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[VitaMan]

I've been on the fence (butt hurts ) for ages with these floraflex caps.

Obviously made for grodan and coco but I was imagining ways to make them work for 6" baskets of hydroton to more evenly disperse the liquid.

Do you think I could make them fit? Round holes square pegs situation.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

I've been on the fence (butt hurts ) for ages with these floraflex caps.

Obviously made for grodan and coco but I was imagining ways to make them work for 6" baskets of hydroton to more evenly disperse the liquid.

Do you think I could make them fit? Round holes square pegs situation.

No, and a waste of time.

I know that it looks like a Floraflex cap will distribute the water over the media more evenly but that is not going to happen unless you are watering with a garden hose volume. The drip emitter drops simply run into the nearest hole. I tried running 1/4 lines without emmiters and there was not even close enough volume with two lines to flood the top of the cap.



There are a lot of better solutions, I would consider leaky hose. This stuff is cheap and you can use as long a piece as you need to deliver the amount of water you need.

 

[VitaMan]

No, and a waste of time.

I know that it looks like a Floraflex cap will distribute the water over the media more evenly but that is not going to happen unless you are watering with a garden hose volume. The drip emitter drops simply run into the nearest hole. I tried running 1/4 lines without emmiters and there was not even close enough volume with two lines to flood the top of the cap.

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There are a lot of better solutions, I would consider leaky hose. This stuff is cheap and you can use as long a piece as you need to deliver the amount of water you need.

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Thanks. You saved me a few bucks.

I thought the soaker hoses might get crusty on the bottom and slimy on top...went with sprinklers.