Rdwc And Coco Coir Adventures #nobubbles

[Wisher619]

Also what is sips method please ;)

yeah I can explain that
I have a few suggestions if you would like for that soil/coco tent

 

[mandalaman]

Please!!!

 

[mandalaman]

@rmoltis I've seen you in the future.

 

[Wisher619]

S I P S
Sub-irrigated planter system
I suggest taking all the plants out and cleaning the bottom of the tent really well
then get yourself some low profile plastic totes......
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-10-gal-Stacker-Tote-Black/43393264

put the super soil in there own and put the coco together in there own

with the super soil
when you water....soak until you get runoff and leave the runoff un the bottom of the tote

with the coco
make a nutrient mix
and pour into the bottom of the tote until in fill up to about 1/2-1" up the side of the planter/pot
and let the coco drink from the bottom

with the coco
if you are afraid of salt buildup
you can lower ec values as well as use a enzyme product
or every 3 weeks feed from the top with a light nutrient solution 2x the pot size (light flush)and shop vac all the runoff from the bin
allow to dry well and then continue with the sips method

 

[mandalaman]

I like it! I'm going to read it over a couple more times there will be more questions. But first one that's comes to mind is the airpots the bottom is 3 rows of bumps up. So it doesn't sit in the ground ... does that change the strategy?

 

[rmoltis]

@rmoltis I've seen you in the future.

I'm hoping my future looks more like this.

 

[EventHorizan]

Also what is sips method please ;)

Here it comes... sips for the win...

 

[mandalaman]

And right now I have black/white poly wrapped around a 3x3 crate with slits in it. So I can feed and it'll drain down into the tents flood tray. And I usually shop vac now which cleans it up when it gets super green algae. Should I get rid of the crate?

 

[EventHorizan]

I'm hoping my future looks more like this.
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Only the top 18 inches is worth keeping. Unless your into making concentrate I guess.
Under that for me is 2nd rate looking and a bitch to clean...

 

[mandalaman]

I'm hoping my future looks more like this.
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What if each of those main guys was spiraled and you fractal trained your plants. Don't limit yourself!

 

[mandalaman]

Only the top 18 inches is worth keeping. Unless your into making concentrate I guess.
Under that for me is 2nd rate looking and a bitch to clean...

You need to get into making concentrate my man!! You're letting so much of your time and energy and love and money goto waste.

 

[EventHorizan]

What if each of those main guys was spiraled and you fractal trained your plants. Don't limit yourself!

What if you just top it 3 times and grow it out. Or is that to boring for you artistic mf.... lol

 

[EventHorizan]

You need to get into making concentrate my man!! You're letting so much of your time and energy and love and money goto waste.

Fucks I can't get what I need done now... lol...
Damn ro system but got on my last nerve setting it up. ...

 

[mandalaman]

What if you just top it 3 times and grow it out. Or is that to boring for you artistic mf.... lol

Lolol :) you do you as we all say

 

[mandalaman]

Fucks I can't get what I need done now... lol...
Damn ro system but got on my last nerve setting it up. ...

Send me your sugared trim and larf then lol

 

[mandalaman]

@EventHorizan im getting a 315cmh and another 3x3 to put the other RDWC in and I can have a Veg/flower cycle with the RDWC. I can't stop lolol

 

[EventHorizan]

I had to move my light as far up as I could get them. I'm am out of room!

 

[Wisher619]

@mandalaman
so how do the air pots drain?
the feed will soak up through the drainage

I would get rid of the crates and just get seperate bins for the pots

that way you dont really have to deal with the mess
also you can ise the sips method on the super soil as well

the sips method has worked both for myself and @EventHorizan very well.....particularly well with coco
so much so that it is hard to contain your plants because of the explosive growth

it is basically an artificial way of creating a water table in nature

 

[mandalaman]

Also quick update on upstairs tent. Cloner seems to be doing ok. No roots yet. Bag Seed is looking good. Sour Girls were moved downstairs into 4x4. Got a couple extra lights. So I have the 72w 4100k LED I have just added 2 4ft T8 6400k bulbs as well as 2 CFL 65watt and 6500k. Might use CFL elsewhere not sure yet.

There's a new addition to the tent, GG4 for reals this time :) she's cold and needs a little time to perk up.

@Krypto @DemonTrich

 

[mandalaman]

@mandalaman
so how do the air pots drain?
the feed will soak up through the drainage

I would get rid of the crates and just get seperate bins for the pots

that way you dont really have to deal with the mess
also you can ise the sips method on the super soil as well

the sips method has worked both for myself and @EventHorizan very well.....particularly well with coco
so much so that it is hard to contain your plants because of the explosive growth

it is basically an artificial way of creating a water table in nature

Here's the pot: how can I make sips work with those.