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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: jsncrs]
#21730070 - 05/27/15 07:47 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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consolidated to first post
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poofterFroth
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21730520 - 05/27/15 10:03 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Somehow I missed seeing that float valve in your first post. Thats way cool. Definitely gonna look into rigging one up when I get around to making a proper humidifier & venting it to my grow room.
Right now I'm just rolling with a large bucket and 5 disc fogger with a fan blowing on it. It's a quick fix and works fine but I'm constantly refilling the thing.
But I did just wire up one of those digital humidity controllers last week and popped it in a project box. Also wired in a little green LED light for when its kicked on as another visual reference. Once I figured out how to set the controller its been great. I just wish the probe/sensor cords were a bit longer.
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Gr0wer
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Yea man its great. All i have to worry about when i check on my mushrooms is the mushrooms, the chamber maintains itself! That float valve is a $7 brass float valve for a swamp cooler. You can feed it via a hose bib adapter from a garden drip setup (cheapest and temporary) or use a piercing valve on some copper piping for a ice maker, then just run a 1/4 poly hose to the compression fitting, the whole thing is like $30 and well worth it. I dump the water weekly to reduce buildup and just recently added two balls from a bag of scale eliminator which has good reviews on keeping mineral buildup down. I agree about the humidity sensors cord length, I could barely get it into my grow chamber. But the temp sensor probe is super long!
brass float valve http://www.homedepot.com/p/DIAL-1-4-in-Evaporative-Cooler-Brass-Float-Valve-4154/100560907?keyword=swamp+cooler+float
scale eliminator baggie http://www.homedepot.com/p/DIAL-Evaporative-Cooler-Scale-Eliminator-52825/100077349
Edited by Gr0wer (05/27/15 11:08 PM)
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21732035 - 05/28/15 10:36 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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i would consider some kind of pressure reducer to feed the float valve. mine blew at least once last year and boy did it make a mess! it was overnight.
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: drake89]
#21732612 - 05/28/15 01:28 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Nice. I'm Looking at setting up something similar but a little larger.
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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: MycoBrainz]
#21732979 - 05/28/15 03:33 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I had a 25 psi regulator at first and it was constantly seeping, shown in fist post second pic.Ill have to find a more rugged unit, the $4 home depot drip irrigation unit was crap. I do plan to install an overflow fitting above the water level with a hose running out my garage door. Then ill just have a flooded street instead of a flooded garage.
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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: MycoBrainz]
#21733011 - 05/28/15 03:43 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
MycoBrainz said: Nice. I'm Looking at setting up something similar but a little larger.
Let me know if u need any advice with wiring or settings. A cool mist should feed a room with 2-3 of these shelves especially with a larger air tube, if anything just put a computer fan over the filter hole for more air volume.
Edited by Gr0wer (05/28/15 06:12 PM)
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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21733734 - 05/28/15 06:40 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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consolidated to first post
Edited by Gr0wer (05/29/15 08:50 PM)
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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21734709 - 05/28/15 10:35 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Is not enough lighting causing the long stems? My phone is measuring 90-160 with some free lux app. With the cool mist going 24/7 and the garage getting vented daily i cant imagine its from co2...???
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21734798 - 05/28/15 10:55 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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You need way more fresh air, high Co2 causes long stems and small caps.
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Gr0wer
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I installed a fan outside the box that blows fresh air into the corner of the garage. My suspicion is the air would recirculate out the box and back into the humidifier making the air stagnant. I also pulled the air filter off the humidifier for more airflow. EDIT: This proved effective
Edited by Gr0wer (05/31/15 11:42 PM)
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21735555 - 05/29/15 04:03 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Regular oysters need very high fresh air exchange. One of the major challenges of growing them (well) is to maintain an appropriate temperature and humidity whilst keeping CO2 concentrations low. We are growing King Oysters which, though they have other foibles, are wonderfully tolerant of high CO2.
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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: mcchieftan]
#21736085 - 05/29/15 09:14 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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It seems the fan in the garage coupled with removing the humidifier air filter boosted the airflow substantially. So much that the humidifier can only maintain 85% humidity even with the ultrasonic going. I may have to dish out another $12 and run two ultrasonic disks running off the humidistat.
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21736128 - 05/29/15 09:38 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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85% is fine for oysters, provided your reading is accurate.
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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: FoxFire]
#21736428 - 05/29/15 11:25 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Truthfully I'm finding the reading in general is super scattered and mixed advice across the forum. I have some that i'm trying to start pinning, or shoud 85% do it for pinset? I thought it was 95%+ for pinset and low 90s% for fruit formation?
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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21736909 - 05/29/15 01:43 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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consolidated to first post
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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21738418 - 05/29/15 08:12 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Updated thread to have the build on the first post. Once i finalize the digital control box this week ill tag that section onto the first post as well
Edited by Gr0wer (05/29/15 08:59 PM)
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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21743363 - 05/31/15 12:31 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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First post updated, pretty much done, just need to plug in a heater when winter comes. Contemplating doing the glycol chilling....might just wait till i move out and can use a small A/C unit. Ill start a grow thread when i start my first bucket grow.
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Gr0wer
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21746809 - 05/31/15 11:21 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Installed the second ultrasonic mister, seems to be doing the trick even with the dryest El Paso days. Just ate the huge cluster off the small blue tray, made three nice sized servings. Made it up with garlic, sliced almonds, olive oil and butter.
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Re: Gr0 Greenhouse Build [Re: Gr0wer]
#21754541 - 06/02/15 07:50 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Updated OP, installed an overflow kit in the humidifier reservoir, moved the ultrasonic wiring to come through the bottom of the humidifier then hot glued the units in place and installed purge pump to exchange the mineral and dust built up water. The purge pump will turn on for 30 mins a day and pump through 30' of 1/4" drip hose, watering front yard plants in the process.
I realize now all this humidifier hardware could have, and can still, be installed using the bucket with a fan method. It would be easier to clean and sanitize when needed, not having all the nooks and crannies the humidifier has. It also would have saved me $20 on the humidifier since i have buckets and 80mm computer fans on hand. Using a bucket instead of a cool mist may require a third ultrasonic to run 24/7 in place of the cool mist.
Edited by Gr0wer (06/02/15 07:51 PM)
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