Autopots

Son of a collier

Son of a collier

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Frank Nitty said:
Does anyone besides MATTYMATT726 use autopots? I would really like to see some pictures...
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Sure thing mate, i just started using a 6 pot system, 15 litre pots.
i'll upload some images here lunchtime tomorrow, i gotta say they look to be doing the business along with canna coco a+b canna coco natural and gold label pebbles.
there are a couple of points to watch when you use em so if i can help i will.
peace out
G
 
Son of a collier

Son of a collier

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1 single extension pot is £18 i purchased a 4 pot system plus 2 extension kits, the vendor threw in a couple of spare marix (filter) and root control mats and the 4 pot kit came with a 50ml freebee of flying skull enzyme stuff, i think i paid £110 in total. courtesy of ebay
 
Frank Nitty

Frank Nitty

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Son of a collier said:
Sure thing mate, i just started using a 6 pot system, 15 litre pots.
i'll upload some images here lunchtime tomorrow, i gotta say they look to be doing the business along with canna coco a+b canna coco natural and gold label pebbles.
there are a couple of points to watch when you use em so if i can help i will.
peace out
G
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Thanks, l appreciate it!!!
 
Frank Nitty

Frank Nitty

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Son of a collier said:
1 single extension pot is £18 i purchased a 4 pot system plus 2 extension kits, the vendor threw in a couple of spare marix (filter) and root control mats and the 4 pot kit came with a 50ml freebee of flying skull enzyme stuff, i think i paid £110 in total. courtesy of ebay
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I paid $116 for mine... Don't think I got any freebies with mine, except for free shipping and handling... Americans are cheap!!! Watch the drama!!!
 
Son of a collier

Son of a collier

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Frank Nitty said:
I paid $116 for mine... Don't think I got any freebies with mine, except for free shipping and handling... Americans are cheap!!! Watch the drama!!!
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someone told me that the 15 litre pots were for proper trees which is funny because i just got some new beans, i bought a hera bubblegum and a royal queen seeds "special queen #1" which are quick and indica dom, but they sent me two 2 from humboldt seed org a "blue dream" and a "amherst sour diesel" which are lol "proper trees" by all accounts, they'll be popping as soon as this heatwave is over, i lost 2 critical seedlings this week because of the heat.
 
Son of a collier

Son of a collier

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@Frank Nitty ( RQS critical week 5 of 8 bloom) autopots with canna coco a+b, rhizotonic , thumping it with a TDS 1.6 stick.
Got a big bang in there too but couldn't get my shit together enough to pull it out
 

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Son of a collier

Son of a collier

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Frank Nitty said:
I think I'm gonna need a bigger tent!!!
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don't listen to my advice mate, i had to pull my whole system down today after finding blockages in two of the valves, i couldn't work out how it happened until i read some info on canna's site.
With the hard water here i have to use more ph down than is recommended which was ok until i added some pk boost, apparently it causes bicarbonates to precipitate into the reservoir and block all your shit up, spent 4 hours cleaning and poking grit outa my orifices re-filling the tank etc.
i filled my pots with canna natural coco because i didn't think managing my ph would cause an issue like this, now i wish i had gone with the canna pro+ coco for the heavier buffering.
at least i spotted the problem before there was any damage
 
MATTYMATT726

MATTYMATT726

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Son of a collier said:
don't listen to my advice mate, i had to pull my whole system down today after finding blockages in two of the valves, i couldn't work out how it happened until i read some info on canna's site.
With the hard water here i have to use more ph down than is recommended which was ok until i added some pk boost, apparently it causes bicarbonates to precipitate into the reservoir and block all your shit up, spent 4 hours cleaning and poking grit outa my orifices re-filling the tank etc.
i filled my pots with canna natural coco because i didn't think managing my ph would cause an issue like this, now i wish i had gone with the canna pro+ coco for the heavier buffering.
at least i spotted the problem before there was any damage
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Are your nutes organic? Organics will clog them up fast and not reccomended.
 
Son of a collier

Son of a collier

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MATTYMATT726 said:
Are your nutes organic? Organics will clog them up fast and not reccomended.
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@MATTYMATT726 i didn't use organics, i have canna coco A+B, rhizotonic, flying skull enzyme which is a "stay clean" additive that came free with the 4 pot setup.
i think it's a saturated solution issue, like growing crystals where u have a saturated solution and a seed crystal.
the amount of stuff dissolved in the reservoir solution plus the calcium carbonate in my hard water AND the large amount of ph down i need to use to correct the ph all conspired against me.
i have been messing about today and managed to re-produce the error in a glass jug and the amount of grit it produced was really surprising.
changed out my solution to a tds of 800ppm ec 1.4 and so far it looks to be fine.
i am determined to stay away from soil and organics because i eventually want to go with flood and drain, i'm thinking along the lines of a hard water filter to possibly reduce the carbonates but i'm not sure if it will remove enough to make a marked difference.
 
MATTYMATT726

MATTYMATT726

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Son of a collier said:
@MATTYMATT726 i didn't use organics, i have canna coco A+B, rhizotonic, flying skull enzyme which is a "stay clean" additive that came free with the 4 pot setup.
i think it's a saturated solution issue, like growing crystals where u have a saturated solution and a seed crystal.
the amount of stuff dissolved in the reservoir solution plus the calcium carbonate in my hard water AND the large amount of ph down i need to use to correct the ph all conspired against me.
i have been messing about today and managed to re-produce the error in a glass jug and the amount of grit it produced was really surprising.
changed out my solution to a tds of 800ppm ec 1.4 and so far it looks to be fine.
i am determined to stay away from soil and organics because i eventually want to go with flood and drain, i'm thinking along the lines of a hard water filter to possibly reduce the carbonates but i'm not sure if it will remove enough to make a marked difference.
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Damn. Im lucky as heck with my tap water. I use Royal Gold Tupar coco(has perlite and bio char(believe this maintains ph)) and only use GH Micro, Bloom and CalMag nutes. 2.5ml CM/6 ml M/ 9ml B per gal. No airstones or pumps in rez. When i add my CalMag/Micro/Bloom to my tap(no sitring out overnight) its exactly 6.0 XD no ph required.
 
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