No worries, like I said just ask if you want to know anything, im only to happy to help if I can
SIP Club - Getting Hydro/Coco Results In A Soil Based Medium
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You want your mix, top to bottom, to be the same. No different layers. So, whether you do the design of the style described by @013 where there is an upside down container serving as the air chamber, or the bucket-in-bucket design where a central column connects the upper soil chamber down into the reservoir, you want it to be all your grow mix, so no separate perlite section.
apologies RR, big brain fart over here but I’ve got you now
yes the wick foot gets filled & packed with media seriously no loose mix here, pack it down tight for the wick foot and then homogenous loose soil mix with 40@ extra aeration above.
on that other thing- yes sir or ma’am the feeder pipe stays wide open!
thanks for bailing me out Azimuth
yes the wick foot gets filled & packed with media seriously no loose mix here, pack it down tight for the wick foot and then homogenous loose soil mix with 40@ extra aeration above.
on that other thing- yes sir or ma’am the feeder pipe stays wide open!
thanks for bailing me out Azimuth
@Ramblinrose1965 dont forget to cut the bottom of the fill pipe on an angle to allow water to enter freely and some people drill a few holes in the side of the fill pipe at the air gap height to let air get to the air gap and root zone
Perlite isn’t very good at wicking. Use soil.
Ramblinrose1965
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No worries 013
I appreciate your help.
Ramblinrose1965
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The 5 LSD clones are looking forward to their new SIP Casas. Im chopping the two big girls tomorrow and after they dry the clones will move into the big top with SIPs.
Thanks all, the girls and I appreciate all your help.
Thanks all, the girls and I appreciate all your help.
I'm with Nick here. The perlite reservoir at the bottom of my SWICK barely managed to transfer the moisture to the soil packed on top. Might have been too large an air gap but like he said, use soil.
Ramblinrose1965
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Thanks for that tip Absorber!
I'm going with the bucket in a bucket design. I'm using 3 gallon food grade buckets I got for free at the local bakery. I figure this design will allow me to maximize the amount of soil in the top bucket since I am only using 3 gallon buckets.
My plan is to put a bulkhead fitting on the reservoir bucket with a clear piece of tubing to give me a way of seeing the water level in the reservoir and a means of filling the reservoir. Then instead of a single drain hole, I was going to drill 2 holes for the drain for air flow in the air gap.
Any thoughts to my madness??
Are you going to cut the inner bucket and flip the bottom bit upside down?
TerpsNThyme
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Bud sites starting to come in on my Corn Syrup
Ramblinrose1965
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Are you going to cut the inner bucket and flip the bottom bit upside down?
This set-up holds about 7ltrs of water in the bottom and once your plant gets going it will drink 6 -7 ltrs a day emptying reservoir so don't skimp on it
Im not sure what a bulkhead fitting is
Heres a bulhead fitting but I will not be using one with a spigot but rather one with 3/4 inch garden hose threads on the outside of the reservoir bucket. Then I will attach some clear tubing with a hose clamp and secure the tubing to the top of the bucket. Thats my plan anyway. Pvc bulkhead fittings should be here today.
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Should work great!
Chuckeye
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Ramblinrose1965
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I sure hope so. Thank YouShould work great!
Ramblinrose1965
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Heres the bulkhead fitting
TerpsNThyme
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She hasn’t been drinking water hardly at all. Still some white pistils though.
smokesbetter
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She looks close have you scoped her ?
Fenderbender
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Sippin' in a new tent, party time excellent!
More space in all dimensions
Left is Malawi in veg & starting quadline
Right is Channel+ in veg & starting quadline
and Centre is Pink Rozay in flowering stretch no training
More space in all dimensions
Left is Malawi in veg & starting quadline
Right is Channel+ in veg & starting quadline
and Centre is Pink Rozay in flowering stretch no training
Very nice, FB!Sippin' in a new tent, party time excellent!
More space in all dimensions
Left is Malawi in veg & starting quadlined
Right is Channel+ in veg & starting quadline
and Centre is Pink Rozay in flowering stretch no training