A few pictures from a dinosaur

[superpedro]

You can find them in all kind of sizes with one more membranes.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultrasonic...hash=item1ce1328c98:m:mJnnrg9kzaChpA39tGlZXrg

Try a pet store for terrariums. Often used for this.

 

[superpedro]

Perhaps this helps:

You can build it large enough for more than one fogger.
If one isn't enough to keep humidity. It is nice to have the option of running one continuously - only hooked up to the timer -and one controlled by the hygrostat. It will counteract the roller coaster values.

 

[superpedro]

This is a fine kit, with everything needed for the auto top up system.
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/aquahub-diy-top-it-off-kit-premium.html

They come with two float switches. You hook them op in a chain, and mount one higher in the humidifyer. That way you have a safety should the first one fail.
(and remember if you use a taller reservoir, to make sure you brake the gravity feed)

 

[superpedro]

First manicure.
Plants trimmed down to 4 growtips each. Fan leaves removed from top two growtips to slow them down, and get them level with the next pair.

 

[superpedro]

I want a new setup!
Actually this was the plan all along when I build the attachment to my house. I just couldn't wait, and ended up being stuck with my old gear.
I have decided on a 3x5 tent with four sp150. This means I need to move my heat exhange, but get enough room for my veg tent.

I may deviate from standard kiss approach.
I don't know if any of you remember some of my old grows? I've been running aquariums since I was 6 years old, and do hydro based on my knowledge from this hobby.

For this old micro-grow I made a small setup using a homebuild biofilter, using no pseudo-biology additives, no res cleaning and never exhanged more than 50% water at one time.
It is stable and gives you a different NO3:NH4 ratio similar to soil/organic, high NH4 availability with a low gradient.
IMO this ratio is everything when it comes to difference in product from different grow-styles.

This was aquarium-style kiss version of hydro. Now I want to do a more advanced version.
My LED setup wants moisture making an evaporative reservoir cooler with a dryfilter a good solution. Cheap and easy DIY.
I would like to place a RO auto-top up system in the res, and use one of my reef computers to maintain EC/Ph with different dosage pumps.
I can do many measurements of elements myself, but I could be fun to get something similar as ICP-OES tests done at a lab, like i do for my reef along the way..
A fun monitor to install would be a orp probe/redox. Not to add/control ozone, but just to learn what the system is doing.

BTW, ozone is one of those things a just can't figure out why it isn't being used by those hydro-growers who likes to keep things sterile.
It's free oxygen radicals just like H2O2, but easy to control and add..

Lots of time to think right now. Sorry

 

[DiverDave]

Superpedro great grow , are those lava rock ?

 

[voidpainter]

Damn you got some mad aquarium skills there. Definitely following this. Also thanks for that DIY humidifier info!

 

[superpedro]

Superpedro great grow , are those lava rock ?

Thx
Yes.
This type of biofilter is nothing more than adding suface area for the bacteria to grow on.

Damn you got some mad aquarium skills there. Definitely following this. Also thanks for that DIY humidifier info!

Thx.

 

[DiverDave]

Great , So you should enjoy a painless and easy grow experience.
I am just stating the obvious because I have been using those rock for something called Bio Buck tech. here on some large threads by that name and it does work.

DD

 

[superpedro]

Great , So you should enjoy a painless and easy grow experience.
I am just stating the obvious because I have been using those rock for something called Bio Buck tech. here on some large threads by that name and it does work.

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DD

Yup! Same idea.

One good thing about a filter in the res or external is the ability to keep the culture going, since you don't have to clean the media for roots.
A dry filter as evaporative cooler is a cheap way of taking it a step further. And a very effective reservoir cooler.

 

[superpedro]

Be aware that you don't use the media with superlarge surface area, then you would get the anaerobic part of the N cycle. Goodbye nitrate

 

[DiverDave]

I took the bio bucket basket lid with lava rock idea one step further and you hit on it by saying an extra large (mine is in the rez) lava bio filter and I put a 4" stone under the basket to shoot air thru to complete that process.

I look forward to see where you going .. fish and shrimp ? lol

DD

 

[superpedro]

I have started working again as my country opens up.
I just got used to having a lot of spare time but I did miss having an income.
Sadly that means I won't have time for a lot of updates. But here is a short recap of the past weeks:

Had to deal with the usual N-tox from my bagsoil. (knew they would, allways does, too lazy to mix soil from bottom up. I just fix pH)
Had to try this light-bleach phenomena everybody goes on about. Just a little bit on one plant, but enough to teach me respect..
One of the so called Green gelatos from RQS started autoflowering in late veg..
Switched to 12/12 last friday.
Seems happy.

Not a green gelato, but "something green"? from rqs. Moved to a greenhouse.

Cheers

 

[Kalbhairav]

Meh on the autoflower reaction. Happens to some vars when the roots touch the sides of pots. Not useful at all..

So how are you judging the plants under LED so far?

 

[superpedro]

Meh on the autoflower reaction. Happens to some vars when the roots touch the sides of pots. Not useful at all..

So how are you judging the plants under LED so far?

Yup. That is a bit annoying.
Wonder why they should do it though. A sister plant, far left in the tent looks like a normal indica photoperiod plant. This looked like a sativa from start.
Wonder if they messed it up and either got a "false" seed in the mix, or tainted pollen.

So far I'd say the LEDs are on par, if not better, than my normal 400W MH setup.
Looking forward to flower.

 

[Xhashish]

Just tuned in here, things are just looking really nice here, great job

 

[superpedro]

Thanks Buddy.

Nice to see you back, it's been a few years.

Btw, the answer from RQS was that they could take no responsibility for their seeds, since the retailer I used, may have stored them wrong.
So, you learn new stuff every day. You can turn regular photoperiod seeds into auto genetics by faulty storage.

 

[Kalbhairav]

Btw, the answer from RQS was that they could take no responsibility for their seeds, since the retailer I used, may have stored them wrong.
So, you learn new stuff every day. You can turn regular photoperiod seeds into auto genetics by faulty storage.

Haha.. what bull crap. Sounds like an unstable hybrid or the seed machine popped an auto in there by mistake.

 

[superpedro]

13 days of flower.
I like the LEDs. Structure looks a lot like hps.

Didn't know if my aggressive budsite/branch removal would be to much, but they have made plenty of new branches. Looks like the branch removal at week 3, will be just as usual.
Bottom cannopy:

Allready gotten way to dense.

Bud stretch similar to hps too.

 

[superpedro]

And the strange auto. Now living outdoors