Pipecarvers Pipes & things

[Pipecarver]

Are you getting a good seal when the floats rise? I think there are some little rubber pads down in there that could wear out.

I lost 1 pad & OLCRO sent me a few of each. I replace it and hooked up my system. After the leak it was the first one I pulled to see if it was he cause. Still leaked, so I pulled 1 at a time but there kept being a leak. Day 2 I hooked up 1 at a time after going through them I found 2 pots / valves not working right. I have them off line and the trays full of water for now. I'll get at it tomorrow and figure it out...hopefully, I've said that before ..lol...Dec 1 is flip day and I need everything working at that point....

 

[Pipecarver]

I lost 1 pad & OLCRO sent me a few of each. I replace it and hooked up my system. After the leak it was the first one I pulled to see if it was he cause. Still leaked, so I pulled 1 at a time but there kept being a leak. Day 2 I hooked up 1 at a time after going through them I found 2 pots / valves not working right. I have them off line and the trays full of water for now. I'll get at it tomorrow and figure it out...hopefully, I've said that before ..lol...Dec 1 is flip day and I need everything working at that point....

cut light up and on, a few danglies in the way and a red fluorescent light I have to remove...tomorrow...lol

 

[Zen_seeker]

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That must be Qnight.

Good luck tomorrow.

 

[Pipecarver]

That must be Qnight.

Good luck tomorrow.

Thanks I need it, So yesterday I got my cut light up and on...yep on....the problem being I didn't put it on a timer so they've had 24hrs of light plus today. Last night as I was laying in bed going to sleep I went...FK I think I forgot something...too late I wasn't getting up getting dressed and coming down stairs to fix it. I'm glad they are still in veg..no big deal but I think they grew an inch or more since yesterday. I have 3 Far red pucks I'll be hooking up today so they should get a good nights sleep tonight.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Thanks I need it, So yesterday I got my cut light up and on...yep on....the problem being I didn't put it on a timer so they've had 24hrs of light plus today. Last night as I was laying in bed going to sleep I went...FK I think I forgot something...too late I wasn't getting up getting dressed and coming down stairs to fix it. I'm glad they are still in veg..no big deal but I think they grew an inch or more since yesterday. I have 3 Far red pucks I'll be hooking up today so they should get a good nights sleep tonight.

I’ve done that with the door unzipped 1/4 to deal with temperature and/or humidity. Come down the next morning to find lights out and still 1/4 open. It’s not like it gets a lot of light but still not good.

As you say, we live on…

 

[Pipecarver]

Thanks I need it, So yesterday I got my cut light up and on...yep on....the problem being I didn't put it on a timer so they've had 24hrs of light plus today. Last night as I was laying in bed going to sleep I went...FK I think I forgot something...too late I wasn't getting up getting dressed and coming down stairs to fix it. I'm glad they are still in veg..no big deal but I think they grew an inch or more since yesterday. I have 3 Far red pucks I'll be hooking up today so they should get a good nights sleep tonight.

The red light district is open

 

[SiamSam]

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YOUR Red light district is really open? (Just asking for a friend)

 

[Zen_seeker]

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Maybe I should get a few for the bedroom. Extra few hours of sleep.

Looking good!

 

[Pipecarver]

Maybe I should get a few for the bedroom. Extra few hours of sleep.

Looking good!

I bought 4 cheap 4ft long red led's a couple of years ago to see what they would do for me in flower. Nothing I noticed so I added them to my veg room and my sprouts shot up tall and lanky so I shut them off. I was reading about far reds pucks and I bought 1 to add over a cloned plant in my 3x3 and It finished in 9 weeks that took me 11 with her mother.

I'm not 100% sure the if the far red light I'd added was responsible for the faster flowering or not but I was intrigued enough to get 2 more and give them a full run over these 6 plants. It is supposed to allow me an extra 1/2 hr day light/ day over 12 hr flowering plants. 3.5 more light per week.....I'll go 12.5 on 11.5 off tonight

 

[Zen_seeker]

I bought 4 cheap 4ft long red led's a couple of years ago to see what they would do for me in flower. Nothing I noticed so I added them to my veg room and my sprouts shot up tall and lanky so I shut them off. I was reading about far reds pucks and I bought 1 to add over a cloned plant in my 3x3 and It finished in 9 weeks that took me 11 with her mother.

I'm not 100% sure the if the far red light I'd added was responsible for the faster flowering or not but I was intrigued enough to get 2 more and give them a full run over these 6 plants. It is supposed to allow me an extra 1/2 hr day light/ day over 12 hr flowering plants. 3.5 more light per week.....I'll go 12.5 on 11.5 off tonight

I PM’ed about color LED just a few minutes ago. Tell me what ya think.

Probably way to weak.

 

[Pipecarver]

I PM’ed about color LED just a few minutes ago. Tell me what ya think.

Probably way to weak.

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It may have a small effect but its the Far reds & Royal Blues with specific spectrum's that cause the most effects.

 

[Pipecarver]

It may have a small effect but its the Far reds & Royal Blues with specific spectrum's that cause the most effects.

Dec 1st
I think I finely have the leaking trays stopped from leaking. I pulled each plant twice, Two 3 times and cleaned, inspected and replaced. Nothing I could see out of the ordinary and I kept getting leaks, Today with 4 holding level I pulled 2 out again cleaned and replaced. Now everything is holding level...so far...been here before. I'm pretty confident it will work so I fed them again. I've been running water through them while they leak.

To night its Flower time I'm putting them on 12.5 hrs on 11.5 off and the Red Led pucks are on for 15 min at lights out.

 

[steamroller]

Fingers crossed you got the leak fixed.

 

[Pipecarver]

Fingers crossed you got the leak fixed.

Nope, lol it held for a bit then another tray filled and leaked so it got pulled cleaned and replaced, I went to eat, came back down and another pot filled and over flowed. I just pulled and cleaned it and replaced it . They all look good I'm not sure wtf is going on.. It looks like any 5 work and soon as I add in #6 I get trays is over filling.....

Its given me a chance to do Chiropractics and clean up the bottoms. They are getting fed, they are growing like crazy, I''ve just been losing fluid...I think I gotter this time....lol

 

[moe.red]

To night its Flower time I'm putting them on 12.5 hrs on 11.5 off and the Red Led pucks are on for 15 min at lights out.

I've done this before. Higher DLI = better yield. Maybe.

 

[Pipecarver]

I've done this before. Higher DLI = better yield. Maybe.

I'm pretty sure your the guy that advised me on how to utilize the far reds, otherwise they'd just be pretty lights. .....Just something to play with and it can't hurt so wtf I'll give them a try and see how it goes.

 

[moe.red]

I'm pretty sure your the guy that advised me on how to utilize the far reds, otherwise they'd just be pretty lights. .....Just something to play with and it can't hurt so wtf I'll give them a try and see how it goes.

How many watts are the pucks?

 

[Stoneyluv]

i bought one of those pucks but it was at the end of last cycle so i didn't get to use it yet.

is the purpose of them to help the plants go into "sleep mode"? or are there other advantages?

 

[Pipecarver]

How many watts are the pucks?

Now using higher output XP-E2 far red diodes! This super easy to use far red initiator puck is the first collaboration between GrowMau5 and Rapid LED. Adding far red has been shown to help increase the rate of photosynthesis, speed up flower cycles, and contribute to leaf extension and growth

Simply leave this light on for 15 minutes after your regular lights turn off for faster plant "sleep" cycles
Use one puck per 3' x 3' area if helping to put the plants to sleep

Total Wattage : 8W

LEDs : Top Bin XP-E2 Far Red

Driver : Mean Well LDD-700LS

Compatible Lens : Carclo 10613

Mounting Holes : 35mm And 50mm Apart

DC Power Connector : 5.5mm OD/2.5mm ID

Dimming Signal : Optional 2.5-6V PWM

 

[Pipecarver]

Now using higher output XP-E2 far red diodes! This super easy to use far red initiator puck is the first collaboration between GrowMau5 and Rapid LED. Adding far red has been shown to help increase the rate of photosynthesis, speed up flower cycles, and contribute to leaf extension and growth

Simply leave this light on for 15 minutes after your regular lights turn off for faster plant "sleep" cycles
Use one puck per 3' x 3' area if helping to put the plants to sleep

Total Wattage : 8W

LEDs : Top Bin XP-E2 Far Red

Driver : Mean Well LDD-700LS

Compatible Lens : Carclo 10613

Mounting Holes : 35mm And 50mm Apart

DC Power Connector : 5.5mm OD/2.5mm ID

Dimming Signal : Optional 2.5-6V PWM
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Dec 2
My pots held all night. all 6 are now in operation on Flower day., I think it was poor cleaning on my part and sediment was causing sealing problems. Last night after pulling and cleaning 2 more I found some salts stuck to the underside of the inner float on the silicon nozzle. I gave the drip line a blow job and that cleared some debris from the tip of the nozzle. I guess after that it was happy and started working right, amazing what a bj at the right time can do

 

[moe.red]

Dec 2
My pots held all night. all 6 are now in operation on Flower day., I think it was poor cleaning on my part and sediment was causing sealing problems. Last night after pulling and cleaning 2 more I found some salts stuck to the underside of the inner float on the silicon nozzle. I gave the drip line a blow job and that cleared some debris from the tip of the nozzle. I guess after that it was happy and started working right, amazing what a bj at the right time can do

Is there a wrong time?

 

[Pipecarver]

Is there a wrong time?

When your wife is in the other room

 

[Pipecarver]

i bought one of those pucks but it was at the end of last cycle so i didn't get to use it yet.

is the purpose of them to help the plants go into "sleep mode"? or are there other advantages?

Yes that's the primary reason. So putting them to sleep faster allows us to have a longer flower day giving 1/2 hr more light per day. My one try with 1 puck in a 3x3 I believe finished a clone faster than her mother so with 3 in my 5x5 I hope that covers all of them and wraps them in a warm red blanket to help them sleep at night...we'll see how it goes

 

[Stoneyluv]

Yes that's the primary reason. So putting them to sleep faster allows us to have a longer flower day giving 1/2 hr more light per day. My one try with 1 puck in a 3x3 I believe finished a clone faster than her mother so with 3 in my 5x5 I hope that covers all of them and wraps them in a warm red blanket to help them sleep at night...we'll see how it goes

thanks man, i took kinda the same approach, i bought one and if i notice anything good i'll get three more.

just an FYI, the first one i bought was bad. their customer service was fantastic, and replaced it immediately and sent me a pre labeled envelope to send the bad one back.

 

[Pipecarver]

thanks man, i took kinda the same approach, i bought one and if i notice anything good i'll get three more.

just an FYI, the first one i bought was bad. their customer service was fantastic, and replaced it immediately and sent me a pre labeled envelope to send the bad one back.

The lenses aren't glued on, just stuck in the pre made holes, one popped off in my tent and it disappeared I thought my wet vac may have sucked it up so I went fishing through it with no luck, its in there somewhere then I just can't find it.

 

[Pipecarver]

The lenses aren't glued on, just stuck in the pre made holes, one popped off in my tent and it disappeared I thought my wet vac may have sucked it up so I went fishing through it with no luck, its in there somewhere then I just can't find it.

Dec 2
all pots are holding level, red lights are installed & I got my air lines installed and operational. I had a heck of a time timing it for 1min on 1 min off but after an hour of fiddling with my timer I have it working. On my last grow I only had 4 lines working, this time I have 6 which required a different pump. I have a larger noisier pump with a manifold for 6 lines but without muffling its just too noisy to run.

My plants day 1 of flower

 

[Stoneyluv]

The lenses aren't glued on, just stuck in the pre made holes, one popped off in my tent and it disappeared I thought my wet vac may have sucked it up so I went fishing through it with no luck, its in there somewhere then I just can't find it.

thanks for the tip man, i think i'll put a spot of hot glue on it!!

those pumps are noisy... i have one like it out on my koi pond under a bucket and i can hear it running twenty feet away!!

 

[Pipecarver]

thanks for the tip man, i think i'll put a spot of hot glue on it!!

those pumps are noisy... i have one like it out on my koi pond under a bucket and i can hear it running twenty feet away!!

inside the cooler its muffled pretty well and with only 1 min on 1 min off it doesn't get hot. If I can hear it upstairs I'll have to switch tactics. I have my 4 valve pump and 2 more single valve aquarium pumps so I can run them all if needed

thanks for the tip man, i think i'll put a spot of hot glue on it!!

those pumps are noisy... i have one like it out on my koi pond under a bucket and i can hear it running twenty feet away!!

My pump is a fail, it's still too noisy and scares the shit out of my cats when it goes on. The low rumble has them all freaked out. I'll have to use my other aquarium pumps that are almost silent.

Cats, screwing up my plans again lol , my wife couldn't hear it at all and I could barely hear it but my boys got all stressed out each time it came on, what looked funny at first and I thought they'd get over it but nope, after about 15 min watching them react that was it, I like my cats happy and if the pump is scaring them off it goes

 

[steamroller]

Not cheap but BEST pumps made.

Alita AL-6A Linear Air Pump

Runs on 13 watts and has a air output of 10 lpm @ 1.4 psi. Supplied discharge fittings: 3/16" & 3/8" barb, 3/8" barb with 5mm ID

kensfish.com

Quietest and most powerful pump I have ever owned.
I went as large as 2@ https://kensfish.com/collections/alita-air-pumps-1/products/alita-al-40-linear-air-pump
to run nearly 80 aquariums with 4 lines in each~!
None ever failed or got louder. Repair kits are available, but I have never needed to repair 1 of my 4 pumps.
@ smoke has same brand 10+ years I believe.
One trick to reduce noise is bleed off excess pressure, but it will not make a large difference with your pump.
I owned 4-6 of those I gave away to a guy trying to build a fish room cheap.

 

[Pipecarver]

Not cheap but BEST pumps made.

Alita AL-6A Linear Air Pump

Runs on 13 watts and has a air output of 10 lpm @ 1.4 psi. Supplied discharge fittings: 3/16" & 3/8" barb, 3/8" barb with 5mm ID

kensfish.com

Quietest and most powerful pump I have ever owned.
I went as large as 2@ https://kensfish.com/collections/alita-air-pumps-1/products/alita-al-40-linear-air-pump
to run nearly 80 aquariums with 4 lines in each~!
None ever failed or got louder. Repair kits are available, but I have never needed to repair 1 of my 4 pumps.
@ smoke has same brand 10+ years I believe.
One trick to reduce noise is bleed off excess pressure, but it will not make a large difference with your pump.
I owned 4-6 of those I gave away to a guy trying to build a fish room cheap.

Thanks, but Yikes $$$$ I have a good 4 valve...well I though good at $30 bucks but now I look at those I got a cheap one but it works well and is quiet. I just googled to take a quick shot of my pump and I googled 2 valve pumps....I saw splitters off single valve and my head went ding....lol...i'll just split one i have already......i just need air not a powerful stream of it, I can test it with air stones in water first but that should work my 4 valve and another small aquarium pump....I bought a 300 pack of air line ..x's...t's...straights $15