I have one marked with pretty green logos and “Food Grade” on it. Aussie but writing in Thai
SIP Club - Getting Hydro/Coco Results In A Soil Based Medium
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DE only works when it's completely dry, which is tough to do when you put it on top of damp soil (or water through it, or it rains, or foggy...). When it dries out it will work again but the whole time it's wet it's ineffective against pests.
No silly questions. My last SIP grow went auto water so it was constantly filled. Worked well. EarthBoxes with covers.This might be a silly question , i'm unsure when to refill the resivoir , i understand to have a 1" / 25cm air gap but how low do u let the water level go before toping up , i grow in soil / potting mix & water from the top when the leaves start to drop somewhat , though i guess thats taking it to far with SIP system,
Fenderbender
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Sips are indeed fricking automatic without the need for electric gadgets.
The amount of pots and systems I bought for ease of growing.. pff this stuff just smokes them all.
The amount of pots and systems I bought for ease of growing.. pff this stuff just smokes them all.
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Hey @ReservoirDog , where for art thou, brother?
Sending positive healing vibes your way. Hope you're hangin' tough!
Sending positive healing vibes your way. Hope you're hangin' tough!
ThirdUncle
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Thanks guys, my concern is stagnant water ??
If you are concerned you can either flush down fill pipe with water flushing reservoir or as you said wait for slight leaf droop then fill reservoir back up but id probably only do the later occasionally.Thanks guys, my concern is stagnant water ??
If I was worried I'd do the flush down the fill pipe .
My SIP up the tree drinks that quick I have never flushed that one but it does get a slight droop every 4th or so watering from me not attending it quickly enough but bounces back within a minute of filling res back up
CannabisMan420
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That's why there should be a hole in the bucket where the 1" gap is at. The plants should also go through enough water that it doesn't have time to stagnate. This is also part of why I let my SIPs go through a dry cycle between waterings.
Fenderbender
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Don't be.. before starting I and others in this thread nagged Azi's ear off with don't we need a circulation pump or an air pump in there as well things will go bad, but that doesn't seem to be the case.Thanks guys, my concern is stagnant water ??
And yes once the plant is established you'll be chucking water in the res to try to keep up with consumption.
Like my pot should be good for 14 days of water but once the plant is in full force flowering that level meter can go down in 2 days.
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There's generally not a big enough water reservoir in these things to worry too much about it. At least with the standard builds. Plus, there is an air cavity down there that helps. I suppose once you get into the large tote/garbage can size SIPs you could have an issue with too small a plant and too full a reservoir at the beginning, but once the plant catches the growth is kind of ridiculous.Thanks guys, my concern is stagnant water ??
And yeah, no air pumps/stones. They're simply not needed and ResDog experimented with them and it messed with the pH if I recall correctly.
Bud Bokashi
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The Trailer Trash just hit the end of week 1 of flower and she's looking pretty good so far and sipping a little over a half gallon per day.
I'm not saying I got it figured out yet but I'm on my way.
I'm not saying I got it figured out yet but I'm on my way.
CannabisMan420
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Here's my Gelato seed #7 in week 2 of the flowering stretch, in a SIP of course. You should be able to tell which evening I fed her, as the growth takes off a little more after a feeding. The timelapse got a bit 'messy' because I had to lower the plant & light at the end, it was growing out of the shot.
Cool time lapse dude!Here's my Gelato seed #7 in week 2 of the flowering stretch, in a SIP of course. You should be able to tell which evening I fed her, as the growth takes off a little more after a feeding. The timelapse got a bit 'messy' because I had to lower the plant & light at the end, it was growing out of the shot.
jmrl
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Sure looks goodThe Trailer Trash just hit the end of week 1 of flower and she's looking pretty good so far and sipping a little over a half gallon per day.
I'm not saying I got it figured out yet but I'm on my way.
jmrl
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I read yesterday searching more on the net, that they hate caffeine, so a layer of coffee grinds on top will mess them up. I tried this in my compost bin, I will report back.
ThirdUncle
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ThirdUncle
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Uh yup , Thats an impressive colossal SIP your've got there @NickHardyUh, yup!
Still waiting…
About an 1” in a week still looking for the res.
Grow damnit!
Just started my new grow journal for my first SIP and figured I would link it up 
Bruce Banner marries a Watermelon - SIP Grow
Bruce Banner marries a Watermelon - SIP Grow
jmrl
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I am going to go for a bigger drain hole this time around, ALSO I cut a nice-sized hole and put a window in both my tubs. I just melted the two pieces of plastic together, this way I can see if I have dirt around my drain hole + root growth would be visible. I'll just put a little flap to cover from light. I used a 20 oz bottle as the window. Pics soon on that, sanding it now.
Also, I am going to use a Fishing Bobble with a Bamboo stick or similar to check the level of my water from the pipe. I could leave it between waterings. Its still in the development stages. A nice feature some of the expensive containers have.
welcome to the club @Ke0ncp Azi has set us up so we can have the info in one place, Now maybe we can get an index for the post, showcasing some examples.. and members' setups, possibly.
Just my thoughts and opinions.
The Trailer Trash just hit the end of week 1 of flower and she's looking pretty good so far and sipping a little over a half gallon per day.
I'm not saying I got it figured out yet but I'm on my way.
The cover, did that come with the container? Is that a purchased setup? I started making one but I made it to complicated and my ADHD kicked in.