So Holy shit. These autos that usually come in around 30" under HPS went absolutely berserk in the autopot system, first time with Cobs. Without some late training they'd be over 6', and this isn't a stretch issue.
Even so, it's hard to keep them from the ceiling of the 80" tent. The gear available to hobbyists now is insane.
Never in 25 years have had a calmag issue, and it came on hard with the cobs, to the point where the white cobs are off. Really was uncontrollable, even with Calmat supps almost throughout.
Colas are size of 2 liter bottles, and will likely finish damn near milk jug size. Some major adjustments to the approach need to be made in the future with the insane vigor of this environment and strain.
@CaliXX, Do you keep it 24/7?
By doing that, anything else changes? I believe that you have to water more frequently... I feel that If I do that, my roots are going to get dry or something... But i'll keep that on mind for the future. Maybe even an outdoor, how knows...
If you could, please post pictures!
@Psilocubensis, Ah ok, they're just on cheap 3600 L/H air pumps that have 6-outlet manifolds. The pumps are suspended to keep the vibration down. The air domes themselves are the official autopot brand, and are also quite inexpensive. They definitely fit any type of pot or smart pot, probably 2 gallons or greater. These also have a simple, cheap aquarium air pump check valve in each line to prevent any solution back flow.
@CaliXX, My imagination went to far from reality when trying to imagine what is this air dome inside your pot.
I like to see new systems, nnd now by the reference (autopot) I got how that works!
L/H is liters per Hour, the strength of the airpump.
I'll search more about this dome, and see if it fits inside smart pots, nice to meet this technique.