end via better yields.
 
Javadog

Javadog

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I have hoped that the frozen 2-liter bottle of water,
dropped into the rez, might do the trick.

I am lucky to live close enough to the ocean that the
heat waves rarely take us over 90, but it will be 85 F
for from weeks to just a week or two each Summer,
depending on the type of year.

ie. this last Summer practically did not happen. We had
zero hot spells until very late. I liked it.

Good luck with the bill Bass. I am already in tier 4, IIRC,
and it hurts.

JD
 
bassman999

bassman999

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whodatnation said:
My 1/10hp chiller only uses like 160w or something and doesn't even run all the time. It's def worth it to me to know my water temp is perfect considering it's my growing medium! Any extra costs on or running equipment that regulates my indoor growing environment at optimal levels always more than pays for itself in the end via better yields.
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So wat is the optimum temp?
I am thinking like 65*F??

I have a 1/5 hp one, that I got for a great deal a yr and a half ago.
It draws much more than that Im sure
JBJ DBA-150
input amperage 5.0
cooling amps.watts 5.3/860
 
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