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HungryMcNasty
03-07-2006, 02:52 AM
im going to florida for spring break and my plants are going to need to be watered while i am gone. so i really really need help on how to make a system that would water them for me they are in 6 inch clay pots and some in plkastic cups. any help is very appreciated thanks

The White Snoop
03-07-2006, 03:47 AM
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=18812

Recurculating DWC that tops off automatically. Blaze changes out his solution every week but you could go 2-3 w/ no problems.

litespeed
03-07-2006, 03:50 AM
Oasis Automatic Watering System

http://www.firststreetonline.com/product.jsp?path=-1%7C7864%7C11505&id=29686

Gen
03-07-2006, 04:44 AM
You could put them in some larger pots, that will hold more soil. Or you can put water wicks in each of them and let them self water. I am assuming you are doing a soil grow? Right. Cause with hydro, you could leave them for a week. Although I don't know how if you've got to adjust ph everyday.

HungryMcNasty
03-07-2006, 08:11 PM
that oasis autop watering system would be fucking perfect but the thing is i dont have that much dough. So do any of you know where i can get a cheaper one of those????

britewire
03-07-2006, 08:21 PM
Just buy a pump and a timer, attach a pe hose to it and perforate it with little hole witch you use to connect little pe tubes too. All availeble at a better hardware store. I think it's cheaper

britewire
03-07-2006, 08:35 PM
http://boards.cannabis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=52892&d=1141058502


The link to the pic..

sheist
03-08-2006, 05:54 AM
buy a fountain pump or water pump... get some plastic transparent or that black film base tubing that fits the pump.. get a couple y valves and add on till you can have a tube for each plant.. tape them to a pencil that you can stick into the ground/soil/growcube/... get a bucket for the pump and fill the bucket with water and place the pump into the bucket with everything connected.. turn it on and it'll do its job..

if you want it to water automatically, get a timer socket as well..

total i'd say u'd b payin about $42

$20 for the pump, maybe 15
$10 for the tubing
$7 for the valves
$5 for the timer..

HungryMcNasty
03-08-2006, 02:53 PM
well that sounds like a perfect plan to me ...another thing how do i regulate how much water is used each watering since i wont be here....Do i need to regulate i dont want to drown them or flood my box(they use about a gallon of water every feeding) and i will be gone for a 7 days total