For All Cap Ebb and Grow Users

GreenDyl

Active Member
Well sheeeittt. Already cleaned the inner pots with steel wool lol. Should I just go grab a whole new system and try and craigslist mine? I feel like the pathogen could be locked in the plastic.
 

Warlock1369

Well-Known Member
No. Just don't do it again. If you have problems later and can't get rid of it. That could be the reason. But if you keep everything clean you shouldn't have a problem.
 

Warlock1369

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Well sheeeittt. Already cleaned the inner pots with steel wool lol. Should I just go grab a whole new system and try and craigslist mine? I feel like the pathogen could be locked in the plastic.
Also your buckets should be made if food grade plastic. Not letting pathogens embed themselves like in other plastics. Reason I try to change all hose and fittings after 2 grows. That and they're impossible to fully clean.
 
I'm interested in the reason for wanting to drop hps lighting? I wouldn't give up my hps's unless I gave up growing:) need good lighting to grow quality product with good yields.
There was a couple reasons for wanting to try something different. Mainly I was just curious about trying a new system, thats why I ordered the ebb and grow. The LEDs attracted me because of the low thermal footprint and energy savings. And I have seen people get good results with them.
I think Im going to just run the Ebb and Grow since its my first serious hydroponic attempt and run hids, just try one thing at a time. Plus Id like to get all I can out of the system. I have two 600w , Is that enough to start 18 and end up with 10 to 15? I feel like it might not be, what would suffice?
 

GreenDyl

Active Member
I really am thinking about just getting a whole new system just because this one I bought used. Its the cap ebb and gro idk if thats foodgrade plastic or not.
 

GreenDyl

Active Member
And I really want to just have good grow with no problems this time so maybe it would be worth spending the 500 for the full system
 

Warlock1369

Well-Known Member
If your going to get a full system I recamend titan. So worth it. And can easily be made a full coco system if you want to try that.
 

GreenDyl

Active Member
Yeah I think I am gonna just say fuck it and go with heavy 16 and end up getting one of those systems. Buying a used system on craigslist seems like it kinda fucked me over.
 
Got a quick question about topping of the res. As I understand it, you need to add water periodically as it evaporates and gets used up. Do you add all your nutrients in a fresh resivoir to start then just add straight water and just correct the ph after if needed, until you change out the res again? If so does that mean the nutrient ppm's will drop as it gets more diluted? A basic schedule would be helpful
 

BLOCKER

Active Member
when i top up i add nutes too, i also don't change res doing that way because the water is well replenished every week
 

Hygrotek

Member
which one?
I've used Ebb & Grow, Aquahub version of these systems but had a variety of issues so I invented my own that you can set the exact minutes. Its called "Set and Grow" and it even powers-up with 4 hours between fill cycles and 20 minutes fill time (4:20) but set it for any time, check out the link- best of all NO FLOAT SWITCHES! This forum is a great resource and I wanted to contribute back to it. Thanks and keep up the good work. I'll keep you posted on how it goes. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1898348286/set-and-grow?ref=home_location



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HomeLessBeans

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This is why I have never felt the need for the "monster" ebb n flo.. this gurl is prob over 7 feet tall in a 2 gallon pot....all that with my pet gnats campin out..


I gotta get a better pic of the emergency tripod ;)
 

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