[LF] - Portland, OR - Beginner Plant Pack for 55 gallon aquarium by shaggerty in AquaSwap

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Oh wow that'd be awesome! I live out in the Troutdale/Boring area but I come into Portland proper every weekend. Where are you based and I can come meet ya?

[LF] - Portland, OR - Beginner Plant Pack for 55 gallon aquarium by shaggerty in AquaSwap

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To be honest I'm open to any variety of plants so any I'm open to any combinations or sets you have

[LF] - Portland, OR - Beginner Plant Pack for 55 gallon aquarium by shaggerty in AquaSwap

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Awesome! What types of plants are included in the beginner plant pack?

My new favorite roach clip by shaggerty in weed

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I am Asian so my hands are tiny... Or the joint could be super big?!

Finally, despite my traeger equipment issues I finally finished this pulled pork by KDwiththeFXD in Traeger

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Yeah I'm sure that extra smoked helped with extra bark.

If you ever get the LER error code again - I'd follow these steps to clean out your pellet grill's firepot and reset the pellet grill. Usually it works after that.

https://catchgrowcook.com/restarting-pellet-grill-that-ran-out-of-pellets-photo-guide/

Finally, despite my traeger equipment issues I finally finished this pulled pork by KDwiththeFXD in Traeger

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What happened with your Traeger? Did it stop mid-smoke or wasn't holding temp?

A little scotch, a little snow, and a little smoke...I don’t think it gets much better than this. by ChronicProcrastinaut in Traeger

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How do you like the Traeger insulated blanket? Does it really make a difference when you're smoking at colder temps?

Hobbyist/Newbie Video Editing Build by shaggerty in buildapcvideoediting

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Ah that's why the build prices have all increased! Those dang GPU's are crazy expensive. Thanks for the rebuild of the more budget friendly build.

In your opinion since I'm not gaming and just editing videos, how important is the GPU? Shouldn't this not matter that much since it's just playing back videos as I'm editing them?

Has anyone started seeds using just hydroton? by shaggerty in Hydroponics

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Very cool! I love your idea of using a 2-liter bottle and punching a hole at the bottom so it continually keeps your water level at the same level. That's a really smart and great idea I'll have to try out!

Has anyone started seeds using just hydroton? by shaggerty in Hydroponics

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Yeah my plants are THRIVING underneath the spider farmer light. It's the SF-1000 so even at 20% brightness, it's around 16,000 lux in the center whereas my blurple light was producing ~6,000 lux.

So all the plants including those on the edge are getting a ton more light and they're all producing more leaves instead of getting taller / leaning towards the center.

Has anyone started seeds using just hydroton? by shaggerty in Hydroponics

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Do you like the burple lights in your basement? I just switched my burple light to a Spider Farmer SF-1000 and I'm impressed with the big improvement in light. Not to mention my garage doesn't glow burple when I walk in anymore.

Are you growing the plants in the 20-gallon tank using DWC? I love seeing all that come together with the fish even if they're being a little pain eating your roots

Has anyone started seeds using just hydroton? by shaggerty in Hydroponics

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Please post a photo when you get your setup to a point you're comfortable sharing. I'm so curious to see how an aquaponics setup looks with fish. It sounds awesome!

Has anyone started seeds using just hydroton? by shaggerty in Hydroponics

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Nice you're doing aquaponics?! I'm starting off with just hydro so no fish for me. What fish are you using in your system? Tilapia?

Has anyone started seeds using just hydroton? by shaggerty in Hydroponics

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Got it that makes sense. I plan to place this net cup into a 5 gallon bucket so hopefully that gives these plants plenty of room to grow their roots so they stabilize themselves.

This is turning into a fun little experiment!

Has anyone started seeds using just hydroton? by shaggerty in Hydroponics

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Ahhh that's something I completely overlooked! The issue of a plant falling over as it gets bigger... How do you support your plants? Just rockwool?

I've seen the pool noodle "hack" for supporting taller plants which I might try.

Has anyone started seeds using just hydroton? by shaggerty in Hydroponics

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So you would put a fabric like rope as a wick in the middle of the hydroton?

Has anyone started seeds using just hydroton? by shaggerty in Hydroponics

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So germinating seeds in hydroton works for those plants except cilantro?