This is not a Pity Party; I’m still draggin’ ass. My back is killing. And, my injured digit is still screwed up making it difficult to do everyday things. Typing for instance…my companion digits are picking up the slack - and, I may break my “Backspace” button! 
But, work needs to be done.
After relocating the errant A/C exhaust duct (still haven’t affixed it in the attic), I addressing the collapsing Poly wall. I considered doing below yesterday but thought I had it all stapled very well and it would hold. I was wrong.
I’m going to have to build a light-weight wall to staple to. I also have to go back and run some aluminum tape on the staples I did put on the “stud walls (incomplete walls)” - I can see some are leaking light, minimally.
I did install a cleat along the floor where the Poly meets in and where most of the staples ripped out.
I then placed a Poly support, from the cleat on the bottom to the ceiling panel above, and wedged in a tapered shim. While I was standing there preparing for the next task, addressing a leak at the bucket (where I expected them to leak - very loose fitting, in my opinion) in collapsed again. I then put a small cleat on the ceiling to hold prevent that Poly support from moving in.
That did the trick!
But, you can see in the above that the staples in the far corner came loose, too. I’ll have to do something about that. I plan to do that when I am in staple repair mode. I have some other problems (tweaks) to attend to.
Here are the Fill/Drain runs. Not how I intended to run them - I wanted to leave the center of the floor open in which to work in. I was concerned about leaks, so I ran them with least amount of stress on any of the fittings but my primary concern was with the straight fittings and grommets on the Controller bucket. One did leak on the first fill but I was able to adjust that grommet, the straight fitting and the hose and it hasn’t leaked since.
This fitting leaked from the first fill. I tried pushing the hose farther on to the bulkhead fitting on the bucket. That worked but only temporary. I put the shirt I had on to absorb what leaked until I could fix it. Today I grabbed my .032 Safety Wire and Safety Wire Pliers. It wouldn’t be the best fix but it would work. I certainly didn’t want to do that to every bucket in there. I always intended to put proper hose clamps on them when I noticed the looseness of the connection when I was running the Bench Test. As I was collecting the safety wire materials I knew the whole time I had 2 3/4 inch hose clamps that came with the 3/4 inch Garden Hose fittings I am going to use on the Fill pump at the Reservoir. I stole 1 of those hose clamps and will buy some bulk 3/4 inch hose clamps when I can. I could use Zip-Ties IF I have to, or safety wire IF I have to.
I bought enough 3/4 inch bulkhead fittings for the Controller Bucket. I mean to assess the situation as see if it can be properly done. By that I mean will the fitting fit in that bottom corner of the Controller Bucket properly, no buggering around with it.
But first I have to address the lighting situation. I have to move the light. It burnt some leaves on Saggy Sally (hardly sagging at all now) - worse than the scorching to Large Loretta. I have to build the cage and install it. So, I need the space in the middle of the buckets to put the cage. I’m pushing the Wee One in Soilless to random spots where the pots can fit and I can still hand feed them.
Here’s are Family Pictures I took today…
I couldn’t get them all in one frame…the lower than the upper
This the damage and the proximity (low digit inches) of Saggy Sally to the bulb.
This shows the acreage on the floor that I gain from the rebuild…11+ inches on both sides (approximately 8sf).
Now on to the light relocation and the cage…Oh, and run the air lines and airstones to the buckets.
Then reorganization of the Cloning area, moving things around to allow for the 2 foot T5s I have and include the 4 foot LED lights @dequilo recommended.
I just bought the lights and I also bought 3/4 inch Barbed Elbow to upgrade the Fill/Drain lines.
Somewhere in between all that I’m going to Flush the system, Drain the system, clean the Reservoir, refill the reservoir with Flower Nutes (Mega Crop Parts A&B - then Bud Explosion (which I did already buy, Roots (MPG member). I incorrectly told you I needed to buy it. I don’t. I already had it 
)), take Clones and Flip to Flower…
I’ll also get back on track with the status of the grow ie final Veg Days then Flower Days.
Back to Work! (© Mike Patey 
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the male has a “pod” and the female…doesn’t.