Waterfarm Mods & Tips

Cabane · Jan 7, 2009

I just fished it through. grabbed it with needle nose pliers. The air tubing is thick enough it does not kink.

hippiepudz024 · Jan 7, 2009

instead of drilling holes into the sides of the waterfarm to insert the tube for the airstone, Just stick the skinny tube that comes from the air unit and stick it down the blue water level inicator tube all the way down to the bottom and put the air stone on down, It works very good
THIS IS A GREAT WHITE SHARK AT 3 WEEKS FLOWERING

Cabane · Jan 9, 2009

exactly what I did

caddyluck · Jan 9, 2009

great idea if you have just one waterfarm :leaf:

joesnow · Jan 21, 2009

all these modifications are the shit..... i was a lil worry about the w/f because of all the issues when
you first get the system but now i am pumped up about this and ready to be ganja man of 09.
i

joesnow · Jan 21, 2009

hey guys i got a question. Can you start from germinating in the water farm or not enough water reaches the center
of the buckets. that be great if you can, let me know. thanks

caddyluck · Jan 21, 2009

from what I know, you need to put the germinated seed in a small rockwool cube or rapid rooter plug first. I've never heard of it being done, but someone might have tried it before......

CaStoner · Jan 21, 2009

caddyluck said:
Hopefully someone will post pics of a recirculating system.

Hey all you waterfarm fans thought I post some pic's of my waterfarm system.

Courtesy of WFF. I use his setup except I used a 1/15hp chiller.

Some of the mods to keep up with the flow, flow opening been drilled out 2 to 3 times.

Down to 2 buckets because of some bogus seeds I bought and grew inferior plants.
been removed.

Nirvana PPP.

rezo · Jan 21, 2009

how often do you guys run your drip rings ? i saw a couple posts about running the pumps all the time.

jpennin5 · Jan 26, 2009

Does anybody know the exact outer diameter size of the drip ring on the waterfarm? I was wanting to use a more flexible tubing instead of the hard plastic tubing provided, but can't find a good fit. 7/16" has been the closest I've found, but it's still a bit too small.

nfhu88 · Jan 29, 2009

jpennin5 said:
Does anybody know the exact outer diameter size of the drip ring on the waterfarm? I was wanting to use a more flexible tubing instead of the hard plastic tubing provided, but can't find a good fit. 7/16" has been the closest I've found, but it's still a bit too small.

hey it might be metric haha.

daydreamer419 · Feb 9, 2009

This is great stuff! I just set up my waterfarm as it comes. I did get the circulation upgrade, but it is not as great as I thought. So more upgrades to come on it. I wish I'd have found some of this earlier, but either way I appreciate all the info and advise.

SciensWiz · Feb 18, 2009

what air pump would be best for upgrading the waterfarm 8 pack to a circulating system?

daydreamer419 · Feb 18, 2009

SciensWiz said:
what air pump would be best for upgrading the waterfarm 8 pack to a circulating system?

I actually bought the upgrade kit. I was not pleased with the air pump that came with it. It is really noisy and low power. So I use it for one of my airstones. I use a whisper 30-60. You could go bigger. I have though about it. I have a slight uneven floor. You would never notice, but it does make a small difference. So I say at least 30-60.

SciensWiz · Feb 18, 2009

i have one that i bought that didnt come with the kit that im using, the eco air 1 plus...it seems to be about the same as the one youre talking about but my pumping column is just spitting out a little bit of water at a time...it might not be the pump it might be that i didnt set up the pumping column correctly...if anyone has any ideas on what im did wrong or if thats just how it opperates let me know plz.

Knally · Feb 18, 2009

SciensWiz said:
i have one that i bought that didnt come with the kit that im using, the eco air 1 plus...it seems to be about the same as the one youre talking about but my pumping column is just spitting out a little bit of water at a time...it might not be the pump it might be that i didnt set up the pumping column correctly...if anyone has any ideas on what im did wrong or if thats just how it opperates let me know plz.

Troubleshoot these things:

1. Loose connection where the small air tube connects to the drip ring column at the bottom "Y";

2. Clog from nutrient salt buildup where the small air tube connects ot the drip ring column at the bottom "Y";

3. Add more air pressure;

4. Nutrient salt buildup clogging the drip ring outlets.

caddyluck · Feb 19, 2009

it takes a little while to get the circulating kit from GH to start running water consistantly, it spits it out for a while then runs smooth. I know mine was working great when the controller had a lot of hydroton sediment in there the next day(usually found in the buckets)

SciensWiz · Feb 22, 2009

yea its running alot smoother now...i actually put the T connector thats usually for the drip ring on there and it actually made it better..its pumping water out pretty good instead of just spittin it out

TheEnd · Feb 24, 2009

Hey all i just got 2 wf's and am currently trying to get my room and equipment ready for thursday when i will be pickin up spawns. I was lookin for some advice ahead of time to help my growing go smoothly. How many spawns per wf? any modding to equipment? and just some experienced advice of tips. Thanks alot -Joey

SciensWiz · Feb 24, 2009

read this whole thread carefully and you will be thoroughly informed on how you should mod your waterfarms...in my opinion they should always be moded to get the most out of them....im running my first waterfarm right now and this forum helped me out more than anything

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