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Stoneyluv said:
check with kawi!! he's using them right now.

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Pretty much what I'm getting ready for
 
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doublej said:
Who's running them? How do you like them?....;zing
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I have 12 of these:


and I use them in my greenhouse for my summer outdoor grows. They work well with minimal effort involved in maintaining them. They make it so the plants almost grow themselves. I've never used them indoors.
 
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doublej said:
I see ACI has 2 sizes I've never used any before back before my back didn't hurt.
So there's that...
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They are a bit pricey but with some DIY engineering, you can make your own at a fraction of the cost. It's a basic wicking system where the fabric pots sit on top of the wicks. The fabric pots then draw in the moisture from the wicks. I've never had these give me "over-watering" symptoms in my outdoor grows. They also seemed to draw nutrients up through the wicking system so other than the initial cost, I'd recommend them ... I'd also consider DIY using an oil basin from autozone, a plastic plant elevator and some wicking rope. You'll make your own at about half the cost.
 
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I use the AC Infin wick bases with good results. I use them with soil grows mostly...but I've used them for a diy top drip with everything under the sun. Perlite, hydroton, coco, and anything else I have handy. I have airstones in mine and feed through them with Jacks 321 from my hydro res.
 
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Driver77 said:
I use the AC Infin wick bases with good results. I use them with soil grows mostly...but I've used them for a diy top drip with everything under the sun. Perlite, hydroton, coco, and anything else I have handy. I have airstones in mine and feed through them with Jacks 321 from my hydro res.
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Interesting...I was wondering about standing water....Do tell us some more about the air stones setup. Pics? Size, ect... if you don't mind good sir
 
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I use them and my only concern is being so dry up top. I have 4 vivosun 1.3gal and 4 ac infinity 2.3gal.
I noticed plants didn't seem to stretch as much and I use a lot less nutes ot watering to drain. They are very helpful for vacation time.
 

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kaw900r said:
I use them and my only concern is being so dry up top. I have 4 vivosun 1.3gal and 4 ac infinity 2.3gal.
I noticed plants didn't seem to stretch as much and I use a lot less nutes ot watering to drain. They are very helpful for vacation time.
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I've been reading your grow, they work pretty good 👍
 
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doublej said:
Belive he said hydro res to pump to the top
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Yea I caught that but let my mind wander.
Sometimes its good sometimes it is stoned~!🥴
Maybe he syphons from res and he just sticks the tubes in the base when not in use.
Maybe I just invented something there with a small fountain pump on a timer like Recycling DTW?
 
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I built my own and I’m running them for the first time. I’m sold, I spend so much less time in the tent hand watering, and it keeps the environment more stable only going in every other day or so. I switched to the Crop Salt line and it holds ph so well I only have to check the ph once!
 
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steamroller said:
Yea I caught that but let my mind wander.
Sometimes its good sometimes it is stoned~!🥴
Maybe he syphons from res and he just sticks the tubes in the base when not in use.
Maybe I just invented something there with a small fountain pump on a timer like Recycling DTW?
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i see a 110 cord sneaking in there too.. i bet it's a pump on a timer or manual control. i see a bubbler lines too... i like it!!! add some sort of top off to it and your fully automated!!!
 
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SpectrumFarms said:
I built my own and I’m running them for the first time. I’m sold, I spend so much less time in the tent hand watering, and it keeps the environment more stable only going in every other day or so. I switched to the Crop Salt line and it holds ph so well I only have to check the ph once!
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I looked into diy and could have but I'm lazy and I just built may staircase, so kinda over that right now.
I do i do,have some coming
 
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kaw900r said:
I use them and my only concern is being so dry up top. I have 4 vivosun 1.3gal and 4 ac infinity 2.3gal.
I noticed plants didn't seem to stretch as much and I use a lot less nutes ot watering to drain. They are very helpful for vacation time.
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steamroller said:
Do you have a little pump for each plant?
It looks like you are pumping top drip from the base correct?
I like that.;budi
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Yes...cheap little pump in each base just pumps it up to drain back.
 
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doublej said:
Okay ok...only because I don't ppm, ec. I know what they are/mean I just don't use it, but I do believe you said the feed gets stronger?
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Yes...it can. I've never had a problem with it and had never checked it till recently...it was off the scale but the plants looked fine. So I don't check anymore.
 
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doublej said:
Okay ok...only because I don't ppm, ec. I know what they are/mean I just don't use it, but I do believe you said the feed gets stronger?
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you won't have an issue with this at all.. feeding with a SIP is the most versatile there is. you can you can top feed or bottom feed with liquids or top feed with dry, you can mix dry with water and add it that way.. pretty much every way possible.
 
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