Kingkush325
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I have this veg tent going
Rdwc question?
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I have this veg tent going
dbkick
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You could/should have some sort of top off, maybe even outside the area for easy access , it would actually make it handy when the plants get bigger and you can't raise the lid easily.
Kingkush325
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Kool how would you deal with salt build up? And a water chiller would be good too. Right ?
dbkick
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a chiller would be real good, how you'd implement it on the res and a top off res I don't know, I'd just go with a huge cooler, they're actually pretty affordable and you can drop in some ice in a pinch with no chiller.
In a chiller I always recommend a drop in just because I like them so fucking much, no pump to heat water, it's counterproductive. Funny out of the 3 chillers I own only one is drop in, mainly due to price.
Kingkush325
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What does drop in mean lol and yea I like this idea a lot better. I didnt really want to have to build the rdwc anyways lol but maybe I will invest in a big ass yeti cooler lmao
dbkick
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Yeti? that's overkill and better suited to keep a fuckload of beer chilled to perfection.
Igloo is my brand for hydro.
a drop in has a coil that you drop in the tank you're cooling. There's no pumping water involved.
Kingkush325
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Oh kool and yea I seen the yeti just now fuck that lmao igloo it is
dont change water for the first 3-4 weeks, then change it every 7-10 days. lift it up (put it on something) and put a little drainer to the bottom.
get another tank, connect it with the one you have on a 1/4" tube, buy a float valve. It will keep your water always topped up.
2 of this (1 for the drain, one for the topup):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-4-OD-Bulkhead-Push-Fit-Pipe-Fitting-American-Fridge-RO-Unit-Aquarium/223023964453?hash=item33ed43a125:g:R0AAAOSwlrFap6b5
1 of this(for the topup):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Float-Ball-Valve-Shut-off-1-4-Automatic-Fill-Feed-Fish-Tank-Aquarium-RO-Water/163088016676?hash=item25f8cda524
+ the pipe
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-4-6mm-Air-Line-Aquarium-Fish-Tank-Pond-Air-Pump-Hose-Pipe-Tube-Koi-PVC/182437139524?hash=item2a7a19d444:m:mP3yjOAHOMp_6dCZje5cxPQ&var=485012667649
Going forward, if you want to have your water circulated, you can buy a little water pump into the reservoir and a switch into the topup tank. the switch will make sure that the pump stops when the water has reached a level in your topupper tank, than the extra water will just flow down to the main tank. (you need to keep your topup tank on a higher level than your main tank) you can keep that tank anywhere (preferably somewhere cooler)
(if you choose to use the circulation, than buy a T element, and let the water flow through your clay pebbles, to have the top fed, you better to do it anyway, you can use a mini usb water pump too, only for the first 3 weeks until the roots get into the water properly.)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/600L-H-8W-Submersible-Water-Pump-Mini-Fountain-with-2-Nozzles-AC-110-220V-W6P1/153006373040?hash=item239fe3f8b0:g:zv0AAOSw-OFa6CPv
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Silicone-Vacuum-Hose-Pipe-Vac-Air-Water-Coolant-PICK-SIZE-and-LENGTH/351674259955?var=620648888020&hash=item51e16b59f3:m:muxVRkn5Icxl1Vr0XPSlg0Q
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Wired-Fish-Tank-Aquariums-Float-Switch-Liquid-Water-Level-Sensor/163112574575?hash=item25fa445e6f:g:65kAAOSwAzZbLgp8
push a lot of air into the water... good pump, big flat airstone.
then you will not have any issue with the water...
o another impotant thing, buy a hydro guard or something to keep your roots nice and tidy.
get another tank, connect it with the one you have on a 1/4" tube, buy a float valve. It will keep your water always topped up.
2 of this (1 for the drain, one for the topup):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-4-OD-Bulkhead-Push-Fit-Pipe-Fitting-American-Fridge-RO-Unit-Aquarium/223023964453?hash=item33ed43a125:g:R0AAAOSwlrFap6b5
1 of this(for the topup):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Float-Ball-Valve-Shut-off-1-4-Automatic-Fill-Feed-Fish-Tank-Aquarium-RO-Water/163088016676?hash=item25f8cda524
+ the pipe
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-4-6mm-Air-Line-Aquarium-Fish-Tank-Pond-Air-Pump-Hose-Pipe-Tube-Koi-PVC/182437139524?hash=item2a7a19d444:m:mP3yjOAHOMp_6dCZje5cxPQ&var=485012667649
Going forward, if you want to have your water circulated, you can buy a little water pump into the reservoir and a switch into the topup tank. the switch will make sure that the pump stops when the water has reached a level in your topupper tank, than the extra water will just flow down to the main tank. (you need to keep your topup tank on a higher level than your main tank) you can keep that tank anywhere (preferably somewhere cooler)
(if you choose to use the circulation, than buy a T element, and let the water flow through your clay pebbles, to have the top fed, you better to do it anyway, you can use a mini usb water pump too, only for the first 3 weeks until the roots get into the water properly.)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/600L-H-8W-Submersible-Water-Pump-Mini-Fountain-with-2-Nozzles-AC-110-220V-W6P1/153006373040?hash=item239fe3f8b0:g:zv0AAOSw-OFa6CPv
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Silicone-Vacuum-Hose-Pipe-Vac-Air-Water-Coolant-PICK-SIZE-and-LENGTH/351674259955?var=620648888020&hash=item51e16b59f3:m:muxVRkn5Icxl1Vr0XPSlg0Q
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Wired-Fish-Tank-Aquariums-Float-Switch-Liquid-Water-Level-Sensor/163112574575?hash=item25fa445e6f:g:65kAAOSwAzZbLgp8
push a lot of air into the water... good pump, big flat airstone.
then you will not have any issue with the water...
o another impotant thing, buy a hydro guard or something to keep your roots nice and tidy.
