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Why don't u just get a hydro set up?Is anybody using one of these?
I love the idea of taking guesswork out of a watering schedule and knowing exactly what's going on in my medium at all times, doubly so because my lights are on at night and I don't have a good feel for what's going on between 12am-6am.
This system has a series of sensors you can place in your medium and it will tell you the water content, ec, PH, and temperature of your medium.
I can't find any pricing for this setup. If anyone has any insight as to cost I would love to hear it.
I've also taken a look at the SmartBee system but it seems like you have to go all in with them and I already have a CO2 controller and Bluelab for my rez. And the smartbee system is upwards of $3k, but I think you can also use it to automate watering to keep your medium's WC where you want it, which is appealing. so rather than adjusting the timing of your watering schedule it will allow you to set ranges and water automatically.
Why don't u just get a hydro set up?
I use timed drippers now but can't measure / ensure appropriate WC.How about a timed drip system with 2 or 3 drippers per coco pot so you have insurance against clogs?
Or, just run DWC/waterfarm. There is no clogging issues unless you are using wrong ferts or putting coco in the pot. Use hydroton and you're golden. You'll wish you did it a long time ago. You gotta be able to control bucket water temps tho, 65-69.
I use timed drippers now but can't measure / ensure appropriate WC.
What do you do to keep bucket water temps in that range? I love the idea of water farm buckets. Do you leave them on 24/7?
I run a small 2 bucket system with different strains, both buckets placed in a waterbath, running 24/7. I chill the waterbath with a chiller to 65.5 and my buckets stay at 66.5ish. Check ph every other day, and change bucket nutes every week. Also change the waterbath water weekly.
For larger setups you need some sort of recirculating setup with large a reservoir. Under current is popular, but you must run one strain at a time or you may have problems due to differences in needs between genetics. Or, you could do some sort of recirculating waterbath so you can run different strains.
Wow! Awesome thread - subscribed!Ya, cost is major hurdle for many automated systems. Maybe look into what people are doing with raspberry pi's. @AvidLerner has a crazy thread you should check out if you're interested. He's building and coding one, and sharing it all here
Wow! Awesome thread - subscribed!
This is exactly what I need!!
I think he's got a great product here and there's a huge market for it. Everyone growing in their home that wants plug and play automation but doesn't want to shell out thousands of dollars for commercial solutions.
Hope he brings it to market quickly!
Is anybody using one of these?
I love the idea of taking guesswork out of a watering schedule and knowing exactly what's going on in my medium at all times, doubly so because my lights are on at night and I don't have a good feel for what's going on between 12am-6am.
This system has a series of sensors you can place in your medium and it will tell you the water content, ec, PH, and temperature of your medium.
I can't find any pricing for this setup. If anyone has any insight as to cost I would love to hear it.
I've also taken a look at the SmartBee system but it seems like you have to go all in with them and I already have a CO2 controller and Bluelab for my rez. And the smartbee system is upwards of $3k, but I think you can also use it to automate watering to keep your medium's WC where you want it, which is appealing. so rather than adjusting the timing of your watering schedule it will allow you to set ranges and water automatically.
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