Time to get the cabinet set up! Lets start with the blumat water line…
Now I have previously ran this cabinet with a single water line branch an a spigot on the end though every once in awhile I had to bleed the line as air would enter…sometimes I forget to add water to the 5 gallon bucket lol or if I allowed the main water line to dip too low, the 2nd cabinet gets reduced water flow. So while it will remain an “open” line next door, this one will be a closed loop for equal pressure as the line drops down and goes back up to the main line.
Lets start by laying out the plants future home… 3 gallon fabric pots
As you can see, where ever I want a blumat carrot, the line is cut to insert the blumat “T”… 8mm on waterline sides, 3mm on the carrot side. Instead of ordering more 8mm line, I opted to use a 1/4" water line from the hydro store. Since its a very snug fit, I have to heat up one side with my body heat and insert needle-nose pliers to widen the end a bit…
I keep adding water line and attaching the blumat “T”'s until I come back to the main water line so now it looks like this
Once I am sure on placement, I raise the pots so they are not sitting on the concrete…not because its cold though that would be a great reason, I do it because I have in floor heat and want the water to evaporate evenly as fall sets in bringing winter along with it. No need to get fancy, I use cut up styrofoam blocks, adjustable vent clamp, metal pot hangers for rails, locker organizers, grate balanced on wood blocks etc. just get them up off the floor 
Now the blumat drippers are added…the 1st dripper needs to be ~3" away from the sensor as this one tells the sensor when to turn on. The other dripper’s get placed ~6" apart keeping the end dripper 6" away from the sensor. Since I place the sensor close to the plants roots, the dripper’s need to be placed around the pot…this allows the roots to expand to the edge of the pot while allowing the soil to dry a bit before the sensor turns the water back on. They too, need to be raised a bit so they are not resting right on the soil as they can get clogged or get in the way for topdressings…once again, binder clips to the rescue!
Even the blue water line gets the binder clip treatment so it too, can stay out of the way. So now it looks like this
The soil is on the wet side so I will wait to insert the carrots (sensors). Instead, I looked over the plants and decided they need a shot of microbial tea: In 1 gallon water, mix in 1Tb liquid fish, 1/2Tb rice/sugar microbe mix and 1/2Tb Lab
The tea does 2 things, moistens the seedling soil so it doesn’t fall apart in the transfer and lets the microbes be added to the new pots without adding more moisture. After 2 hrs, they went into the new pots except for #7, it will go into a 2qt pot once the soil dries out a bit more so it can get slightly root bound and hopefully get over its weirdness…time will tell on that one.
Immediately the light is turned off so the plants can settle in over 6 hrs. When lights come on in ~2.5 hrs, i’ll check the soil for moisture level as its important to wait til its just right otherwise, the water flow may happen before the plant is ready and could overflow out of the bottom…this would defeat the purpose of the system. Meanwhile, the carrots are soaking in a gallon pitcher so they stay hydrated while we wait.