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[zep_lover]

Can you elaborate on ppk system?

I was gonna run two 600's stacked but decided to try the 1000 on a mover first. 1 lamp (cheaper at that), 1 ballast etc.

Ditto @ttystikk , bad ass vert grow you have there

the ppk system was started by a guy named delta9nxs on icmag.
it uses a perched water table.the top container holds your medium (the prefered medium is turface)and your plant.
there is a tail piece in the top container that goes into the bottom container.you set your level of nutrients in the bottom container to set your air gap.
the air gap is how you set the perched water table.the tailpiece is filled with your medium and allows your top fed nutrients to return to your main res.
the tailpiece also allows your plant to drink from the bottom container if your pump quits or your timer fails by wicking up the nutrients through the tail piece.
most people use jacks hydro mix 5-12-26 and calcium nitrate mixed to 1.2 ec or around 650 ppm.that is it.nothing else
no chillers for the nutes.
it is pretty easy and cheap.

 

[OneHitDone]

the ppk system was started by a guy named delta9nxs on icmag.
it uses a perched water table.the top container holds your medium (the prefered medium is turface)and your plant.
there is a tail piece in the top container that goes into the bottom container.you set your level of nutrients in the bottom container to set your air gap.
the air gap is how you set the perched water table.the tailpiece is filled with your medium and allows your top fed nutrients to return to your main res.
the tailpiece also allows your plant to drink from the bottom container if your pump quits or your timer fails by wicking up the nutrients through the tail piece.
most people use jacks hydro mix 5-12-26 and calcium nitrate mixed to 1.2 ec or around 650 ppm.that is it.nothing else
no chillers for the nutes.
it is pretty easy and cheap.

Any links to a build of those plant sites?

 

[ttystikk]

the ppk system was started by a guy named delta9nxs on icmag.
it uses a perched water table.the top container holds your medium (the prefered medium is turface)and your plant.
there is a tail piece in the top container that goes into the bottom container.you set your level of nutrients in the bottom container to set your air gap.
the air gap is how you set the perched water table.the tailpiece is filled with your medium and allows your top fed nutrients to return to your main res.
the tailpiece also allows your plant to drink from the bottom container if your pump quits or your timer fails by wicking up the nutrients through the tail piece.
most people use jacks hydro mix 5-12-26 and calcium nitrate mixed to 1.2 ec or around 650 ppm.that is it.nothing else
no chillers for the nutes.
it is pretty easy and cheap.

I've spoken with him, he's a great gut and the system is pretty solid. Size of tailpiece and composition of substrate are the most finicky parts. Once it's running, it's really pretty boring in its consistency, lol

Another way to think of it is as a hybrid SIPS, or sub irrigated pot system. The wick is there but the hydro nutes are periodically topfed.

 

[OneHitDone]

Does Turface heavily compact?
How is the root penetration vs a fluffer substrate such as coco?

 

[ttystikk]

Does Turface heavily compact?
How is the root penetration vs a fluffer substrate such as coco?

Coco has problems with drainage. Turface does not compact but it must be thoroughly washed to get rid of the dust in it.

 

[Evil-Mobo]

Coco has problems with drainage. Turface does not compact but it must be thoroughly washed to get rid of the dust in it.

Does not mixing the coco with lets say perlite fix this issue?

 

[OneHitDone]

Coco/perlite is the most beautiful thing you will ever see.
Many use coco straight. It just depends on the growing environment, plant vigor, watering frequency, etc.

 

[Evil-Mobo]

Coco/perlite is the most beautiful thing you will ever see.
Many use coco straight. It just depends on the growing environment, plant vigor, watering frequency, etc.

Soon enough I will see it.

 

[ttystikk]

Soon enough I will see it.

It has to be heavy so the water doesn't sluice it out.

They've been working on it for years, the bugs have been worked out.

 

[Evil-Mobo]

It has to be heavy so the water doesn't sluice it out.

They've been working on it for years, the bugs have been worked out.

75%coco/25%perlite good?

 

[ttystikk]

I use dry hydroponic nutrient salts, and I'm switching to this stuff called Tupur. It's coco, perlite and composted forest litter. So far I'm very happy with its performance.

I'm not running a PPK, however.

 

[OneHitDone]

I use dry hydroponic nutrient salts, and I'm switching to this stuff called Tupur. It's coco, perlite and composted forest litter. So far I'm very happy with its performance.

I'm not running a PPK, however.

If you want west coast forest litter to contaminate your coco send me a prepaid flat rate box and I'll hook you up

 

[ttystikk]

If you want west coast forest litter to contaminate your coco send me a prepaid flat rate box and I'll hook you up

Composted?

Can you beat 11.99 per ten gallons?

 

[pinner420]

I love you guys but let's all just get a stripper and chill.... maybe Jamaica.... or Mexico. ... you know like fall or something.....

 

[zep_lover]

the thread name on icmagdot com is "a ppk for a 6 plant limit".googling ppk should show where. turface is used for baseball infields.

 

[Evil-Mobo]

I use dry hydroponic nutrient salts, and I'm switching to this stuff called Tupur. It's coco, perlite and composted forest litter. So far I'm very happy with its performance.

I'm not running a PPK, however.

I'm going to mix perlite with the cocotek from GH for my first coco run we shall see how it goes I have been looking at the tupur though

 

[ttystikk]

I'm going to mix perlite with the cocotek from GH for my first coco run we shall see how it goes I have been looking at the tupur though

I like Tupur a lot so far.

 

[Evil-Mobo]

I like Tupur a lot so far.

I will keep an eye out for your progress with it. My order has been placed so no going back now lol

 

[OneHitDone]

Update time:
Batch 2 trellises built and up!
Time to get the next girls into shape!


And so you Jerks can't give me a hard time about my half pinched discharge tubing, I dolled that up!

 

[ttystikk]

Update time:
Batch 2 trellises built and up!
Time to get the next girls into shape!
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And so you Jerks can't give me a hard time about my half pinched discharge tubing, I dolled that up!
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Please don't tell me you used an ELBOW FITTING?!