Is anyone using a passive osmosis system?

It's the same principle as what Soma demonstrates in his book.. I am also studying ph fluctuation effects on nutrient uptake as well as angle of light and advanced timing.
Is anyone interested in talking advanced growing and master techniques ?

I hope to here from some of you.

I've never used passive osmosis before but I plan on doing a journal for every grow to document it once I get set up. That's always a good way to learn and exchange growing techniques count me in 😄

Well of course it is a good idea to document everything. I was actually looking for someone to chime in with some interesting ideas... I've used this system before and it works well.
I notice the topic is getting views, although nobody seems to have anything to say. But I'm sure most of the folks who read the topic have researched passive osmosis since.
Maybe it got their wheels turning.

What is passive osmosis?

haha.... what is google search?? jeesh... nobody wants to do their homework.. ok..

passive, means no energy is needed.... osmosis.. well that's how a plant gets it agua.

So my question Nutes and Nugs, is how have you become mr ganja without the basic knowledge of simple biology ?

Nutes and Nugs said:

What is passive osmosis?

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http://biology.about.com/od/cellularprocesses/ss/diffusion_3.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_transport

This is all simple if you have a basic understanding about how living organisms work. And your soil should be a living organism , which forms a symbiotic relationship with the plant , resulting in one camp, indistinguishable on a biological level.



Does anyone follow and understand where I am going with this ?

There are two types of transport - active and passive.

Active requires energy
passive does not.

Would the wicking action of water from the bottom of a fabric grow bag sitting in water be considered passive osmosis?

I think so noswagbag as long as the water is moving right.....? or am I missing this I'm not sure.
what have you found about passive osmosis driftwood what are the benefits and how do you use this process?
A friend and I once used a bell siphon in a grow bed in combination with tilapia in a large ibc tote as fertilizer once, the idea is you feed the fish the fish feed the plants the roots filter and balance the waters ph and he built what was called a bell siphon to circulate the water is this the idea of passive osmosis since water is moving.

it would make sense cause more water movement means more oxygen and more oxygen means faster more vigorous growth as seen with dwc with constant water movement I imagine it allows the roots optimum conditions for nutrient Uptake as well but what have you found

Yes NoshwagBag that is a passive system. An active system would require some sort of energy to start the process which at that point the osmosis action would be taken on by the plant .

The system I am using is like this. We will use a five gallon bucket for demonstration purposes, although this works on a grand scale.

I poured 4 inches of growstone into the bottom of a five gallon bucket. Then inserted (2) one inch irrigation tubing cut long enough to be an inch above the top

of the bucket not pushing the tubes into the growstone. You need the 4 inches of space.

I then cut a piece of landscape material to fit the system. ( holes for the tubing ). This ensures the material fully covers the bottom layer of material.

I then poured another two to four inches of growstone on top of the landscape material which also holds the tubing in place.


Now after I had done that, I mixed an appropriate amount of growstone to cocogrow. I added all my favorite organic amendments , mixed it all

together and poured it on top of the growstone to about eight inches from the top. I then added my plant(s) to the bucket.


I watered the plants in from the top for the initial watering to set the roots. After that , the remaining water goes into one of the tubes.

This is what I did. It works quite well. The natural changes in the atmosphere make it work. As the top dries it draws water to the top

and balances out perfectly, as long as you never flood it. It is a good idea to weigh the system dry, add the liquid, and weigh it again.

let it dry out every now and then.

I hope this explains it.

I have a submissive osmosis water thingy, does that count?

Only if you're a control freak like me !

Professor Snook said:

I have a submissive osmosis water thingy, does that count?

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Someone has to have made a post about something like this somewhere on RIU.. I just didn't bother to look..

Active transport relates to how the cell function works in a plant.. but it comes into play with this system, as it is a continuation of the medium the plant is anchored in.

driftwoodg said:

It's the same principle as what Soma demonstrates in his book.. I am also studying ph fluctuation effects on nutrient uptake as well as angle of light and advanced timing.
Is anyone interested in talking advanced growing and master techniques ?

I hope to here from some of you.

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su buddy if you hav any ustions PM m

Has anyone ever used both mh and hps in your flower room I was thinking of trying that to get more or a full spectrum (2) hps (2) mh stagered I've only used hps for flower but interesting to see if any of you have tried already with good results

gaiaman said:

su buddy if you hav any ustions PM m

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What is it you are trying to say , if anything ?

hahaha! I have been asking my self the same question since reading this thread...