Recent content by Afistakis

Great idea but that scares the crap outta me because I have broken 3 of those mag drive pump housings by looking at them wrong! I use a threaded spigot running back into my res to limit movement on the manifold for a similar result except I have to hook a hose up to it to drain. I hope you...

Sorry I haven't been around much recently. I have been super busy. I stopped by to see what's been happening, saw the ad and flagged it as spam. Problem solved! I really like your improvements! I wish I knew more php. I will probably end up making my web app with asp.net. Keep up the good...

IMHO there can never be too much light. Only too hot and close to the tops of the plants hence my 3kw per 8 site strategy per 4x8 tent. I wish I had more power to give them and more space to simulate their natural environment! I follow and have learned tons from a guy doing 1kw per plant on...

There is no price short cut when it comes to equipment. I am about to do a run with a 16 site 180 gallon Rdwc system with 6kw lights in vented hoods, 2 ac units, nute chiller, 2 950gph pumps, 200lpm air pump, etc. I don't want to think of the prices involved all at once because it is about...

Just wanted to stop in and thank you again for all your info and advice. This system works as well as I hoped and I may or may not have my head in the clouds at times... Your new system looks amazing, and your outdoor is monstrous. I wish I could grow outside but I think my community might...

After reading your sketch, I realize that I may have under stated the simplicity of the programming. My apologies. That interface looks like it was ridiculous to get working. I hope the ethernet shield isn't so difficult. +Rep for tons of amazing work!

Pleas read the thread and then do some more reading and experimenting. It isn't so simple as drawing a pic at this point and say plug this here and that there. Simple programming is required. This is not currently commercially ready and is still in the DIY stage.

I want to try mixing boost with bloom and blaster, where should I start as a ratio or should I try to match up with the Lucas formula? I am getting super excited to harvest my first Rdwc grow. It is getting close and smelling delicious! Is it too late to try and give them a little kick? This...

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One more frivolous but possibly useful thought: when I go pro, and I want separate systems so that I can harvest every few weeks. I haven't thought much about the control logistics but what do you think of running seperate unos that control the environment and report back to a master or to a...

I see what you are looking at with adjusting multiple parameters but I am not sure that PID is the best way to accomplish your desired result. Most, if not all of the controls used for heat on/off, ac on/off, co2 on, etc, are digital high or low values. You do not need a soft correction based...

I did some searching and this may help analyze SN nutes against the formula. I currently don't have time otherwise I would just do it because I am now interested in seeing how close they are. https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/550108-lucas-formula-overview.html I have been...

I can't wait to see how it comes out. Those babies are already monsters in the making. Big ole Indie! I had the exact opposite reasoning for confining my space and using a tent. I felt like if I was able to limit distance I wouldn't lose so much energy because of the foot candle degradation...

That is looking legit. I am glad that you have been doing work cause I have been distracted recently and hope to get back to working on it. What are you going to use the PID loops for? The multiwii code that runs my radio controlled quad copter PID for flight tuning but I don't see a...

I had no idea that these things would get so huge. I was hoping but I didn't include enough space in my plan. Why are you going to such a large spacing on center vs what you and others had been doing in the 30" to 48"? I am now allowed to grow 30 plants on site but is it more productive to...