Ensign420

Ensign420

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Humboldt Seed Company
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BuildASoil
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13% Rootwise Soil Dynamics
Mars Hydro
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70% Mars Hydro
29% AC Infinity

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Ensign420Ensign420Apprentice
Excellent 5x8 Propagation Dome. All of ACI's products are top quality in build and functionality. Really like the extra height extenders. The included bar lights are great as well, but sometimes can be a bit too intense. Overall an essential product for a perpetual grow which keeps my clones and seedlings healthy.
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2mo ago
Ensign420Ensign420Apprentice
The Controller 69 is an industry standard and an absolutely essential component to my grow. This literally controls all of my grow equipment and maintains my grow environments. Although wish there were more ports.
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2mo ago
Ensign420Ensign420Apprentice
Wow what a game changer. Learn about BluMats through BuildASoil and have not turned back. Before using BluMats, I was using Ecowitt WittFlows through a gravity feed system. Something I do not recommend (the WittFlow units are not sensitive enough for gravity feed). Ordered a 9in watering kit (with drip tape) and simply crushed it compared to the old system. There is a bit of a learning curve and prepare to flood your tent at least once (or twice), but have already completely switched over to the BluMat watering system. Did have to learn a new unit of measurement, but pretty simple to understand. Unlike the Ecowitt units which used moisture percentage (0-100%), BluMats run on moisture tension (mBars). The handy moisture meter has a sensitivity of 0-750 mBar which is great to use when calibrating the watering carrots (one for each pot is highly recommend). But once setup and properly calibrated, the system just works perfectly. The water turns ON and OFF based on the set moisture setting and each pot can be fine-tuned independently. Furthermore, once you understand the physics involved in a gravity loop (and how the size of the reservoir does not affect PSI), the clever modular design makes expanding the system quite simple. Personally recommend using a small 1-gallon (auto-filling) reservoir placed on-top of the tent (which produces a steady 2-3 psi at my altitude). The best part is the system automatically waters without the need for batteries or electronics. Incredible. As a novice grower, another unintended positive is the BluMat system will teach you how to water better. After using the system the first time, learned that in general, I was under-watering my plants. This alone was a huge game changer for someone who has never grown anything before. If your an organic soil grower who wants to take your waterings to the next level, I highly recommend giving the BluMat watering carrots a try.
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GhettoStyle
GhettoStyle commented3y ago
hi bro! I wanted to ask you were you able to understand what was the problem of yellow leaves in DWC?
Ensign420
Ensign420 commented3y ago
@GhettoStyle, Sorry for the late reply dude, Well yes and no. The yellowing of the leaves during all of my early grows (which were DWC attempts), were caused to the lack of CO2 in my tent. I had no continuous air exchange so once the plant started getting to a decent size, the new growth started growing in yellow. During those grows, I had my exhaust fan (AC Infinity T6) completely off most of the time with triggers to kick on when the humidity or temp reached certain levels. Now I have the exhaust system set to a constant flow (currently at speed 2 out of 10) with triggers to ramp up to 8 when temps or humidity spikes to high or low. Now the the yellowing of the early growth has stopped. Clearly, I'm no expert, so this is all bro-science and speculation, but I'm pretty sure the yellowing was due to the complete lack of CO2.