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Blumat auto watering
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Good to see everyone still dripping!
Fucking right we are, thanks so much again! and again and again and again...
Worst plan EVER?
Worst plan EVER?
Wow. What a nightmare.
I think they should have asked US how to grow their veggis.......
Imagine a fucking WAREHOUSE full of aeroponics nozzles!
I think I can see the root rot on their cut away drawing!
And they say they are using NO fertilizers, just "nutrients"
http://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-indoor-vertical-farm-will-produce-2-million-pounds-of-soil-free-food-in-newark/market-893rendered/?extend=1
Worst plan EVER?
Wow. What a nightmare.
I think they should have asked US how to grow their veggis.......
Imagine a fucking WAREHOUSE full of aeroponics nozzles!
I think I can see the root rot on their cut away drawing!
And they say they are using NO fertilizers, just "nutrients"
http://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-indoor-vertical-farm-will-produce-2-million-pounds-of-soil-free-food-in-newark/market-893rendered/?extend=1
banknchips
New member
Has anyone ran maxi bloom through the blumats
Yes, Ran maxibloom for a few years through the blumats - no problems.
The trick with maxibloom is to just dump it in your rez and let it mix with a pump. No hot water! If you try to mix maxibloom in hot water you typically wont get it to dissolve fully.
I ran it with Maxibloom and dutch master zone only. Would still likely be running this way if I hadn't came across Jacks Hydroponics + CalNit.
The trick with maxibloom is to just dump it in your rez and let it mix with a pump. No hot water! If you try to mix maxibloom in hot water you typically wont get it to dissolve fully.
I ran it with Maxibloom and dutch master zone only. Would still likely be running this way if I hadn't came across Jacks Hydroponics + CalNit.
banknchips
New member
That's good to know. I've been setting everything up. I found that if I have a question or concern the answer can usually be found right in this thread. Bunch of great guys and gals here. Making this a painless switch over to blumats.
Hey guys trying to find the answer for a simple Q but its like a needle in a hey stack .
I have a 1.5x1.5 x2 tent and do a vert doughnut . Can just run the 8mm tubing around the perimeter of my tent using right angle connection and then buy extra 3mm flexible tubing and just replace the tubing in the sebsor and run longer 3mm tubing to the pots from the walls ?
Or is the length of 3mm tubing from the 8mm main important ?
Cheers
I have a 1.5x1.5 x2 tent and do a vert doughnut . Can just run the 8mm tubing around the perimeter of my tent using right angle connection and then buy extra 3mm flexible tubing and just replace the tubing in the sebsor and run longer 3mm tubing to the pots from the walls ?
Or is the length of 3mm tubing from the 8mm main important ?
Cheers
I run the 8mm in a "loop" around my center row of plants. The 3mm lines vary from 2-3' long depending on how far the plant is from the main...no problems.
The important thing is to keep the dripper side on the 3mm line at ~8cm long. Hope that helps.
banknchips
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Ok so I see people are running there feed lines different ways. One shows it runs to the plants with and end cap. Another shows a continuous loop back to the res. I'm assuming this is because of air bubbles. Are air bubbles common enough to justify running feed line one way or the other? I do like the vent with the end cap run feed line. Another question when you have to clean res. is there any way to go about it without going through resetting all the blumats?
Air bubbles depend on your system. I had one of mine set up with a small, self-topping reservoir when I was running straight water and the entrained air in our water system gave me nightmare problems - I lost one crop from an air lock when I was out of town, and nearly lost another. Since I converted over to reservoir-feeding-reservoir, I haven't had any problems with any of several systems. The original is setup with a continuous loop, the others are single-ended with a drain valve on the end.
After you get the blumats set properly, take a liquid white-out pen and mark where the indicator lines up on the cap. You can then come right back to the setting if you need to move it, and it stays pretty damn consistent on different plants and from run to run. When I clean the reservoir, I pinch of the 3mm lines with a clothes pin, clean the rez, and then purge the line via the drain valve. Then, pull the clothes pins off and let it go.
After you get the blumats set properly, take a liquid white-out pen and mark where the indicator lines up on the cap. You can then come right back to the setting if you need to move it, and it stays pretty damn consistent on different plants and from run to run. When I clean the reservoir, I pinch of the 3mm lines with a clothes pin, clean the rez, and then purge the line via the drain valve. Then, pull the clothes pins off and let it go.
banknchips
New member
I plan on using a lower and upper res system. I kept thinking I the back of my mind wouldn't the water splashing down in the upper res from the pump cause air bubbles to possibly be sucked up by feed line. Rives are you talk
banknchips
New member
Sorry about the last post. So purging is mandatory and blumat says nothing about it in instructions. This is where I think a vent running up right after bulk head fitting would be nice. Air would work its way up the feed line and out,instead of being lodged in the middle. I ordered 2 bulk heads and 2 shut off valves, now I wish I ordered 3 shut offs.
banknchips
New member
I was really thinking of running my pump like one hour on and two off. My next fear is build up of sludge in res. Keeping the water moving. I also have my both my resiviors outside my room in the dark. Any ideas on anything I can run in res to keep it clean? I read the discussion about bleach and am still on the fence about it. I think in lower consintrations it would be ok.
I did the vertical riser thing on the system that was problematic (see picture). It may have helped, but it didn't cure the problem. It also introduced a problem that I hadn't anticipated - when I open the purge valve all the way, the outbound flow can outpace what the bulkhead fittings can flow, and the uncapped end on the vertical riser allows the water to drop very quickly on that side. If you aren't careful, it can drop below the bulkhead fitting, introducing and trapping MORE air into the system that you are trying to bleed.
Murphy......
Murphy......
