Reddit reviews CONTINENTAL AWS-10 Automatic Watering System for containers

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I'm using a battery operated, " AWS-10 Automatic Watering System ", with a standard 5 gallon bucket with lid.

There's a device on Amazon that lets you convert it from battery to AC. I'm on 60+ days since I first turned the system on the batteries are still going strong.

When you first set the system up you make sure the length of each hose is equal from the pump to your plant. This way all the plants get the same amount of water.

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Figuring out how much water your plants will need takes some trial and error. The watering system lets you set the frequency of waterings and the duration of each watering.

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Once you dial it in - maintaining everything is very simple. I fill up the bucket every 3 days, add my nutes and drop the air stone back into the bucket.. take some time to admire the plants and call it a day!

Either look for watering spikes, which you attach on to bottles and stick those into pots. Or invest into an automated system for water containers. There are even lots of DIY ideas around the net, from driping systems to little arduino setups.

I wouldn't chop, but look for an option instead. Five gallons are big pots and unless your temps are on the high end i'd water heavily beofre and look for an option that waters it once after that.

This automatic watering system is what I got. It's easy to program, and I did get the charger like Amazon recommends and modify it to run on wall power instead of batteries, that was no problem if you can solder.

It works well, has 10 water output lines, but since each only puts out a small stream, I am using 8 lines going into my one 7 gallon pot. With the 8 lines, if the bottom of my water container is a bit more than 1 foot below the soil level of my plant, the device puts out around 20 oz in 30 seconds.

Also, when I left for 10 days I didn't have any good way to keep the reservoir mixing, and when I returned there was definitely precipitation and buildup in the remaining water in the reservoir. My nutrients then were basically just what the bottle says on the GH grow, micro, and bloom. I did put a bubbler into the water to try to keep it mixed and aerated, but at some point the air line came out, so I don't know how long it was stagnant. All that said though, my plant looked good when I returned, I was expecting it to be much worse.

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If you only have two trees, an automatic watering system would probably work really well. I'm looking for a solution to the same problem.

This is what I'm looking at as a possible solution. A 5 gallon bucket should provide enough water at least for a few days, and then maybe somebody could fill it back up for you (or just get a bigger reservoir/get one that hooks up to a hose).

This way you don't have to worry about somebody forgetting/watering improperly.

A few days ago, someone mentioned filling up sandwich ziploc bags and poking a pin sized hole to make a crude drip system. I see no reason for this not to work for you, maybe a decent amount of bags. Placed very smartly.

Or have a friend do something simple every couple days for you. Assuming peppers are the only thing you're growing, confidentiality isn't a big concern.

If you have a few days before you travel, you can buy this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007NHRYH0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_fF5AwbQX7SBMZ
Or these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002558KJQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_HG5AwbQETEY35

I've used the first one with great short term results (3-14 days) but can malfunction easily if used as the only long term means of watering. I wish you luck!

Mah babies! I started this grow (grow 4) with 6 plants.

Two Lemon Tsunami plants died in a horrible fire bravely clutching their balls.

Because I waited so long to flower them I had to re-home one girl. But she has wonderful new parents and I am sure I will see bits and pieces of her in the fall.

That left me with 3 plants. They more than fill the 4x4.

I have them under 1000W HPS. This is the last grow under my original bulbs and the next grow will be with new bulbs. Temps are good right now running in the low to mid 70's.

The girls are in 3 gallon pots of straight coco. I topped them once, squished their stems and LST the hell out of them. Just before flipping I snapped the PE#2 right down the middle. Hardy little fuck. Tied her back together and didn't loose any colas.

They started flowering a week after I flipped - they were more than ready.

I am currently hand watering 3/4-1 gallon per day of nutes. I can miss a day because I am in the 3 gallon pots vs the 2 gallon last time.

I got my AWS Waterer. So I am going to set up an automatic watering system. (https://www.amazon.com/CONTINENTAL-AWS-10-Automatic-Watering-containers/dp/B007NHRYH0)

Nutes are running 500-700 PPM right now. It is a mix of Green Plant 3-Part, Green Planet Massive, Diablo Cal-Mag, Marianas Kelp, Cannamax Potasium Silicate.

here's an example of one. Looks like I was slightly off on the price as it is 38.

http://www.amazon.com/CONTINENTAL-AWS-10-Automatic-Watering-containers/dp/B007NHRYH0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007NHRYH0

I'm looking for that in a nearby futur.

I've seen a raspberry pi and Arduino setup in the microgrowery sub.

This was the pump system used if I remember correctly.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007NHRYH0/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_0fkJzbP9SDQDE

i got this and put it on a 5 gallon bucket