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So last round was a success by all accounts (minus the RAs) rocking coco beds, best erthing to date.
As always, i c room for improvement hence the coco beds 1.1
(grow journal can b seen here)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------> www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/coco-beds-w-wifi-and-friends-from-avalon.49261/
How I ran beds last round:
H&G Aqua Flakes A&B
A1(till I die) addititives--- they killed it! plants were so healthy that when the RAs attacked they hardly hurt the final yields and quality!
2X 3x6 white botinicare trays on cylinder blocks (one in each cornor) 1 drain per bed
Hand fed via, pump,wand and 20 gal trash can on wheels once a day (when i wasnt lazy, otherwise every other day)
the drain lip on the beds created a 1 inch hempy type rezzie at the bottom of the beds( plants with the deepest rezzie were the biggest!)I had beds sagging and slopeing in certain areas because of the cylinder blocks only in cornors of the beds to support them.
In each tray:
5 inches deep 50% pithy coco 50% chunky coco 1.25 inch of hydroton on bottom of bed
(one bed had a .25 inch coco matt seperating the hydroton from the coco)
What I learned for last round:
I need an auto feed system set up, hand feed evenly is a challange in my room!
Beds need an even and level surface to mount to, ideally a bed rack mount that has wheels would be great!
Bed with a coco mat( 1/4 inch coco mat) seperating coco top aprox 5 inch dept from hydroton bottom aprox 1.25 inch outperformed other bed without coco matt. The root system was a complete mat of roots hard to sepertate one plant from the other during root atophsy.
Plants didnt mind less than 6 inchs of coco depth but i suspect that they can benifit from more coco medium and dept of root zone.
I need a level bed, non sloped, for even canopy, because
biggest most robust plants had the most hempy type rezzie beneath them.
What i suspect:
Plants could benifit from active airation in the hempy type rezzie.
So as im geting ready to replant beds for my next round, ive been looking into airpumps and air diffusers to add the airation to the beds from the bottom of each tray I plan on adding tubing that will airate like this;
http://www.alita.com/diffuser/siliconehose.php
Silicone Rubber Diffuser Hose
Application:
Anybody using it??
how big of a pump would i need per bed( is there any formula or way to calculate coverage per sqft of bed? i.e x LPM per sqft of bed im trying to airate?
Shit is expensive ive heard, so im planning on running 2 x 6ft sections running the length per bed and a 2ft section connecting, creating a retangale box 2ftx6ft in each bed.
I plan on running a 12 valve manifold so 6 sites per bed, so i was thinking of using 4 sites per bed for even air distrubution. will that work? (thinkin of connecting at each cornor of the retangle shape.
will this type of airation devise work at such shallow depth?(1.25 inches) Ive read of some air deffusers needing 2-3 feet of water to actually work as designed
Jus a couple of things that i need to work out b4 i plant the beds. Any help or thoughts or comments will be greatly appriciated!!
Confu...
As always, i c room for improvement hence the coco beds 1.1
(grow journal can b seen here)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------> www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/coco-beds-w-wifi-and-friends-from-avalon.49261/
How I ran beds last round:
H&G Aqua Flakes A&B
A1(till I die) addititives--- they killed it! plants were so healthy that when the RAs attacked they hardly hurt the final yields and quality!
2X 3x6 white botinicare trays on cylinder blocks (one in each cornor) 1 drain per bed
Hand fed via, pump,wand and 20 gal trash can on wheels once a day (when i wasnt lazy, otherwise every other day)
the drain lip on the beds created a 1 inch hempy type rezzie at the bottom of the beds( plants with the deepest rezzie were the biggest!)I had beds sagging and slopeing in certain areas because of the cylinder blocks only in cornors of the beds to support them.
In each tray:
5 inches deep 50% pithy coco 50% chunky coco 1.25 inch of hydroton on bottom of bed
(one bed had a .25 inch coco matt seperating the hydroton from the coco)
What I learned for last round:
I need an auto feed system set up, hand feed evenly is a challange in my room!
Beds need an even and level surface to mount to, ideally a bed rack mount that has wheels would be great!
Bed with a coco mat( 1/4 inch coco mat) seperating coco top aprox 5 inch dept from hydroton bottom aprox 1.25 inch outperformed other bed without coco matt. The root system was a complete mat of roots hard to sepertate one plant from the other during root atophsy.
Plants didnt mind less than 6 inchs of coco depth but i suspect that they can benifit from more coco medium and dept of root zone.
I need a level bed, non sloped, for even canopy, because
biggest most robust plants had the most hempy type rezzie beneath them.
What i suspect:
Plants could benifit from active airation in the hempy type rezzie.
So as im geting ready to replant beds for my next round, ive been looking into airpumps and air diffusers to add the airation to the beds from the bottom of each tray I plan on adding tubing that will airate like this;
http://www.alita.com/diffuser/siliconehose.php
Silicone Rubber Diffuser Hose
Application:
- Aquaculture aeration
- Durable, lightweight, resilient silicone rubber
- Resistant to low/high pH, corrosion, crack or burst
- Light to moderate ozone resistance
- Easy to install, reshape, reposition, remove and storage
- Can be laid to form variety of patterns, allowing high coverage area with long hose length
- Designed for even distribution of air bubbles along the entire hose length
- High oxygen transfer
- Resistant to clog and with self cleaning ability
- Low pressure loss
- Low air pump power requirement
- Suitable for intermittent or continuous duty application
- Back flow resistant
- Offer years of durable and clog free service compare to traditional black rubber hose
Hose size: 11mm ID, 14mm OD
Minimum curve radius: ~8 cm, ~3 in
Applicable length: 0.1 ~ 30+ meter, 4 in ~ 100+ ft
Slit density: Approx. 3,300 slits per linear meter, 1,000 slits per linear foot
Example:Minimum curve radius: ~8 cm, ~3 in
Applicable length: 0.1 ~ 30+ meter, 4 in ~ 100+ ft
Slit density: Approx. 3,300 slits per linear meter, 1,000 slits per linear foot
Anybody using it??
how big of a pump would i need per bed( is there any formula or way to calculate coverage per sqft of bed? i.e x LPM per sqft of bed im trying to airate?
Shit is expensive ive heard, so im planning on running 2 x 6ft sections running the length per bed and a 2ft section connecting, creating a retangale box 2ftx6ft in each bed.
I plan on running a 12 valve manifold so 6 sites per bed, so i was thinking of using 4 sites per bed for even air distrubution. will that work? (thinkin of connecting at each cornor of the retangle shape.
will this type of airation devise work at such shallow depth?(1.25 inches) Ive read of some air deffusers needing 2-3 feet of water to actually work as designed
Jus a couple of things that i need to work out b4 i plant the beds. Any help or thoughts or comments will be greatly appriciated!!
Confu...
