Tead's Indoor-ish, Winter, Hempy, OGK, SOG

Agree with everybody else :)
 
I don't agree...... But me being a rebel and all.. But then maybe I should go back a page?
 
I concur.... Got the place filling up down yonder..........

Fast ? You got what for air? CO2 or exchange? Alot of plants intake more or everything....... Air/food/water.......... Mainly AIR.. I know it's hard to make CO2levels beyond top end...... Let alone above optimum levels,, what 1500 ppm..

I been using exchange air forever... which isn't a very high level.. What 300 ppm? something... But I've always entertained the idea of bringing in some extra CO2 and cut back on exchange.. But it works for me.


Kids are looking great.... GL Keepem Green
 
TurboBucket said:
The room looks amazing Tead! Well done the girls are very impressive as well.
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Thanks y'all!
Welcome along TurboBucket. It's a good time to be jumping into Tead's thread... things are just beginning to get more interesting around here.

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Fast ? You got what for air? CO2 or exchange? Alot of plants intake more or everything....... Air/food/water.......... Mainly AIR.. I know it's hard to make CO2levels beyond top end...... Let alone above optimum levels,, what 1500 ppm..

I been using exchange air forever... which isn't a very high level.. What 300 ppm? something... But I've always entertained the idea of bringing in some extra CO2 and cut back on exchange.. But it works for me.
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I haven't even hooked up the CO2 generator yet. CO2 ppms are floating in the 500-600 range. I'm still trying to get a handle on air exchange really. Fans are on order (thanks!), and exhaust vents need work. Before I had airflow going I ran into 2 moldy buds, but I've got a partial handle on it now. When I get it going, I'll be running it in the 1200ppm range.
The whole upgrade has been one helluva learning curve so far. Every garden issue is much more significant when moving from a tent to a bigger grow.
Currently, the challenge is water. Hand watering individual plants has become very time consuming. A simple watering/feeding is a 4-6hr affair. I've got a bunch of tubing and some plastic elbows that I'm going to jackleg engineer into some sort of drainage solution.

All in all... the machine is settling very nicely. Plants are way happy. The shot from yesterday shows all the new 5gal girls in the forefront with all the finishing 1.5gal Osmo fed girls in the back. The 5gals up front are just starting bloom and will probably double in height. No trees to challenge Wood's trees yet... but the learning curve is on the way up and those damn poolside monsters of yours need some competition dammit!
 
I think I've got drainage nipped. This will get hooked up to a drainage pump system (kind of a sump pump) and allow me to water in place. Next up will be the water distribution system.
Pardon the extra hole in the pan.... 1 1/8in was the right size. Had to go 1" and sand off nubs on the elbow.

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Are those red saucers just regular pot trays? That's a good idea to build a system. Will you port all of the trays back to the same res, or a few resses?
 
Locally we call them "crawfish trays". You might know them as "crab boil" trays... tho a visit to NOLA backyard crawfish shindig would sure correct your misunderstanding. They're 16" across and 2" deeep.... just the right size for a 5gal pot.

The current plan is to hook them up to a sump and pump that sump out. I've got the gear... just need to put it all together. The sump pump is an AC condensate pump.... triggers via a float. I'm hoping I can put the lines into the little sump/bucket that the pump comes built with, but I may very well have to alter that idea. Plus, I wanna keep everything as low as possible... so that's another issue.
 
If you hit a roadblock with the sump pump, I designed an awesome little mod for Active Aqua 160gph and 400gph pumps that converts them into sump pumps. I use them in my reservoirs and they suck out damn near every last drop which makes them great for weekly res changes. They might be helpful in your arrangement. You'll need to find someone in your area with a 3d printer, but the parts can be printed fast and cheap.

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That's an awesome little mod!!! Turn your pump into a suckin machine.
I wouldn't want to hook up a pump to every tray, but one could see one mounted to each tray and all hooked to a pump.
I like gravity bettah....
Proof of concept #1
Black bag covering oversized hole (so lazy I couldn't tape it... just grabbed a dog poo bag). Blue tape holding splash shield I can easily see and poke a stick into if needed. 1.5 gal pot instead of 5gal.

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I'm calling it a total success.
 
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If you hit a roadblock with the sump pump, I designed an awesome little mod for Active Aqua 160gph and 400gph pumps that converts them into sump pumps. I use them in my reservoirs and they suck out damn near every last drop which makes them great for weekly res changes. They might be helpful in your arrangement. You'll need to find someone in your area with a 3d printer, but the parts can be printed fast and cheap.

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Diggin thru your designs... the one I might steal is the Hydro Halo.... very handy!
 
Skybound said:
If you hit a roadblock with the sump pump, I designed an awesome little mod for Active Aqua 160gph and 400gph pumps that converts them into sump pumps. I use them in my reservoirs and they suck out damn near every last drop which makes them great for weekly res changes. They might be helpful in your arrangement. You'll need to find someone in your area with a 3d printer, but the parts can be printed fast and cheap.

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That’s pretty sweet, what type of filament do you use? I’ve read a lot about bacteria in 3d printed parts (for food applications) due to the extra ridges and gaps. Have you had any issues? Do you do anything to prevent this?

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That’s pretty sweet, what type of filament do you use? I’ve read a lot about bacteria in 3d printed parts (for food applications) due to the extra ridges and gaps. Have you had any issues? Do you do anything to prevent this?

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i use PLA and haven't had any issues with printed gizmos in my tanks. I wash all of my plumbing pieces between rounds so everything gets a wash in water and dish soap, but that's all I do. I use synthetic nutes with a twice weekly compost tea inoculation. I use this pump in that too for added agitation.

As to health concerns, filaments aren't made for food applications, though I've seen cookie cutters on thingiverse so clearly people are throwing caution to the wind. Also, printers generally use cheap nozzles made of soft brass. IDK if the nozzle manufacturer in China uses a packaging oil on the nozzles or not, so there's that to be concerned about as well, but perhaps over time at over 200º C, those oils sneak out with the filament flow, but I've not yet attempted to mix my prints with my food.

Edit - Those Halos are adjustable, so you can render various sizes. Install OpenSCAD, then open the SCAD file, locate the variables up top and change the numbers around as you want. Press F6 and that will render the size you want. I just made mine for the 1 gallon pots, I think #3?
 
Every little help, works well,, in the garden... And looks like you got your hands full...... Can be ALOT of work unless your as lazy as I've become.................

Ever think of a passive central wick-type grow? The first form of 'hydro' I ever did,, was a towel stuffed up into the bottom of 5-gallon pot and the other end hung into a reservoir for the wicking up water. Every once in awhile dump 5-10 gallons of water in the res... Got to be the simplest way of constant water. No pumps no nothing,,, cept a bubble stone wood be nice.........

Ambient CO2 runs 300/350+PPMs most places,, and is always higher closer to the ground...... In a perfect world, I hear 1200 PPM.

Looks great Keepem Green
 
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i use PLA and haven't had any issues with printed gizmos in my tanks. I wash all of my plumbing pieces between rounds so everything gets a wash in water and dish soap, but that's all I do. I use synthetic nutes with a twice weekly compost tea inoculation. I use this pump in that too for added agitation.

As to health concerns, filaments aren't made for food applications, though I've seen cookie cutters on thingiverse so clearly people are throwing caution to the wind. Also, printers generally use cheap nozzles made of soft brass. IDK if the nozzle manufacturer in China uses a packaging oil on the nozzles or not, so there's that to be concerned about as well, but perhaps over time at over 200º C, those oils sneak out with the filament flow, but I've not yet attempted to mix my prints with my food.

Edit - Those Halos are adjustable, so you can render various sizes. Install OpenSCAD, then open the SCAD file, locate the variables up top and change the numbers around as you want. Press F6 and that will render the size you want. I just made mine for the 1 gallon pots, I think #3?
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Awesome, from reading about the food bacteria issues I’d assumed it would turn bad quickly in nutes. I’ll have to dust off the old FlashForge and print up a couple halos, they look great.

I think the cookie cutters are supposed to be wrapped in plastic wrap to keep them from actually touching the dough.

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Norcaliwood said:
Ever think of a passive central wick-type grow? The first form of 'hydro' I ever did,, was a towel stuffed up into the bottom of 5-gallon pot and the other end hung into a reservoir for the wicking up water. Every once in awhile dump 5-10 gallons of water in the res... Got to be the simplest way of constant water. No pumps no nothing,,, cept a bubble stone wood be nice.........
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Yes, but while that works out well for a pot or two, when you multiply that by 60, it becomes less attractive. The issue at hand is mass distribution and runoff collection allowing for in place watering. A wick system would work, but doesn't address the distribution system end. Of course, while similar in many ways to my hempy pots, it's not familiar ground for me, thus forming a further detractor. Super easy tho.... I can see that appeal. I can easily see a setup with a res and wick. I wouldn't want to go with a large res.... high temps mean you wanna pump that water thru the system fairly quickly to avoid it hanging around too long and developing some sort of unfriendly growth.
 
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