How quickly Rez empties depends on a few things , it’s due to plant mass as one of them
Number of plants is irrelevant , plant mass dictates
So clones versus from seed may present more challenge due to plant maturity. 3-7 day veg is less doable when the plant is only 3 weeks old.
Also the length of time needed for roots to reach the tank is around 7-14 days, based on manufacturer and reports presented by people actually running octopots.
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What size pot would you think? I got the below going on a 3 gall.I like the idea of simplifying further.
@SmackyMcSmackers hook up an auto refill system. makes things simpler.
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I’ve thought about that. That would be great for plants that run about the same flower time and aren’t super picky about ec/extra calcium/etc. But the challenge is that I often run plants with different feed preferences and flowering times.
I suppose running multiple reservoirs to a few 1-2 plant auto-fill systems could be an option but that seems it would add complexity just for complexity’s sake, not to mention the extra space all the reservoirs would take.
I’ll have to see how a run goes in the 6gal octopots with 6gal bags and go from there.
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I believe this is an open question. And I’m only referring to the micro octopots.
I use three gallon bags that are about 10" high with great results. I seem to get fully developed root systems in the pot and in the soil. I think that is the secret of Chris’ Octopot system.
I tend to keep my reservoir levels on the low end so only the lowest two inches of soil are damp. That ensures that the top inch or so of soil near the trunk is dry to the touch. Would it be better if the top 6 inches were dry? Dunno.
Jus my $0.02,
-Grouchy 
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@GrouchyOldMan I’m starting to think the pot’s size importance is questionable.
Half gallon sleeves
Plants on left are also half gallon sleeves. I’m kinda wondering about their size if I had let them Veg ad long as the plant o ma the right did. 62 vs 30-ish day Veg.
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I run them with ~2L level.
Dunno, food for thought. I’m thinking osmocote and plain water next run. For funsies.
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F’ing Amazing plants in those little buckets! Outstanding work.
I forget what you told me about your experiment with the taller pots in our micro pots. Was there any noticeable difference?
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I do like the 3 gal tall bags for the octo- pups
I let one of the mac sisters veg longer and she did get big
this one is smaller of the 3
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Did you notice whether the roots fill the entire pot at harvest Paps?
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Good root development in the res but the bag was full of roots
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no not really. it’s whats persuading me on the “super importance” of pot size. decent amount in water but like Paps says, bag was full of roots. in the half gallons, roots are similar to the larger plants. dunno. if I were more committed, I’d try @Syn s air stone but it goes against what I am trying to do with my laissez faire inspirations.
Happy summer solstice.
*edit.
Strawberries with osmocote in 2gall sleeve.
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Osmocote works great for all flowering plants! Do you have a link for the 2 gal sleeves?
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Is this from a octo?
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Yes, the top one is a small plant I had!
The second picture belongs to @syn he also uses octopods
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Is that what you get with a air stone ? Lol
I don’t use an air stone
Maybe syn dose ? I really don’t know
I’ve seen roots like that on my bigger plants without an air stone
Paps
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Octopots don’t require a air stone .
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So right Shiska,
Octopots have an air gap rather than a air stone. You control the Gap.
Small is Beautiful. Simple tech rules. This just works.
-Grouchy
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2 things:
- I love tinkering
- I dislike dogma.
I am well aware what Chris from Octo says about growing in his product/design. I am not interested in disputations of "x says this, Y says that.
I was told short sleeves don’t work. They do. seen it.
I was told airpot style pots don’t work. They do. seen it
I was told plastic pots don’t work. They do. seen it
I was told airstones don’t work. They do. seen it
We need to move away from dogma and toward empiricism I think.
- on the left 0.5 gallon sleeves over 1gallon µocto.
- on the right, 3 gallon sleeve over 1gallon µocto.
all were fed the same 3 to 4 gram of 15-5-15 per gallon throughout their life.
draw your own conclusions.
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