Santacruzer
Active Member
I have a question for the more experienced. Consider an outdoor grow with a 20 gal tub inside of a 35 gal trash can. The tub can contain hydroton and the bottom of the trash can can hold 15 gal of nutes. Solar pump set up with possibly a wick back up system.
My main question is this as I live in So Cal and it is hot, -- how fast will the nutes be consumed/evaporated. I can cover the top of the tub with shading or even cut a hole in the top of a trash can lid to help minimize evaporation. I can even rig a remote resevoir. However, I need to know how fast the nutes will be consumed to replace them. I am trying to design a system that will require minimal visits/maintainance.
Thank in advance.
My main question is this as I live in So Cal and it is hot, -- how fast will the nutes be consumed/evaporated. I can cover the top of the tub with shading or even cut a hole in the top of a trash can lid to help minimize evaporation. I can even rig a remote resevoir. However, I need to know how fast the nutes will be consumed to replace them. I am trying to design a system that will require minimal visits/maintainance.
Thank in advance.