For All Cap Ebb and Grow Users

formfactor said:
Okay so I'm approaching final flush, and I'm curious how many e&g users have used molasses or sucanat in their systems. I ran a mixture of both for about 2 weeks and a slime developed, bu I would swear the plants loved it. I plan on flushing with it, but I'm thinking about adding it before the flush... Any experience here?
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Well, the only reason to use sucanat and molasses is if you have beneficial bacteria in your rez...
 
I would like to relocate my reservoir barrels in the adjacent room because it is cold and would keep the nutes nice and aerated.
How would I do this with the ebb and grow system?
Would I just put the barrels and controller buckets outside the room and drill a few holes in the wall for the tubes that go to all of the buckets?
OR would I leave the controller buckets in the room and run the lines out to the barrels?
 
Thanks for the info guys, I'm just going to install a second float higher than the first as a piggy back on the drain pump. If the first one from cap fails then the "redundant" one a 1/2 in higher will shut that puppy down.
 
tommyo3000 said:
I would like to relocate my reservoir barrels in the adjacent room because it is cold and would keep the nutes nice and aerated.
How would I do this with the ebb and grow system?
Would I just put the barrels and controller buckets outside the room and drill a few holes in the wall for the tubes that go to all of the buckets?
OR would I leave the controller buckets in the room and run the lines out to the barrels?
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I think it depends how level your floor is, but personally I'd keep the controller bucket close to the pots and just run tubes to the barrels outside.
 
Thanks Form.. My floor is level enough to not matter as far as that is concerned...
This is just temporary while I wait for a new chiller or two chillers....
 
formfactor said:
Anyone used both the original and the monster? I want some bigger plants, and I am wondering if the monster might work better.
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I made my own system out of 5 gallon buckets. Up until now I have been vegging in these 6 inch pots (small) and throwing them into the ebb and grow and flipping the lights into 12/12 right away.. I still get full buckets of roots when I empty them out after flower... I have to tear chunks of roots apart to get hydroton out from the jumble..

I can't compare to the small ebb and grow buckets, but I can say that the plants use the extra space in my bigger systems.
 
kofseattle said:
I am getting a brown algae looking growth in my Ebb and Gro resovoir. I assume because I am using Fox Farms (yes the hydro version)? Either way, I just purchased an RO filter to bring my out of the tap 330PPM water to 0PPM. Once I have enough water from the RO filter I am going to clean out my resovoir. Can anyone give me tips on the best way to do this with the Ebb and Gro? I was thinking pump the water out to the yard, wipe as clean as I can, flush with plain water once, H202? (not sure of the application) and then refill with RO Water and re-nute. Also thinking of making some of the tea from the recipe I found here to make the bene nutes. Any help/advice appreciated, this is my first hydro grow. been in dirt for three years. Thanks for all the awsome info in this thread folks, it has saved me alot of grief!
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If it were me I would use some bleach/water to rinse through the system for a couple days, and then just try to wipe down everything the best you can. Also, look at products such as hygrozyme, or aquashield. Aquashield is beneficial bacteria, and hygrozyme is enzymes.
 
howdy kof,keep your temps down in your res below 70 and ditch the ff,get you some dyna-gro, start thinkin about a bleach/h2o2 regiment theres a recipe back in this thread back about 20 pages or so works good also try your local carwash for 55 gal drums 10 bucks by me, good luck
 
im back been super busy lol building my new 59 lighter and my dispensary lol crazy shit lately man i also pulled down the nightmare room finally came out pretty good but the kid working for my partner jacked like 2lb at least kinda pissed me off.
 
Im tearing down eveything and fraiming up to rooms im sick of tents! Im also looking into adding a new strain
Looking at white ryino any thought on that strain?

Edit I ment white russain
 
hellraizer30 said:
Im tearing down eveything and fraiming up to rooms im sick of tents! Im also looking into adding a new strain
Looking at white ryino any thought on that strain?

Edit I ment white russain
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not a big fan of either of those strains personally. building rooms is the way to go man fuck tents. also if you wanna do a white strain white widow is awesome.
 
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