Has anyone tried using a inline filter or a filter at the rez? Im using the distribution drippers. The distribution drippers work really good but clog after a while. Im thinkin a really coarse filter that doesn't reduce too much pressure and will allow the nutes to pass but not big particles. Im wondering what type of filter would be best for this application. any ideas/experience? fuel filter? pond filter?
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Inline filter for Tropf Blumats
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Haven't used a filter and dont think i would with blumats....
not enough pressure to get through a filter imo....
i would change to a different, cleaner nutrient....
not enough pressure to get through a filter imo....
i would change to a different, cleaner nutrient....
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ak-51
The only kind of filter I would consider putting in with my blumat system would be a big foam-like filter like you find in submersible pumps. If I had a big block of that I would throw it in my elevated res, a 5 gallon bucket, and take it out periodically to clean it off.
I would not put any kind of filter directly in-line for the reasons krunch stated above.
Every time I refill my res and mix new nutrients I just flush the lines by removing the cap on the end and draining maybe half a liter into a bucket. I then throw what I flushed through away, as it usually has particles in it. I also have 2 submersible pumps in my res. Each one has a foam like filter that I mentioned and I clean those out periodically.
I would not put any kind of filter directly in-line for the reasons krunch stated above.
Every time I refill my res and mix new nutrients I just flush the lines by removing the cap on the end and draining maybe half a liter into a bucket. I then throw what I flushed through away, as it usually has particles in it. I also have 2 submersible pumps in my res. Each one has a foam like filter that I mentioned and I clean those out periodically.
ItGrowsHerb
Member
A dogleg like for natural gas particulates may help with the low pressure of the Blumat lines. A sediment trap is a spot lower than the lowest bend in the system. Particulates settle there by gravity while solubles pass on above. An inline pressure washer filter may serve both as a sediment trap and coarse filter but the one I have is plastic and needs better materials to be built with.
I like that idea im going to look into that. i was thinking along the lines of the foam filters that ak51 was mentioning like this
http://www.lnt.com/product/aquarium...442-508695/via-aqua-coarse-filter-sponge.html
i just wouldn't want a filter that grabbed certain nutrients and not others causing a deficiency(but i think thats almost impossible to find out)
Right now my rez kinda has a sediment trap but i drilled the hole a little too low or the current sucks sediment in.
What kinda nutes are you guys using w/blumats? im using GH maxibloom works good.
It's really doesnt matter too much to clean it but if i could avoid doing it for longer that would be ideal.
maybe i should pour the nutes through a filter into the rez
http://www.lnt.com/product/aquarium...442-508695/via-aqua-coarse-filter-sponge.html
i just wouldn't want a filter that grabbed certain nutrients and not others causing a deficiency(but i think thats almost impossible to find out)
Right now my rez kinda has a sediment trap but i drilled the hole a little too low or the current sucks sediment in.
What kinda nutes are you guys using w/blumats? im using GH maxibloom works good.
It's really doesnt matter too much to clean it but if i could avoid doing it for longer that would be ideal.
maybe i should pour the nutes through a filter into the rez
I use several buckets for my blumat reservoirs. When filling the buckets I use an empty milk jug to scoop up nutes that I then pour through one of those small, green fish tank nets to skim off any bits of coco or other particulate that may have gotten in while mixing up the batch.
I do end up with a lot of sediment in the bottom of my reservoirs and I can't understand why. I know what stale nutes smell like and I can't say it ever gets to that point. I stir each res a few times daily and still end up with an inch of what looks to be table salt type sludge when my buckets are about to run dry. I use Canna A/B which is supposed to be a cleaner nute, but I have to wipe the sludge out with a paper towel between res refillls.
I do end up with a lot of sediment in the bottom of my reservoirs and I can't understand why. I know what stale nutes smell like and I can't say it ever gets to that point. I stir each res a few times daily and still end up with an inch of what looks to be table salt type sludge when my buckets are about to run dry. I use Canna A/B which is supposed to be a cleaner nute, but I have to wipe the sludge out with a paper towel between res refillls.
Cali MedPatient
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I have an inline irrigation filter (Amiad brand) in my pressure setup. No filter for gravity though.
i mix and let it sit for a day or two then pour through a foam filter into res then added a foam filter on the supply line on inside the res well see how it goes. i think the problem with certain nutrients is that they fall out of solution after a while or bind with other molecules and precipitate out. Its goin to come down to some testing of different materials/methods. i just thot id see first if anyones done this before. preciate the input
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ak-51
I think we're in the same boat as far as trying to find clean running hydro nutrients goes.
CNS17 is cleaner running in my system than Pure Blend Pro was, but particles still precipitate out in the reservoir. To be clear it was a huge positive step switching to CNS17 and no additives. The plants don't care, and my system is cleaner. Just not quite as clean as I want it.
I have been recommended Ionic and Dyna-Gro. I'll probably try Ionic soon, only because my hydro shop carries gallons of Ionic, but only pints of Dyna-Gro. Maybe I'll ask them to start ordering gallons of Dyna-Gro.
CNS17 is cleaner running in my system than Pure Blend Pro was, but particles still precipitate out in the reservoir. To be clear it was a huge positive step switching to CNS17 and no additives. The plants don't care, and my system is cleaner. Just not quite as clean as I want it.
I have been recommended Ionic and Dyna-Gro. I'll probably try Ionic soon, only because my hydro shop carries gallons of Ionic, but only pints of Dyna-Gro. Maybe I'll ask them to start ordering gallons of Dyna-Gro.
