(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best outdoor decor

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>Thank you for this awesome reply!

>I have not seen the pond in warm weather yet… it’s only gotten up to around 65 degrees F here this year, so there’s a definite possibility that some algae bloom is on the horizon. Is it safe to use an algaecide like this if algae does start to bloom?

It will probably work, you'll need a lot though. This will treat 60 m3/container and your ponds is at least 180 m3, so it's 150 bucks. And products like this kill the algae and might prevent some growth, but pretty soon the product is diluted enough so the algae will just grow back. Meaning you'll probably have to repeat it a few times each growth season. Removing the root cause might be more cost effective. If I were to guess the main ingredient is hydrogen peroxide (diluted) which isn't extremely damaging if diluted enough.

>Have you heard of [Muck Away]http://www.amazon.com/Pond-Logic-MuckAway-16-Scoops/dp/B0015AMEDK) or Pond Clear? Both products look interesting, and I’m trying to figure out if they’re really as harmless as they sound.

No I haven't! If they do what they promise, that would be amazing. I'm a bit suspicious though. I work on solving algae problems a lot and I've never encountered a product like this in the professional field. Ingredients aren't listed unfortunately. As far as I know, there are no bacteria that remove nutrients from the water effectively. Nitrogen, yes, that's possible (bacteria can form nitrogen gasses under certain conditions and it will be released into the air), phosphorus, no. That's chemically impossible. And phosphorus is the major problem for algal blooms seeing how cyanobacteria can fixate nitrogen from the air. What could be is that iron is added to the mix. Iron forms a bond with phosphates but this bond isn't very stable (risky). Bacteria involved in breaking down organic matter won't remove phosphorus. Your sediment will still be eutrophic, just not very organic. Same goes here, it will be a repeating process (yearly investment) while you can fix it up and be done with it for a slightly higher investment and some small scale maintanance.

>I probably will leave the leaves on the banks for a few days to spare the frogs (I’m a bleeding heart, what can I say). This shouldn’t negatively impact the ducks either, right? It’s just the one pair.

My guess is the ducks will be more or less unphased. You might scare them off but your dog might also do whether you remove the leaves or not. Most likely they'll return. If you're an animal friend, don't feed them bread btw.

>I’ve been reading a bunch, and it sounds like a combination of Muck Away, Pond Clear, and some serious quality raking time, I could probably get a pretty good handle on the situation myself.

>We may end up paying someone to come and do it, but it would be pretty difficult to access the area with large equipment for professional dredging due to where the house and septic system are located. Or is this something I could pay a team of guys to do with rakes?

You could pay a few guys with rakes but it will require a lot of man hours (difficult to guess, I'd say up to 40 hours) which at a (relatively cheap) rate of 50 bucks / hour would cost you 2000. A friend and a free weekend could save you that amount of money. Professional equipment doesn't have to be actual dredging equipment (boats / trucks) but a professional version of the pond vacuum will do. A landscaping company that does ponds should have something like that. Maybe you can even rent one at your local hardware store.

Good luck!

It mostly depends on how much you're willing to spend.

I wouldn't recommend your suggested model. You have to open up the lid to see how warm it is (like you said). It also doesn't have any alarm functionality which warns when temperature drops above or below a certain point.

A great cheaper option would be a $40 Thermoworks DOT with a clip to attach the probe right above the grill. Nice, simple, accurate, great quality.

Cheaper version of the DOT would be the $22 Maverick OT-3BBQ. I don't know much about it but to me it looks kinda cheap. Thermoworks has a great reputation so if I want a single probe thermometer I would go for the DOT.

Problem with the DOT is it has only one probe. You can't measure the temperature of the grill and your meat at the same time.

A slightly more expensive option is this $60 Maverick ET732. It has two probes. One for the grill, one for the meat you're cooking. Plus it's wireless. So you can bring the receiver in the house while your grill is doing low and slow. Probably the best value of all models.

The same idea, but better quality, would be the $100 Thermoworks Smoke. It's very accurate, easy to operate, robust, and works more reliable than the Maverick ET732 from what I've seen. If you can afford it I would go for the Smoke.

Other options are the $50 iGrill Mini and the $100 iGrill 3 from Weber. Both options work only with a smartphone. Is has some nifty features like displaying the temperature history in a graph but it connects via bluetooth and has a bad range. You can't go too far without the connection dropping. Also not so handy that you have to rely on your smartphone all the time. You can't do a quick glance at your thermometer to see the temperature. You have to open the app instead.

Other people like the $190 Fireboard Best of both worlds kinda but expensive. Both a display and smartphone connectivity over Wifi (which means longer range). Up to 6 probes to track multiple pieces of meat at the same time. It does look nice and certainly has it fans but $190 is a lot and I doubt I will need more than 2 probes frequently.

Note that the Thermoworks Smoke will have a separate Wifi module soon which allows smartphone connectivity as well. But it probably won't be cheap. I heard $80 for the extra module.

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1. I got the container at a place near Nashville called Southeastern Salvage. I couldn't find anything online, but here’s what the barcode sticker says:
   HF1562LAW
   LG antique white planter
   745896421086
   
2. Paver base from HD to level the container.
   
3. The fountain is the Beckett Container Garden Fountain Kit. It's available at Home Depot and Amazon. I added some aquarium filter media which really helps with cloudy water.
   
4. Typical pond liner from HD. This was the smallest size at my store and still way more than I needed.
   
5. Aquarium safe silicone.
   
6. River pebbles from Home Depot for substrate - I know most pond-owners don't recommend this, but my container is small enough to vacuum the gravel when it gets gross. This choice was may too natural/orangey and makes the fish harder to see.
   
7. I happened to have a broken concrete block (like this) which made a a nice base to keep the pump off the bottom and leaning another piece on it gives the fish a hiding spot.
   
8. Floating plants: water lettuce and water hyacinth. Aquatic plants: hornwort, anacharis and golden creeping jenny I pulled out of my flowerbed and tossed in.
   
   The build was pretty simple, when you break it down. It took a while just with life stuff getting the way and I didn't do everything exactly to this order - adding floating plants before I was done sealing the edges, didn't do the final liner trim until very last etc., but this is the gist:
   
   
9. I chose the location and made a pile of paver base wider than the bottom of the container.
   
10. Set the container on the paver base and set a large bubble level across its top. Pushing down, I worked the container back/forth/side/side until it was level all the way around and felt pretty stable.
    
11. Spread out the liner in the container (letting excess hang over sides) and filled with water making sure there were no bubbles or anything. I should have done a better job working out/consolidating the wrinkles/folds at this point. It was pretty hard when it was full, but it turned ok (not great). Once the container was full, I trimmed most of the excess to make it easier to work with, leaving about 12" all around.
    
12. I went ahead and put in some gravel, the concrete block pieces, and fountain at this point, though I should have waited to make it easier to work out wrinkles in the liner. I used the fountain to remove water until the water level was about 6" below the rim to keep the liner pressed against the sides, but allow me to access the edge. Then, I tucked the liner under the rim of the container and trimmed some more excess. Next, I used aquarium safe silicone to adhere the liner under the lip of the container rim so the edge of liner is concealed by the lip of the container. I used clamps in a few places to hold it in place while the silicone set. I had to be careful to keep the outside dry where the liner contacted the silicone to get a good seal. I did another pass later to remove the final bit of excess and add silicone where needed.
    
13. Filled it back up adding pond water conditioner, added plants and fish. I used this new tank bio starter stuff too. I lost 1 goldfish on day 2 so it was probably on its way out anyways but the rest seem healthy after about 2 months.

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This scarf is super cute and comes in many colors. It could be a nice winter accessory.
Bird Scarf

Also this cuckoo bird key holder might be a cute stocking stuffer for her. I’m always losing my keys and having a place to hang them is super convenient.

Bird Key Holder

Thank you for the contest and good luck with your shopping! :)

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No worries at all. Not only do you have your own life, you're on the opposite side of the world from me. I've really enjoyed this discussion - not only am I able to help you out, but you're curious about a subject I love. Basically a win/win for me. :)

I honestly couldn't tell you how many teeth snakes have. I've seen maybe 6? on Puppy.

Those pictures are actually a few months old. She's going to shed tonight or tomorrow, though.

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I bought this pump and filter combination, and this bowl to use as the basin. I also purchased some PVC pipe (3/4" inner diameter I think, 1" outer diameter), a couple sheets of flagstone, some flexible tubing (5/8" inner diameter, 3/4" outer diameter - so it fits inside the PVC pipe), some large diameter black pipe for spacing out the rocks, some gravel, and assorted fittings for the PVC pipe.

I built the frame out of the PVC pipe - you can see it a bit in the picture. It's the white pipe. The frame is composed of a rectangular cube, with T-fittings around the bottom edge. Each of the Ts points inward. I then have a single fitting that takes in all four of the Ts and lets you send a central pipe straight up. The gravel is in the bottom of the bowl, and the frame sits on it.

Next up, I cut the flagstone. Flagstone breaks in straight lines, so all you have to do is get a chisel you don't care about, score the line that you want to cut, and then put the chisel in the score and smack it with a hammer. It will break along that line.

Next I used this 1" diamond core drill bit to cut holes in the center of each piece of flagstone. The holes wound up being slightly too small, so I used these diamond files to make them wide enough to fit the PVC pipe.

Then I put the stones onto the frame, using the black spacer pipes between them.

Now, in order to get the water to actually flow, I drilled a hole through the center pipe in the frame, below where the lowest piece of flagstone sits and fed the flexible tubing through that hole and up to the top of the waterfall. Then I hooked up the pump to the flexible tubing.

Last but not least, I got a lamp dimmer and connected the pump's power cord to it. So, I basically have an on/off switch for it. That's necessary because the waterfall splashes a bit. If I left it on all the time, it would soak the substrate.

All told, the waterfall took months of work and a lot of mistakes. The final product turned out well, though.

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If you have the freezer space and your snake cooperates, f/t is the way to go. It's the cheapest and safest option.

I feed Puppy live, but that's because she's a very picky eater. She refuses to eat anything unless it's alive. I recently switched her from a species called African Soft Furs (bigger than mice, smaller than rats) to regular old rats, which she didn't like at all. The entire process took around 3 months of hard, moderately traumatizing work.

However, that's a very specific issue that happens with carpet pythons - they get fixated on a single food source and can refuse to switch. I doubt you'll have that sort of problem.

One more thing - usually you want to let your snake digest for 1 - 3 days after you feed them. If they are full and become very bothered, sometimes they will regurgitate their meal. That is definitely bad.

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Yeah, ideally the shed will be in one single piece. The shed is actually longer than your snake is however - as they are shedding, the skin stretches to let them get out.

What I'd suggest is looking at the skin initially. You should be able to see the eyecaps on the discarded skin, the tip of the tail, etc. If you do notice stuck shed, there are a few common approaches:

1. Soak them in a tub of reasonably temperatured water for like 15 - 30 minutes, then pull it off by hand.
   
2. Put them into a damp pillowcase for a while. The moisture will loosen the shed, and the pillowcase will give them enough friction to rub it off themselves.
   
   Shedding is hard work, so I usually feed them a large meal, let them rest for a few days, and then hang out with them. However, it's totally cool if you want to hang out with your snake immediately after a shed, as long as your snake isn't acting stressed.

Oh man, thank you so much! I appreciate that! Definitely spent some hours pacing around my apartment wondering why I'm completely inept. Those are peristaltic pumps traditionally used for medical dosing.

I actually made a setup for an automated watering system not too long ago and I used submersible aquarium pumps for that. These were definitely easier to work with, cheaper, and much smoother than the peristaltic pumps so check those out. Happy to help you along on that project if you need help!

The most important rule about pumps: there is no such thing as a "xxxx gpm/gph" pump. For every pump, flow is dependent on resistance (or back pressure). So you need to know both in order to select a pump successfully.

So, Back pressure - also called head - think resistance

This has two components:

• static resistance: this comes from the vertical height you have to overcome. This is the 8' you listed.
  
  
• friction or dynamic resistance: this is a tough component because it depends on the length of pipe used, size if pipe, and flow. And since it is flow dependent that makes it dynamic.
  
  In general, I recommend taking the static height and adding at minimum 5' to that for the dynamic head.
  
  Now you have an effective height that your pump will work against.
  
  
  Next you need to determine how much flow is required. I've always been told between you want to move your total system volume between 1-2 times an hour. So my philosophy is to pick 2 times an hour, and if I messed up my resistance part then I have some wiggle room to make sure I end up with at least 1 time an hour.
  
  So given all of that you want to find a pump that can move 400 gph (gallons per hour) at a height of roughly 13'.
  
  
  Now, neither of the pumps you linked to have any kind of flow chart, which is a red flag in my book. Any pump manufacturer worth the purchase should publish this and make it easy to find.
  
  For example, this pump shows for all their models what the flow is at various heights (last picture). Find a pump that shows this information. Unfortunately this brand doesn't have one large enough for you.
  
  They also show the power consumed. This is measured in watts. You want to compare pumps in either watts or Horsepower. 1 horsepower is roughly 750 watts.
  
  The hz your mention has to do with where you live. Generally the US has 60hz and Europe has 50hz power. Some devices may only be designed to work on one or the other.

I've had this one for a little over three years now and I really like it. I don't love it but it gets the job done. I bought a maverick bbq thermometer and it turns out that the built in thermometer was fairly accurate for me. The only tip I have is make sure you ALWAYS use a water pan. Since the heat source is fairly close to the delicious meat its easy to dry it out quickly. Not sure which model you have but the water pan that came with it really sucked so I threw it out. Very simple fix for me was is using an aluminum pan (the disposable kind) and it usually last me a few cooks until I feel obligated to throw it out. The pan also makes clean up much easier because it catches drippings very well.

Exactly this, and yes, it was wasteful given the expense but not too terrible and it's cutting down the time to clean all three tap lines by probably 80% (and a lot less hands on time!). I am very happy with the setup. This is the immersion pump I am using: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049XENYS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00 And it has a dual purpose also using it to pump water chilled with ice through my immersion chiller to get the boiled wort to lagering temp. Works great!

I have lots of stupid little things that make my time nicer. One of the things that I learned that helps quite a bit is methods for managing your cooler.

• have a decent, well insulated cooler and keep it in the shade.
  
• have a couple of lidded containers that are wide and flat that can float on top of the ice and water in your cooler. Put your leftovers and open packages in these.
  
• have everything else in the cooler be in completely water tight containers that can be fully immersed in water (ie vacuum sealed or with water tight lids). Let the melt water completely cover everything that isn't floating on top.
  
  In this manner there are no warm spots and you are keeping things colder than you would a normal refrigerator (ie right at the edge of being able to freeze but not quite) and food lasts longer (milk and meat stay fresh for two weeks or more with no problems if kept like this).
  
  When adding ice, drain only enough water that you can add your ice. Since you've taken the effort to keep everything well sealed this water is clean and can be used for showering, evap cooling, misting, etc.
  
  
  To make your life easier, when transferring water, don't try to use the cooler's drain. Use a small fountain pump (and tubing). Depending on your electric systems at your camp, you can get 5V fountain pumps that plug into a USB port, 12V pumps that will run off of 12V battery systems or 120V pumps that will run off a generator. This in and of itself was a huge deal for me and saved me from making muddy messes in my camp.

Thank you for this awesome reply!

I have not seen the pond in warm weather yet… it’s only gotten up to around 65 degrees F here this year, so there’s a definite possibility that some algae bloom is on the horizon. Is it safe to use an algaecide like this if algae does start to bloom?

Have you heard of Muck Away or Pond Clear? Both products look interesting, and I’m trying to figure out if they’re really as harmless as they sound.

I probably will leave the leaves on the banks for a few days to spare the frogs (I’m a bleeding heart, what can I say). This shouldn’t negatively impact the ducks either, right? It’s just the one pair.

I’ve been reading a bunch, and it sounds like a combination of Muck Away, Pond Clear, and some serious quality raking time, I could probably get a pretty good handle on the situation myself.

We may end up paying someone to come and do it, but it would be pretty difficult to access the area with large equipment for professional dredging due to where the house and septic system are located. Or is this something I could pay a team of guys to do with rakes?

This horse head shaped squirrel feeder is seriously one of the more amazing things I have ever seen for sale.

Seriously, look at that! Haw. Poor squirrels!

Wait! What am I saying. LUCKY squirrel. They get treats and we get a good laugh so I suppose everyone wins!

Lovely that you’re trying to help them! Look up ‘bee house’ on amazon and there’s loads you can buy. Example:

Wild on Wildlife Esschert Design Wood Bee House - Natural https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000AMWT34/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_30MUCbEP18GHF

Woodside Wooden Insect & Bee House Natural Wood Bug Hotel Shelter Garden Nest Box https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FMGTGKQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_U1MUCbDZHDKW8

And if it’s cold you could maybe pad the outside with an old blanket or material?

Any tips for helping bees enjoy my garden? I already see a fair few as I have loads of plants (flowering trees and shrubs, as well as some flowers). I've planted some wildflowers too, which are currently growing. Are bee houses actually worthwhile?

Complete specs in my older /r/buildapc post here

Furniture:

• Office chair: Herman Miller SAYL
  
• Lamp: Mid century inspired from moderncre8ve
  
• Rocking chair: Vintage Eames RKR restored by Cast and Crew
  
• Paper Airplane: Metal sculpture by Cast and Crew
  
• Fan: Otto by Stadler Form
  
• Filing cabinet: CB2 aqua cabinet
  
• Pillows: Names by Alexander Girard, from MODApillow
  
• Desk top: 96" Ikea butcher block
  
• Desk legs: Ikea adjustable legs - can't find the same color as mine, but these are the same style
  
• Wood box: CB2 eucalyptus box
  
• Grey boxes below wood box: CB2 grey felt boxes
  
• Orange/grey pouf: CB2 pouf
  
  This should cover most of it. Anything else feel free to ask!
  

This is the tent I use. It's a little short so if you can go taller I'd recommend doing so, but otherwise it's a fantastic tent for the money :)

Let me grab a google link 4 u! :)

https://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Decorations-Decoration-Aquariums-Pebbles/dp/B07GDNF6FP

Here’s a jump off shopping link for you, have fun with your gorgeous garden

I'm going to try and relate this because it's funny.

Ok, this is related to Krys because, squirrels like peanuts, peanuts are grown in the ground, it's dark underground, secrets can be dark, and Krys is of course our secret keeper. (I'm pretty sure she also thinks we're all nuts, so you can go off in that direction too!)

The Morning

 

After several "snooze" sessions, my mind slowly surfaces from the deep abyss we call sleep. Despite a whimpering, whiny little voice in the back of my head, I know I can't stay in bed. I get up, stretch my sleep-tangled limbs and hop into the shower, lazily humming a random string of out-of-tune notes as I scrub off the remnants of the previous day.

 

All showered and smartly dressed, I snag a couple bagged up pieces of last night's pizza from the refrigerator for my lunch, grab my bag and liberate my keys from their awesome little home on the wall next to the front door. I lock the front door and clamber into my car headed for work.

 

Still needing to recover from the previous nights bout of vigorous dreaming, I decide I have enough time to stop at the convenience store along the way and grab an energy drink before resuming my half hour commute into the office, where I now sit sipping on my drink and writing this mind-numbing recount of a morning that will be forgotten come lunch time.

 

My thoughts and feelings this morning so far have alternated between elation that my pending tax return will pay off one of my debts, (yay no more credit card balance!) and exhausted lamentations about the unfairness of being forced out of bed so early to go to work. I'm tempted to nap in my chair right here. I could easily accomplish it, but that's not the sort of worker I am dammit!

 

QOTD, as with many of you, has to do with money. I wish I had learned how to better budget, save, and keep track of my bills. If I had known that, I likely wouldn't be in as much debt as I am now.

Thank you. So if 600 L/hr is not necessary, I can cut the price a good chunk by buying this, this, or this.

Which one do you recommend? I know they all look a bit sketchy and none of them include pressure specs, but they do show amperage if that makes a difference. I'm avoiding going with a hugely expensive pump.

EDIT: I found this on Amazon. It's cheaper and will require me to get a Molex connector, but it's a great price and I think it fits in with your suggestions.

So as long as we're not looking for a mobile....

You'll need to put together a few things. It's important to say that this is a level of building that I would feel comfortable doing with my 10 year old nephew, so you should be up to it.

You'll need a small water pump. I use this, pump

Some surgical tubing, 10 feet or so.

An ice chest

A couple towels

Some sewing needles and thread.

A small DC power supply.

And BLOCK ice. Not ice cubes, they melt to fast.

Lay a towel out and start sewing surgical tubing to it. You want to make "S" shapes but sew it down so that it doesn't crimp. You'll also want both ends of the tubing to exit the towel on the same corner.

Plug the tubing onto the water pump, and plug it in to the dc power supply. Careful that the cord doesn't get wet, 12 volts won't kill you, but it's annoying.

You now have a Cold blanket. You can stitch another layer of towel on, and I recommend it, to finish it off.

Put it between your sheets and enjoy a cold bed.

can't really gauge the size of your tent but you can always raise your lights up higher and put your plant up on something while you recover to make the watering easier. maybe a cheap $9.99 ikea table and just putting your plant on it so its a lot higher up?

you can also look into a hand held liquid pump such as this one https://www.amazon.com/TeraPump-TRHA01-Battery-Operated-Pump/dp/B00APU2X0K/ref=pd_sim_263_9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=6CN1BPZ04P6BRRFNMTEC which might make watering a bit more tolerable.

1. Most of the standard siphon vacuums you can find in stores would work. The hardest part with those is the source needs to be higher than the destination. So taking water out is pretty easy since the bucket is usually lower than the tank. But getting the bucket of water higher than the tank is more difficult. I used this one for a bit:
   
   https://www.petsmart.com/fish/maintenance-and-repair/vacuums/top-fin-aquarium-gravel-vacuum-5162807.html
   
   But it's a lot easier to just get a motorized fluid pump for pumping water back into the tank. Something like this (but there are cheaper $10 versions):
   
   https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00APU2X0K/
   
   
2. You probably saw the Mag-Float:
   
   http://www.magfloat.com/
   
   https://www.amazon.com/Gulfstream-Tropical-AGU030SM-Mag-Float-Aquarium/dp/B003WRKVUC
   
   
   Edit: Forgot to mention, the siphons usually remove water faster than I can clean the tank, so I like using this to clean my tank since it pumps the water back into the tank while catching all of the waste/debris:
   
   https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003OYOPNW/

I bought a couple of these awhile ago for a similar project: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010LY7P3Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You can get them from aliexpress, but there are also a bunch on amazon in the $5-10 price range from various resellers. Mine works great!

You mean this? :)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00APU2X0K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I love it for draining my DWC buckets. A regular shop vac would work great too but I like having this dedicated for draining them out.

These are the ones I ordered https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07GDNF6FP. A UV flashlight instantly charges them. My friends and I throw them at each other and eventually tossed a whole bucket's worth of them in a driveway. The tracers when you're throwing them at night are awesome.

I think you will need a different tent than this if you are using that LED light. You're going to need to leave enough room between the light and your plant so that the LED doesn't burn your leaves. Therefore, you are going to have no space to let your plant grow, and things could get kinda crazy when your plant hits the flowering stage stretch.

Aren't tents this size usually used for veg tents, and then the plants brought into a bigger space for flowering? Just a thought, you could get the girls started in there and have a few weeks to find something for the second half of your grow.


I have a couple questions: Can you use FFOF straight to grow plants in? I see lots of people say they mix with Perlite/Espom/Happy Frog/ other things. What is the benefit of doing this, and how much will it hurt my plant to just use FFOF?

Also, how much will using a 2 gallon pot like suggested by OP affect the final yield? I'm debating between getting a 5 foot grow tent and a 6 foot grow tent so I'm playing with the idea of using 2/3 gallon pots instead of 5.

Good luck dude!


PS: Here's a 4 foot grow tent, that's somewhat similar in the other dimensions to what you're look at. I really think that extra foot is going to make all the difference if you want something so compact:
https://www.amazon.com/Oshion-2x2x4-Small-Indoor-Hydroponics/dp/B01GCJ66NM/ref=sr_1_14?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1482139892&sr=1-14&keywords=grow+tent

PSA: The recommended pump is filled with vegetable oil. The seal will fail and coat whatever you're "cleaning" with oil that is a lot harder to remove than one would think. I was using it to wash bottles and came back to a tub filled with a cloudy, rancid smelling water. The tub still has an oil sheen in it after cleaning it numerous times, I ended up throwing the bottles out.

I now use a 1000 GPH fountain pump, it's not as powerful but it still works great.

Active Aqua Submersible Water Pump, 1000 GPH https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0049XENYS

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Trump will do everything in his power to equate himself with America, and to equate defense of the rule of law with an attack on our country. We cannot let that happen. The American Flag is our symbol. These will be among the most patriotic marches in our nation's history, and should be drenched in Red, White and Blue.

A well-reviewed 3' x 5' American Flag can be found on Amazon for $6.

Edit: Good job, reddit, it looks like that version is about to sell out.

Here is another $6 flag that sells via prime, and a better reviewed version for $8.50.

If you would like to buy a quality flag made in the USA, they are considerably more expensive, but here is a $28 version recommended by a vet in the responses to my comment.

Do you have an overhead fan? If not you could get a fan like this

Aimto 3x5 Foot No Step On Snek Flag - Nicely Stitched and Vivid Bright Color - Tea Party Flags Banner Indoor & Outdoor https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G5YQ7Q5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ZQ01BbYETSXF3

Remember: be civil. NO violence.

Bring flags (you can purchase relatively cheap US flags from Amazon, and others like it, here). Bring snacks and drinks, hand warmers. Get active on social media, post it everywhere you can. Bring your friends and family.

Amazon!

Black and Brown Pride Flag
Pansexual Flag
Trans Flag
Non-Binary Flag
Asexual Flag

The non-binary flag was honestly really hard to find, I couldn't find it sold literally anywhere else. The ace flag I linked isn't the one I bought, because I guess the shop took it down. But I linked a different one instead for anyone who wants one.

Thanks man. $5 from Amazon, it was a no-brainer.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015R4DH2G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks for your response and help! (and sorry for my delayed response!)

It appears my failure is that I mounted it on a tree. I have it facing direct sunlight but I guess it's still too shady? I live in Florida and while it can get chilly in the winter January, it's rarely that cold. Your links have definitely helped and I'm going to look into getting a wooden post or maybe I'll try to find a spot on the house if I can. There's this one wooden post sticking out from our fence (its connected to the fence) that I thought about but then I thought they might not like it because of other predators scurrying along the fence?

I actually got the house here off of Amazon.

> https://smile.amazon.com/Audubon-Bat-Shelter-Model-NABAT/dp/B000HHQBKO

These are excellent!
Do you feel the 'scent' is necessary, or do they find the space without help?

It's no longer available from the Amazon seller I got it from, but there are several similar options available like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Aimto-Foot-Step-Snek-Flag/dp/B07G5YQ7Q5

The dimensions for mine were 3x5ft if you wanted to explore other options.

You can buy bat houses that mount on the side of your house, under the gable. You could theoretically put that up right near the current opening, and hope they go in there. Assuming there are not too many ...

Here's an example.

https://www.amazon.com/Audubon-Bat-Shelter-Model-NABAT/dp/B000HHQBKO

It depends on the height you are trying to lift the water too.

Here is the last pump I bought:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006M6MSHE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1


I was running it up 6 feet, so I was getting about 600 gallons per hour. There is a good chart on that product page that can clue you in for what you need specifically.

Sure. They got it from Amazon and we ended up staining it as a mocha/espresso color so it would absorb more heat throughout the day. Now we’ve been letting it sit for about a month so the noxious stain fumes can dissipate. The company is called Audubon.

https://smile.amazon.com/Audubon-Bat-Shelter-Model-NABAT/dp/B000HHQBKO

This one is probably better PP80006: 800 GPH High Lift Pump, Waterfalls/Ponds/Vertical Hydroponics/Aquaponics - 6' Cord https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006M6MSHE/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_w9yCwbQRG5NZH

I just wish they had this version

https://www.amazon.com/Aimto-Foot-Step-Snek-Flag/dp/B07G5YQ7Q5

The tetra whisper filters for small tanks are powered by an air pump. You could run one of those.

You could also do a sponge filter or something like this

You could also look into a USB powered pump and use it to rig up some sort of filtration system.

Start with the size fish tank you want. This rearing tank is sized as a function of your stocking density and/or the amount of lettuce you'd like to grow. The tank water should be fully exchanged at least once per hour. A pump with a 2" outlet would be something akin to a pool pump and moving water at somewhere in the neighborhood of 3000 gph. A 0.5 hp pump is what's used in a full-scale UVI system. Is that how much you want to up your game? Otherwise, a small centrifugal pump like the one I use runs at about 90 W and has operated continuously for years, but I think my new system will need something twice this size.

I found this pump that I am considering ordering and giving a shot.

After speaking with my mother about this idea, she's going to get together with my father and see what they can come up with as far as a vest/shirt.

Yeah it could have been worse.. But I'm setting a camera up to watch it when my next one gets here.

I'm also considering putting my No Step On Snek flag up on my front porch instead of it being in my garage.

Order up kiddies! Nice looking, but a little spendy.

Amazon link for the head.

Buy a cheap amazon tent for $42.

In case anyone wants one for themselves, they're available on amazon for a little more than $25. I personally haven't bought one, so I don't know how good the quality is.

http://amzn.com/B00I5PUHEQ

I actually bought a 0.96" OLED screen that I might add to display when the plant was last watered.
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
Pump
Relay
Sensor

I use this one! so cute.http://smile.amazon.com/Birdhouse-Key-Ring-Brown-Yellow/dp/B007CKHBM6/ref=pd_bxgy_201_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0V81ZM6AAQNMEEGQW05V

A quick google search shows that it is an actual product and can be yours for only $12.

https://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-Active-Aqua-Submersible-Water/dp/B0049XENYS/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=active+aqua+water+pump&qid=1562185269&s=gateway&sprefix=active+aq&sr=8-2

i use these on 12v @ ~4 watts:
http://www.amazon.com/KEEDOX%C2%AE-DC30A-1230-Brushless-Waterproof-Submersible/dp/B009X6ADCM

It's a Squirrel Feeder

No step on snek and it’s already has a flag!

Not really at this scale. Also I'm not 100% sure it can be run unsubmerged, checking on that now.

Edit: I'm finding sources that say it can be run either way.

Edit2: Its also cheaper here (but backordered):

http://www.amazon.com/Magicfly-DC30A-1230-Brushless-Waterproof-Submersible/dp/B009X6ADCM

I made my own large scale swamp cooler based very loosely on figjams unicooler. I made a box out of 1x2 lumber and lined it with plastic shower surround material then caulked the inside. Cut a hole on one side for the fan and cut a hole on the other side for the pad (air intake)

I used this fan

And this pump

and this pad

I think one place where figjam is just flat out wrong is that he uses too large of a pump. The entire premise of a swamp cooler is that the Ideal Gas Law states that as the phase change occurs and the gas expands, the temperature of the gas is lowered, however for this to happen you want rapid evaporation. If the pad is too wet, it will interfere with evaporation due to cooling the pad itself.

I forgot about these. We used to use them for emptying snowmobile gas tanks at the end of the season.

https://www.amazon.com/TeraPump-TRHA01-Battery-Operated-Transfer/dp/B00APU2X0K/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=battery+powered+water+pump&qid=1568670368&sr=8-6

Nice enough, but could do better.

For example, get a Terapump battery pump like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00APU2X0K/ref=s9_hps_bw_g60_i5

You might have to do some lengthening of the hose, and add a shower fitting, but it works on batteries (so you're not tethered to the vehicle, and hence maybe don't need the tent either) and does 10qt/min, roughly 2.5x the flow. And can do fuel and is cheaper.

And don't use those cheap Aquatainer things. Leaky and the fittings are junk. Get the Sceptre or LCI containers instead, http://www.buylci.com/ItemDisplayF.aspx?D1=SKILCRAFT-Water-Can-Desert-Tan--5-gal--5-gal&ItemID=906396. Far sturdier, with big openings so you could drop in your pump without having to fiddle with a bucket, although they're handy sometimes. I added a hose fitting and air valve to mine and just use a bike pump to add pressure to shoot out water.

Still, I prefer shower bags. Unfortunate he holed his, but they are simpler than all that gear and also solve the heating issue. And cheap.