That soft brown tubing from Blumat is the shit.
larf's Staggering Disaster & Husky Hut
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larf
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The 1/4" red kind is super nice too.
Yeah., I love that, too. The thing that is great about both of them is if they get gunk built up in them, you can just stretch it to loosen it up, then run water through it, and it cleans right up.
larf
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Well that worked out perfectly. I bought 3/8” tubing to stretch over 1/2” fittings, and it just so happened to fit inside of this old wand. I was going to zip tie it to the outside like I usually do, but no need now. This is way better.
Also the 26’ roll is long enough to stretch to my veg room’s res. I’ve always had to fill up buckets and carry them over until now. It’s even cool watching the water move through the tubing. This is maybe the best 20 bucks I’ve ever spent.
The only downside is that it kinks easier than vinyl. But a little hose management is all it takes to prevent that from happening.
Also the 26’ roll is long enough to stretch to my veg room’s res. I’ve always had to fill up buckets and carry them over until now. It’s even cool watching the water move through the tubing. This is maybe the best 20 bucks I’ve ever spent.
The only downside is that it kinks easier than vinyl. But a little hose management is all it takes to prevent that from happening.
larf
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I just discovered a life hack.
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larf
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I just got done prepping my slabs. I think this setup is going to be perfect. I can’t wait until the 17th for Growtek to restock. The panda film is temporary. I’m going to cut little pieces and tape them so that they have flips. That’s way I can check out what’s going on in there while keeping it sealed the rest of the time.
larf
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The trays were a tad too big to slide into the slab wrappers from one opened end like I had hoped, but whatever. I had to cut along the center of the underbelly and wrap them around the trays. I think I'm going to cuts horizontally along the bottom of the purple "gro-slab" line and duct tape them down once I have the Growtek rings in place.
larf
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I've been using BotaniGard 22WP. It worked on my mother plants, but I didn't want to spray my seedlings too much because some of them looked like their stems were damping off. I'll give that a try if this doesn't work. I'm also going to unleash some nematodes on them too.
ttystikk
Nerd Gone Vertical
Not sure where you are but here in northern Colorado we get dumped on through March, April and very often into May. And things are pretty damn dry out West so we need every flake we can get.
larf
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Ancient mountains of the east. I live in sort of a bowl that declaws most of the big storms. Everywhere around my county gets hit hard. I want to move higher up. We still can get snow in April, but it's rare.
I envy Colorado's blue skied winters. I visited around this time of the year once, and I didn't want to leave. I'll probably end up moving there at some point. I'm a mountain man, through and through.
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bk-og
Moose cocks, or bust
This is exactly what I run in my room for feed lines. Super flexib
larf
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This is wildly inexpensive for 1/4" silicon tubing. 80ft for $38. I can't even find it in black beyond 5ft pieces. I have no idea how he's able to sell it so cheap. I'm picking up a roll when I buy the setup.
1/4" black silicone tube, 80 foot roll
Looking for some super flexible tube for your irrigation project? Give this black, UV resistant silicone a try! It's way more flexible than your standard 1/4" poly drip tube, doesn't have a memory, and is much more durable. Inside diameter is 1/4", and outside diameter is 7/16".
www.growtekusa.com
ttystikk
Nerd Gone Vertical
I keep coming back, even though I live on the Front Range. I am happiest in the high country and my dream is to have a nice place in the hills, not too far from town but definitely arm's length.
bk-og
Moose cocks, or bust
I was worried about algae in my lines, but not a issue at all it seemsThis is wildly inexpensive for 1/4" silicon tubing. 80ft for $38. I can't even find it in black beyond 5ft pieces. I have no idea how he's able to sell it so cheap. I'm picking up a roll when I buy the setup.
1/4" black silicone tube, 80 foot roll
Looking for some super flexible tube for your irrigation project? Give this black, UV resistant silicone a try! It's way more flexible than your standard 1/4" poly drip tube, doesn't have a memory, and is much more durable. Inside diameter is 1/4", and outside diameter is 7/16".
larf
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@bk-og Here's how my plants dance with my rotating grill fan hung horizontally. This is on high, which is a bit much for these little things. The fan has a really nice spread and no "hot spot" in the center. The company stopped producing them, so they are hard to find. The one in my second tent just died, so I'm going to have to find a replacement of some sort.
