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Bulls wrote:[mention]Grower1988[/mention] Does the Dutch Pro help mate? I do have a filter as well on my system but they keep getting blocked lately. I usually put around 4-5 Liters through my 10L airpots
Just replyed on me post mate will post here to for others.

As you k ow my water is hard af and iv never had a blocked dripper mate end no salty crap sticking to my res. I remember getting salt sticking to my res when I started of and since using drip clean I havnt had it since. Hope this helps.

Iv now started giving my 4min feeds 4ltrs a pot I was only giving 3mins before this so was part of my problem me thinks cheers



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I'd make some drip rings out of your existing tubing, you just need a t-fitting on each one. Super easy

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Chad.Westport wrote:I prefer hand feeding because it puts your shadow over every plant. Drippers are moving parts, moving parts can and will break.
Auto watering also allows you to have a life outside of the garden cars break too, I take it you walk everywhere?

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Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:08 pm
I'd make some drip rings out of your existing tubing, you just need a t-fitting on each one. Super easy
I'd try it! What would you recommend to use for cutting holes in the tubbing?

And I am a moving part too! Won't believe how many times I nearly fell off the attic through the hatch! :lol:
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Bulls wrote:
Josh wrote:
Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:08 pm
I'd make some drip rings out of your existing tubing, you just need a t-fitting on each one. Super easy
I'd try it! What would you recommend to use for cutting holes in the tubbing?

And I am a moving part too! Won't believe how many times I nearly fell off the attic through the hatch!
Soldering iron works the best mate

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How many times a day do you water your coco bulls mate? I'm dripping once a day 4ltrs each atm and coco is going flakey on top and I'm wondering if I'm letting it dry to much and should add another feed. Cheers

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what you have done is the answer, open ended pipe, theres nothing to clog.
loads of ccers use this method, theyir viet slaves dont have time to check every dripper on 2000 plants lol
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you could add a same size tee on the end if you need better spread, but im with Marcoooos, get it dumped in there quick, more o2 to the rootzone.

if its going in too quick, add a balll valve to the line and choke it back a bit.

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Image I've got one of them on the main pipe that supplies the feed to the drippers so I just adjust the flow using that. Much better than having drippers. It only takes me 2 minutes to water the plants and coco looks so much better.

@Grower1988 I usually water my plants once , 1-2 hrs after lights on. in 10L airpots I usually do 4-5L per pot in flower :)
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Have you tryed spreading that feed out. I'm tempted to try 4x1min rather then dump 4mins in one go lol.

I have one of them at the end of mine meant to be there to flush clean the system but never have. Good idea using it to control the flow though!.

Watering like that gets a nice pool of water up top by the looks of it noice!

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