Micro Octopot Grow

[firehead]

This will be a diary of testing my DIY micro octopot setup.
My tiny grow tents just don’t have enough height to use full size octopots, but I came across this cheap auto watering basin that looked like it could be used exactly to make a mini system just like the original.

Unsure if it will work, but let’s find out!

The details:

• 2x2 tent
• Spider Farmer SF-1000 LED light
• lights set to 18/6
• 1/2 gallon fabric pot, modified to hold a 3” net pot in the bottom.
• potting-soil/coco/perlite mix.
• mephisto mango smile autoflower
• auto watering base, holds just over 1 gallon of water https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L8YFW48/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_RB93CK163MAN022JQ2YS

Step 1:
Cut round hole in center of fabric pot, so that the 3” net pot fits snugly and the flange prevents it from falling through.

Step 2:
Fill net pot only with hydroton/clay pellets

Step 3:
Fill fabric pot with soil/coco mix and soak thoroughly with pH 6.5 water

Step 4:
Place seedling in pot

Step 5:
Profit!

[Grease_Monkey]

Thats sweet!!! Looks way better than the ghetto one I built lol, it took me no time to get root rot

Where did you find the base?

[firehead]

Edited original post to include Amazon link to the auto water bases

[Grease_Monkey]

Do you figure 4 would fit into the 2x2?

[firehead]

I think it would. The bases are only a touch over 10” wide

[Grease_Monkey]

Sweet,ill be watching this to see how it works!

[SaintAliasKnife]

this is very interesting. Watching!

@firehead is there a reason for the cloth pot? would any other pot work in similar configuration?

[Grease_Monkey]

Where do you plan to fill the water too in relation to tge net pot?

[firehead]

I’ve read the octopod site info, and they make it sound as if the cloth pot is necessary to provide sufficient oxygen to the roots, since an air pump and stone is not used to aerate the water and roots like a typical hydroponic system.

https://www.octopot.com/

[firehead]

Filled it so that the bottom of the net pot is just in the water. Once the roots hit the net pot, they should reach down for the water even as the water levels get low.

At least, I hope

[Johnny_Utah]

No wick(s)?

[firehead]

Nope. No wicks. In theory, The roots should hit the reservoir in a couple weeks and then they themselves become the wicks to pull up the water.

[Grease_Monkey]

My issue was too much water all the time. I also had wicks in mine though. Took about 2 weeks and I had dirty smelly root rot lol

[Johnny_Utah]

Thanks @firehead & @Grease_Monkey - I’m really interested in these, and will most likely end up building / buying one at some point.

[firehead]

The height from floor to top of pot is only 11-12”

[SaintAliasKnife]

try adding ~3ml of 34% peroxide per gallon. kept my rez clean!

[invisible]

Looking good, tagging along to watch the DIY octa in action!

[Grease_Monkey]

You do not realize the ghettoness of an abortion that i created lol. No amount of hydrogen peroxide would have saved me lol

[SaintAliasKnife]

I’ll look for the thread, now i’m curious.

[firehead]

The Mango Smile is growing. Even if a little slow…