Specs for the New Grow Room

[unnamedmike]

Looking amazing Fixer, great work

 

[Fixer]

Thanks unnamedmike!

 

[Fixer]

I'm adding a pump to the irrigation system so I can use a timer to feed 4 times a day.

 

[Fixer]

Wow we had a warm spell here in Maine over the weekend. I walked into the Flower Room and the temp was at 90F. I had to run the AC. The plants seem fine. The CO2 probably helped?

 

[Fixer]

Well I'm having trouble adjusting the automatic fertigation system. All of my timers are in 1/2 hour increments and inaccurate. I went into the grow room to find the entire feed tank had been run through the plants. They're fine but I had to mix another 25ish gallons of feed up.

 

[Fixer]

I set the automatic feed system up with a 400 gal. per hr. Active Aqua pump and 1/2" vinyl tubing. The pump is in the bottom of a 30 gal. feed tank which holds around 25 gal. once you account for the height of the float valve. I ran a tube up from the pump to an elbow into which I drilled about a 1/32" hole at an angle pointing down into the tank. This hole is my siphon break and also lets me use the system as a mixing pump. The tube runs to a valve and then to a manifold which is also valved. I have an accurate timer coming.

 

[Fixer]

I received the timer I ordered. It's a Zettaguard smart outlet. You can program it down to the second with it's free cloud based app HomeMate. It was less than $9 on Amazon. I ran it through one cycle. So far so good. It's also small enough that it doesn't block the second receptacle on the outlet.

 

[Fixer]

The irrigation system's working well. I've also changed the work lights over to green bulbs in case I need to work during lights out.

 

[Fixer]

I managed to pump half the res through the plants. I accidentally triggered the app that runs my smart plug. Other than that things are peachy.

 

[BuzzBob56]

Look'n great in there!!

And, Wow! I cannot believe I've not thought of these SmartPlugs for the garden! I use like a half-dozen around the house for various lights and things, with Alexa. I've now put one with my Veg E&F table set for every four hours. Works sooo much better than the Timex ones I had been using for that pump. Thanx for that!

The irrigation system's working well. I've also changed the work lights over to green bulbs in case I need to work during lights out.

I managed to pump half the res through the plants. I accidentally triggered the app that runs my smart plug. Other than that things are peachy.

 

[Fixer]

Look'n great in there!!

And, Wow! I cannot believe I've not thought of these SmartPlugs for the garden! I use like a half-dozen around the house for various lights and things, with Alexa. I've now put one with my Veg E&F table set for every four hours. Works sooo much better than the Timex ones I had been using for that pump. Thanx for that!

Hi BuzzBob, just make sure you don't talk to Alexa in your sleep.

 

[Fixer]

A couple of questions;


1. How often should I be cleaning out my nute res? It's getting a bit slimy.

2. My buds are sticky but I don't see trichomes. How late in the process can they show up?

 

[Fixer]

Just biding my time.

 

[Fixer]

Happy Sunday!

 

[Fixer]

The frost cometh.


I'm finally seeing a little action on the buds!

 

[Fixer]

I'm a couple of weeks out.

 

[Fixer]

Buds!

 

[Fixer]

Not much to report. Just keeping them fed.

 

[Fixer]

So I have some foxtailing. I think it was caused by the 1000W DE lights. They are 28"-32" from the canopy but I have some fading and tacoing at the tops. I've reduced the intensity to 750W.

 

[DARKSIDER]

So I have some foxtailing. I think it was caused by the 1000W DE lights. They are 28"-32" from the canopy but I have some fading and tacoing at the tops. I've reduced the intensity to 750W.

Getting there now Fixer good things come to those who wait so they say.good job