I currently run coco in 1-1.5 gallon hard pots with blumats. They are in 12" saucers that all sit in a tray in case of a runaway carrot. Well, after this last week of dealing with some bad lockout (all my fault. Who knew you were supposed to flush the pots with blumats every so often? Lol) and having to flush the pots with gallons and gallons of feed to bring the EC back down to acceptable levels and then having to suck it all out with a little 1 gallon shop vac, I am over that life.
1. Opinions on a purpose built tray for drainage that my pots sit directly in, but its sloped for drainage. Either plumb it into an old drain or shop vac it from one location in the front of the tent instead of 6 individual saucers and having to lean under the netting. Or do I go with 6 saucers/stands that have built in drains that can be plumbed together with pvc pipe, like the floraflex system.
2. I'm looking to add a drip system so I don't have to worry about flushing under normal circumstances and can just feed to runoff as many times per day as I'd like. And, if I do need to flush, I can do so via the reservoir and let it run straight to a drain or a condensate pump. I know I have an older aquarium pump laying around. I'll need to check the gph and lift on it to see if it's enough. If not, there seem to be plenty of $15-30 options. What are the octa-bubblers I see? Just a manifold to split water lines? Or do they even the pressure out?
It appears that to set up the drip system, I'll need:
Pump
Timer
Supply line, large and small
Octa-bubbler(s)
Drip rings of some sort
Other than determining saucers or tray, is that it as far as the drip system goes?
I will be running 4-9 plants in a 4x4 tent depending on setup I decide on. I can see that fluctuating in the future depending on strains and timing, etc.. probably 4-6 would be the norm. As far as nutes go, I'm open to suggestions, but do like the one or two part stuff. Dry is preferred because it tends to be considerably cheaper. I had decent luck with MaxiGrow and MaxiBloom but have heard they can clog up in drip systems.
Thanks in advance!!!
