Seriously looking into getting this automated watering system. Anyone here have pros or cons on it? If anyone watches greengenes vids he’s using it.
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While manually watering my garden yesterday with a lot of sweat and labor we got it done. Was thinking about a watering system, Hydrolock could be a solution for me.
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He has another video where he talks a little more about the hydro system. He mentioned maybe making one show dedicated to construction and installation on it. Seems pretty straight forward tho.
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I was just looking at it on its website. 6 plants or more.
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And it comes with 6 plugs so you can use less than 6.
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Do you have that system? What do you think n know of it?
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I don’t have it yet. As far as I can tell I think it’s in my near future though. You can read up on it at dripright.com. greengenes has been using it for a while. It takes a little to get it dialed in but once you do all you have to do is keep water w/nutes in your diy reservoir. Its recommended to use a water pressure gauge and a electronic timer plus you’ll need a bit of 1/2" pvc pipe plus glue and primer.
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If u wanna try hydro i got the black magic grow pails. 6 gal buckets has a pump to pump water to top to spray roots worked well for my bg auto firat grow. Gonna do 2 buckets next grow. U do have to change over the nute water in them but it was not too bad to do would be nice to have a system with a halo or something to just feed the coco plants on their own once or twice a day with a splash here or there
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Thanks bro but not ready to try that yet. This is just an auto watering system.
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The Hydrolock stuff looks great! I have a DIY drip system but the weak link is in the pots trying to ensure the drippers stay put for decent coverage. I sometimes travel a week at a time for work and MLB (my lovely bride) keeps an eye on things but this might provide some additional peace of mind for both of us when I am away.
One of the reviewers said they barely fit in 3 gallon pots. Which I am running but I may have to raid my piggy bank…again
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I just ordered the 6 pot Hydrolock kit. I will take some pictures of the installation (minus the goof ups) when I get it in. Going to plumb it with a stub out for a second manifold for up to 12 pots but I don’t think I’ll ever need that many in my little room. Pretty excited to make this upgrade in my grow room.
@kdawg Thanks for asking about these!
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That’s great and perfect timing as I’m ordering the same set tonight! Pics would be awesome ! I’m not finding much on that part. Will you be using the water pressure meter to? I had to do a little searching to find a timer that does seconds lol.
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I didnt order the preasure guage but probably should have. It comes with a 20psi reducer.
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Yeah I’m going to leave a 2nd outlet capped off to. Going with a 30 gal trash can to hold 20 gals of nutes n water. Will drop an air stone in it to keep it fresh. Thinking that should get me covered for a week. I’m hoping to add a second tent at some point.
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