PeopleWish
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Great point, rives thanks man you helped me a lot, props!
Hey guys. I'm part way through my first run with Blumats. Lovin em. Right now I'm in a coco-soil mix. I'm thinking about switching to rockwool grow cubes (croutons, or whatever you call em). Does anybody have experience with Blumats in rockwool??
THanks for the help! If I was doing the no-feed soilless gig I would use the pressure reducer, but I use synthetic notes with coco coir, so a res to mix in is a must.Can't speak to a reservoir, as I use well water and a pressure reducer. Highly recommended.
Really. . . if you successfully use that setup with 7 gallons, it probably would be overkill with 3. It would also be cheaper & easier to setup if I just let the Blumat drip out of it's single 3mm line. You sold me! A single drip line it is.Two drip points for 3 gallons is a lot. So is using a Max carrot. I use the Max carrots in 7 gallon pails and two distributors. Regarding distributors, you could try using open tubing on a Tee. I use the actual distributors and their little stakes also. I like them
i'm running single blumats in 3 gallon geopots B.
so far everything is working great! if you run the ladies a little on the dry side anyway 1 blumat will do what you need it to do.
i bet you could get the maxi's to work for you.
I haven't given this a great deal of thought, but placing the ceramic cone end of the carrot significantly lower than the middle of the pail seems like it might make the top wetter than it should be.
In thinking about this for another 10 minutes, I agree with GreenMatter, in that you should be able to get the Maxi's to work. The only issue is the depth you drive them and how long a drop the drip line might be.
A long drip line might create air bubble potential. Will be curious how this works for you, if you'd be so kind as to let us know!
My main 3 gallons plants are on the floor. Sometimes I have .5 or 1 gallons sitting on cinder blocks in between. I wasn't sure if I was gonna automate those with Blumats or not.are all of your plants on the floor B. ? or will some be on shelves/racks at some point in the grow cycle?
ive been running these things with great success for over a year and have NEVER had a runoff, never. just follow the direction on the kit, and thats it man. this is one of those times that a thread with lots of great info can overwhelm a reader and make them second-guess themselves.
seriously, just follow the directions, and you will have no problems. soak the medium, dial back 2 arrows and thats it.
peace.
Rbdf
i set up the top tier of my plants so any run off goes back into the rez, and the bottom tier is going to have a lift pump to do the same thing.
i have cleaned up more water than i care to remember or admit over the years and i don't think we will ever 100% eliminate runaway blumats, so i am going with a good dose of overkill and redundant anti flood measures.
are all of your plants on the floor B. ? or will some be on shelves/racks at some point in the grow cycle?