How can I stabilize my ph (major fluctuations)

NCSmallTime

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #21

Anyone have a thread on how to make a waterfall and how big of pump for each tote

 

projectinfo

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #22

Use your imagination bud....

 

NCSmallTime

Member

• Oct 3, 2018

• #23

Is one water fall that size big enough for a 17 gal res or should I make multiple

 

rkymtnman

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #24

one per tub. you'll have plenty of Dissolved O2 that way.

 

projectinfo

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #25

rkymtnman said:

one per tub. you'll have plenty of Dissolved O2 that way.

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I have two drains coming off the table plus this runaway line total of three waterfalls.

 

projectinfo

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #26

 

projectinfo

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #27

Another white drain on the other side for the other side of the table

 

rkymtnman

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #28

projectinfo said:

I have two drains coming off the table plus this runaway line total of three waterfalls.

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the more the merrier! the only downside would be increased heat by more pumps but the chiller negates that.

 

5BY5LEC

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #29

Where did you get that style of tubing at? Looks like CC but that stuff is stupid expensive.

 

5BY5LEC

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #30

If his pump is in the water couldn't he just run a venturi and some 1/4 tubing out the top?
Those things really blast out the bubbles.

 

NCSmallTime

Member

• Oct 3, 2018

• #31

Would something with multiple streams create more DO than a single waterfall
Something like this picture

 

5BY5LEC

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #32

Yeah but if your not running a filter it might clog.
Check this out. You dont have to build one. You just buy a nozzle that hooks to end of your pump. You run a 1/4 air line off that up out of the water so it can suck air.

 

projectinfo

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #33

rkymtnman said:

the more the merrier! the only downside would be increased heat by more pumps but the chiller negates that.

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Only one pump. No chiller .

Im in canada and i run bennies. Southern ag. Gff

Each table has two drains going back to the res plus one runaway line in the res

Its a 396 eco plus pump.

3/4 feed line that ends in a loop, and has small triangles cut out for feed holes into each net pot

 

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rkymtnman

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #34

projectinfo said:

Only one pump. No chiller .

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yeah, i meant that comment for nc smalltime.

 

5BY5LEC

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• Oct 3, 2018

• #35

projectinfo said:

Only one pump. No chiller .

Im in canada and i run bennies. Southern ag. Gff

Each table has two drains going back to the res plus one runaway line in the res

Its a 396 eco plus pump.

3/4 feed line that ends in a loop, and has small triangles cut out for feed holes into each net pot

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Those 396's put the danners to shame for what they cost.

 

NCSmallTime

Member

• Oct 4, 2018

• #36

So I got home last night started to drain my res to sterilize everything . Once 90% if the water was removed I could see how much hydrotron partials were in the bottom. I decided to RIP everything b.c apart and rinse and sterilize every thing the new pump filter was horrible. Also where I glued the air stones with the marine glue was starting to mold . Hooked everything back up added cal-mag and 1/2 strength nutes and set ph at 5.3 woke up this morning ph is at 5.4 .so thanks everyone for there input and help

 

NCSmallTime

Member

• Oct 5, 2018

• #37

Okay problem is back set ph to 5.3 last night and when I woke up 6 hours later 7.6 ... I removed the cooler and I'm flushing it out with h202 for 24 hr . This is starting to piss me off . I think I'm going to re start my grow when I figure it out and start fresh but need to figure it out first