MSP – EPISODE 4 – Automatic vs Manual Watering – Soil vs Coco

UPDATE: 2/9/24: this article has been modified to have a single pump so the recommended items will work but will need a little common sense to configure. The video is still useful, but the revised setup is much more efficient and practical for multiple plants in one tent.

This episode is going to teach you all about how to know when to feed your weed, marijuana and cannabis plants. It goes into depth on automated feedings vs manual feedings and talks about all of the problems that you can expect with automated feedings using coco noir as a medium. In this video, we setup automated feedings on the TPS and coco for cannabis slots and show you how to setup the system so it actually works.

The tools needed for this system are:

Bloom Brothers GGWR09 Hydro Halo Water Ring 9-InchView product

AC Infinity 850 GPH Submersible Water Pump (3218 L/H 36W)View product

9 Inch Water Halo(Multiple Units), 550 GPH Pump

POND BOSS 1/2-Inch PVC Tubing for Water Gardening – 20-Foot Roll, BlackView product

Gardrip 36 Pieces Drip Irrigation Kit：Drip Irrigation Parts for 1/2 Inch Drip Irrigation Tubing with 17mm 0.600" ID Drip Barbed Connectors Including 12 Couplings 10 Tees 6 Elbows 6 Plugs 2 CrossesView product

1/2 Inch Tubing and Drip Irrigation Fittings/ Splitters, Second by Second Timer

Outlet Timer, NEARPOW Multifunctional Programmable Timer with Countdown and 7-Day Digital Infinite Repeat Cycle Intermittent, 19 ON/Off Programs for Electrical Outlets, 3 Prong, 15A/1800WView product

Once you have all the parts, the installation is pretty easy.

Please measure and time accordingly.

Soil slots have also been automated and a video tutorial on how I set that up can be seen here.

List and Links to the Initial Review of Each Slot:

Mr. Canuck’s Gaia Green Super Soil Mix Initial Review
Mr Canucks Grows YouTube

BuildASoil’s 3.0 Organic Living Soil Blend Initial Review
BuildaSoil YouTube

420 Scene’s Down to Earth Super Soil Initial Review
420 Scene’s YouTube

Coco for Cannabis’s General Hydroponic’s Feed Schedule Initial Review
Coco for Cannabis’s YouTube

TPS COMPLETE Nutrient Kit in Coco Coir Initial Review
TPS Nutrients YouTube

Detroit Nutrient Company’s Great Lakes Water Only Soil Initial Review

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