TerpsNThyme
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Not yet. I will check later today
SIP Club - Getting Hydro/Coco Results In A Soil Based Medium
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Fenderbender
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Thanks, this is going to be a lot more fun, don't have to fear the plants getting bigger as I was a bit cramped.
And well now I kinda got two tents as I can put my old Mars light back in my old tent.
I probably add it to this one as now my new light is kinda inadequate for the footage
.. although the coverage is pretty even and good as you can see against the wall where it drops off.
Is it okay for your wick foot to not sit on the bottom?
I love the ideas I’m seeing here and will be building one of these.
I want a drain so I can empty the internal res then feed liquid nutes without it overflowing, taking samples, and being able to flush as well.
I want to run an auto shutoff to an external res that will be connected to my RO unit, and have a PH controller with dosing pump.
Watering will be completely hands off.
To feed, just turn off the water supply, drain the internal res, fill it back up with nutrients then turn the water supply back on.
Stealing cues from @Absorber ’s build, but using these kidney shaped bowls for the wick/foot.
That should leave me room for the auto shutoff but, they are only 3 inches deep so, only 2 inches will be submerged. See pics for details, and yes, that’s crayon… don’t judge me
Opinions or suggestions welcome.
I love the ideas I’m seeing here and will be building one of these.
I want a drain so I can empty the internal res then feed liquid nutes without it overflowing, taking samples, and being able to flush as well.
I want to run an auto shutoff to an external res that will be connected to my RO unit, and have a PH controller with dosing pump.
Watering will be completely hands off.
To feed, just turn off the water supply, drain the internal res, fill it back up with nutrients then turn the water supply back on.
Stealing cues from @Absorber ’s build, but using these kidney shaped bowls for the wick/foot.
That should leave me room for the auto shutoff but, they are only 3 inches deep so, only 2 inches will be submerged. See pics for details, and yes, that’s crayon… don’t judge me
Opinions or suggestions welcome.
If your wicking foot doesn't reach the bottom of the pot you are losing the benefits of a large reservoir as soon as wicking foot is out of the water it will no longer wick .Is it okay for your wick foot to not sit on the bottom?
I love the ideas I’m seeing here and will be building one of these.
I want a drain so I can empty the internal res then feed liquid nutes without it overflowing, taking samples, and being able to flush as well.
I want to run an auto shutoff to an external res that will be connected to my RO unit, and have a PH controller with dosing pump.
Watering will be completely hands off.
To feed, just turn off the water supply, drain the internal res, fill it back up with nutrients then turn the water supply back on.
Stealing cues from @Absorber ’s build, but using these kidney shaped bowls for the wick/foot.
That should leave me room for the auto shutoff but, they are only 3 inches deep so, only 2 inches will be submerged. See pics for details, and yes, that’s crayon… don’t judge me
Opinions or suggestions welcome.
Best to have foot touch the bottom.
It will be fed from a large 29 gallon external reservoir so, the water capacity doesn’t matter. My only concern is soil to air and soil to water surface contact.
Man that is some quality work. Clean cuts and evenly spaced holes. Makes my OCD happy to see it.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
the other benefit of the foot sitting on the bottom is it supports the bottom of the pot from sagging into reservoir stuffing up your air gap .
I have one of these reducing bushes trimmed that supports the floor of my pot its fitted on the pipe section
Good point. The dishes arrive tomorrow so I can take some measurements. I just need to make sure the auto shutoff clears everything in there.the other benefit of the foot sitting on the bottom is it supports the bottom of the pot from sagging into reservoir stuffing up your air gap .
I have one of these reducing bushes trimmed to support the floor of my pot its fitted on the pipe section
How deep is your res?
I cut the bottom of the bucket off at 14.5cm that gives me about 7ltrs of water in reservoir
Chuckeye
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In addition to the side holes I would also add some small notches to the bottom of the foot, just because
And @Olddog Newtrick, your drain hole should be level with your water to maintain that air gap, just in case your auto fill fails
Cheers
Ahh ok, yeah I’m looking at about half the size of yours.
He has another hole apart from drain pipe that is at the air gap so that should be okAnd @Olddog Newtrick, your drain hole should be level with your water to maintain that air gap, just in case your auto fill fails
Chuckeye
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Are your SIP pots going inside or outside?
Inside, the external res will feed 2) 2x4 tents with 2) 5 gallon SIP’s each.
Ok if they were outside i would have recommended fill pipe run all the way to the bottom with a 45° cut on bottom of pipe and instead of having 2 holes 1 for drain and 1 for air gap, id just fit the one drain pipe like this picture.
Reasons being is it stops critters like ants and stuff from entering pot via those spots and the occasional top watering stops them attempting it from the top
You can spin the pipe to drain pot if needed.
This way of doing it all entry points hit water
Good idea inside or out really.Ok if they were outside i would have recommended fill pipe run all the way to the bottom with a 45° cut on bottom of pipe and instead of having 2 holes 1 for drain and 1 for air gap, id just fit the one drain pipe like this picture.
Reasons being is it stops critters like ants and stuff from entering pot via those spots and the occasional top watering stops them attempting it from the top
1 grommet 2 19mm elbows and short piece of pipe.
You can spin the pipe to drain pot if needed.
This way of doing it all entry points hit water
Are you watering from an external res as well?
If so do you have more pics?
I see the tubing in that pic but can’t tell what is going on.
That tube was a bit of an experiment, it has an aerator on it . No real benefits not worth it .
TerpsNThyme
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Going on her second week of flower (since pistils started). Corn syrup by cookies seed bank. London pound cake 75 x Sunset Sherbet
Ramblinrose1965
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Question for all you SIP heads.......When using white buckets. What are you guys using to keep the light out? In previous projects I find spray paint doesn't adhere to plastic too well. Was thinking duct tape but would love to here other opinions.