Tents, lights, fans, sensors, gear reviews and setups
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The large-capacity nutrient solution tank in the AutoPot Pro system, sized for the 24-plant CO2 room setup, with outlets on top allowing for easier top-fill and management.
Dakota selects the larger 105-gallon pro reservoir for the CO2 room run given the higher plant count (24 pots) compared to the smaller tent setups. Notes it has 'outlets on the top' as a distinguishing feature from the standard tank.
ep 005
A product/specimen photography technique where a cannabis plant or bud is placed on a rotating turntable and photographed from all angles to create a full 360-degree visual record.
Paco from Mary Jane Shots performed 360-degree shoots simultaneously with video using the MP 6X turntable from Biolabs. Einstein flashes were used — one as key light and one as a halo/back light over the top.
ep 003
A standalone dehumidification unit from AC Infinity designed to control relative humidity during the post-harvest hang-dry phase inside grow tents or rooms.
Dakota plans to place the new AC Infinity DEHU in the tent during the hang dry of the Blood Moon Gelato, Peyote Zkittlez, and Mellowz harvest. Described as 'really slick' and 'works efficiently as heck.'
ep 005
A climate control unit from AC Infinity combining cooling and dehumidification functions for indoor grow rooms, designed to maintain stable temperature and humidity.
Dakota noted the EVO 10s were 'only set to two' and had been running for about 2 hours at the time of the first post-transplant watering check. He used droopiness of plants as a plant-reading cue, not attributing it to light stress.
ep 001, ep 005
A commercial-grade LED grow light from AC Infinity featuring an extra bar section for improved edge coverage; used in the CO2 indoor grow room in this episode.
Two Evo 10 units are hung approximately 4 feet above the canopy. Dakota runs them at setting 2 (~250 PPFD) post-transplant, then setting 3 (~350 PPFD) during veg, and by day 3 flower the canopy is reading ~800 PPFD at setting 7. He praises the spread from the extra bar section.
ep 004
A grow light from AC Infinity, a brand known for environmental control and grow equipment. The EVO 3 was used in the propagation/seedling area and features programmable intensity levels.
Set to level 2 for seedlings still below soil surface, producing 150–170 µmol at the edges and center respectively. Dakota planned to raise it to level 3 (300 µmol) once seedlings emerged and then gradually increase. The light was 3 feet above the seedlings at the time of the check.
ep 001, ep 005
A grow light product line from AC Infinity, described by Dakota as new hardware being tested and used at Homegrown TV.
Mentioned during the giveaway segment as an example of what the $100 AC Infinity store credit winner could spend it on. Dakota says 'we've been using and testing out and it's super wicked.'
ep 005
The patented float valve mechanism inside AutoPot tray systems that controls when nutrient solution enters the plant tray, maintaining a wet-dry cycle without electricity or timers.
Dakota checks all valves during the unboxing, verifying rubber gaskets are seated correctly in both the top and bottom positions before installation. Described as a key component of the passive irrigation setup.
ep 005
The gravity-operated float valve at the heart of the AutoPot system that controls water delivery to the pot base, opening only when the tray is dry and closing once refilled.
Implicitly referenced throughout the AutoPot discussion. The system is designed so all watering happens from the bottom up once the valve is active. Dakota noted AutoPot recommends waiting 10–14 days after transplant before turning the water system on.
ep 001
A passive, gravity-fed sub-irrigation system where pots sit on trays equipped with AQUAvalve float valves that automatically deliver water/nutrient solution from a reservoir only when the growing medium dries down sufficiently.
The AutoPot XL 5-gallon pots were set up in the 4x8 indoor tent. The key lesson of the episode was that AutoPot's guidelines recommend a free-draining, aerated substrate and at least a 1-inch base layer of inert drainage material. Running 100% coco without aeration amendment caused issues and required a full re-transplant.
ep 001, ep 005
A larger variant of the AutoPot self-watering pot system, used here in the 5-gallon size for the 4x8 tent seedling run.
Dakota transplanted seedlings into AutoPot XL 5-gallon pots (except one Peyote Skittles in a 3-gallon). After the substrate error was identified, all were re-transplanted with a new coco/rice hull mix.
ep 001
A compact tracked or wheeled loader machine used to move large volumes of bulk material quickly.
After the crew spent two days manually carrying soil up the hill, a Bobcat is brought in on day three. Dakota notes it moved more soil in one morning than the team had in the previous day and a half combined, cutting workload by more than half.
ep 004
An AC Infinity ultrasonic humidifier connected to the Controller 69 to automatically maintain target humidity levels in the propagation or grow space.
Dakota installs the CloudForge T7 in the propagation room after dealing with consistently low humidity (below 64% RH). He sets the Controller 69 to trigger the humidifier at 70% RH, noting that runoff water from the Terraform 7 AC unit can be fed directly into the humidifier reservoir.
ep 004
A sensor and relay device that monitors room CO2 concentration and automatically opens or closes a CO2 tank regulator solenoid to maintain a target PPM range.
Dakota shows the CO2 controller mounted in the grow room corner alongside the regulator and tank. It is set to cut off the CO2 flow once levels exceed 800 ppm. Exhaust fans are disabled during CO2 enrichment periods and only run for one 5-minute cycle after lights out.
ep 004
An AC Infinity environmental controller hub that manages connected devices (lights, fans, intake, exhaust, humidifiers, heaters) based on programmed temperature and humidity setpoints.
Dakota connects the Controller 69 to the humidifier, the Terraform 7 AC unit, and all fans in the propagation room. The humidifier is set to auto-activate when RH drops below 70%. The Terraform 7 triggers cooling above 26°C.
ep 004
An airtight stainless steel curing and storage container designed for cannabis, featuring a built-in tray for humidity packs to maintain a precise humidity level during the cure.
Dakota stores both phenos in separate CVaults post-dry. He targets 59% humidity inside the vault, and Mr. Q observes it reading 62% rising to 63–65% upon opening, commenting this is his preferred curing humidity range.
ep 002, ep 005
A type of water filter using stacked grooved discs to remove particles and debris from irrigation water, preventing clogging of drip emitters and lines.
Dakota includes a disc filter in the irrigation manifold between the pump and the solenoid valves. He references it alongside a 3/4-inch pressure gauge and union valves as part of the plumbing assembly.
ep 004, ep 005
A water-powered, proportional injector device used in commercial horticulture to automatically mix nutrient concentrates into irrigation water at a precise ratio without the need for electricity.
Dakota mentions dosatrons as a commercial-scale system covered in the Athena handbook that he 'one day wants to grow to.' Signals his aspiration to scale up toward professional cultivation infrastructure.
ep 002
An automated watering method that delivers precise volumes of nutrient solution through individual drippers placed directly at each container, minimizing waste and enabling frequent small feeds.
The CO2 room uses two drippers per pot. Flow rate testing determined approximately 100 ml per minute per line. Feeds are run 9 times per lights-on period, 15 minutes apart, at 1–2 minutes per event (150–300 ml each). The system feeds organic nutrients directly through the drip lines.
ep 004
Thin-walled flexible tubing with pre-formed emitter holes at regular intervals, laid along plant rows to deliver water directly to the root zone. Used for large-scale bed irrigation.
Each of the eight greenhouse beds has four lines of drip tape running the full length of the bed, each with an individual on/off valve. Dakota notes some uneven coverage at bed edges that will be monitored and adjusted.
ep 005
An irrigation method where substrate moisture sensors detect when VWC drops to a set threshold and automatically trigger the next watering cycle without manual intervention.
Dakota describes this as the first grow where he has never hand-watered — instead, Pulse monitors the dry-back and triggers the Open Sprinkler to run a feed event. He reports 'growth out of control' in 11 days, crediting consistent automated feeding.
ep 004
A reverse osmosis filter unit used to produce purified source water for the indoor grow room irrigation system.
Dakota references the Ecojet 110 as working great during initial testing at approximately 40 PSI maintained system pressure. It is installed alongside the main pump and disc filter in the irrigation room.
ep 004
An automatic valve that shuts off water supply to a reservoir when the water level reaches a set height, preventing overflow.
Dakota plans to connect the reservoir fill line to a float valve so that the tank stops filling automatically when full. He demonstrates the system working and notes it correctly shut off once the reservoir was full.
ep 004
An irrigation method where water flows from an elevated reservoir to plants through pipes and drip emitters using only gravitational force, requiring no pump or electricity for delivery.
The farm's outdoor greenhouse irrigation is entirely gravity-fed from raised res tanks. Dakota describes it as 'irrigation 1.0' and notes plans to potentially expand to gravity-fed Autopots in the mother greenhouse as well.
ep 005
Pre-filled propagation plug trays sourced from Grower's House, used for rooting clones; larger plug size compared to the standard micro plugs used previously.
During the clone room heat crisis, the Grower's House pre-filled trays survived while the smaller DIY micro plugs all died. Dakota attributes this to the larger medium volume retaining moisture better under high-heat conditions. Mr. Q's 200 delivered clones were rooted in these trays.
ep 004
A secondary light positioned above or behind a subject in photography to create a glowing rim or halo effect that separates the subject from the background.
Paco's term for the upper Einstein flash in his bud photography setup: 'to me is some kind of Halo light I just want to create some kind of halo around the leaves on the top.'
ep 003
An electric warming pad placed beneath propagation trays to provide bottom heat, accelerating root development in cuttings and germination in seeds.
Dakota had recently installed new AC Infinity heat pads and accidentally set them too high. Combined with the hot ambient room temperature (35°C), the elevated heat dried out micro plugs and killed a full batch of clones. He subsequently turned them down and installed the AC unit.
ep 004
A specific foliar spray product from Athena designed for integrated pest and pathogen management in cannabis cultivation; part of the Athena nutrients line.
Mentioned alongside IPM by Dakota as part of the spray regimen used this cycle. The lack of dehumidifier and AC made it a 'rough test' environment, and the IPW was credited with keeping plants clean through harvest.
ep 003
In photography/videography, the primary light source that illuminates the main subject; in bud photography it establishes the primary exposure and shadow direction.
Paco described his Einstein flash setup: one unit used as key light for the primary exposure and a second positioned overhead as a 'Halo light' to create a rim/halo effect around the top leaves of the bud.
ep 003
An open-source, Wi-Fi-enabled irrigation controller hardware platform that manages multiple solenoid valves on a programmable schedule.
Dakota installs Open Sprinkler to control the drip irrigation solenoids in the CO2 room. It is integrated with the Pulse grow management dashboard so that sensor-based dry-back triggers can automate irrigation events. Setup took approximately 15 minutes using the Grower's House support documentation.
ep 004
A biodegradable or organic-material plug tray used as a propagation medium, tested here for seed germination as an alternative to the standard coco/castings mix.
Dakota pops out an Organic plug tray normally used for clones to compare germination performance against the homemade coco/castings mix. Results of the comparison are to be shown in subsequent content.
ep 004
A large, fixed container or raised bed used inside a grow tent to house multiple plants in a shared substrate volume, as opposed to individual pots.
The 2x4 tent used a planter box (also described as a 'little raised bed') alongside the AutoPot XL pots in the 4x8. The planter box plants showed faster, more even recovery post-transplant compared to the 4x8 AutoPot pots at veg day 18.
ep 001
An instrument that measures water pressure in the irrigation supply line, used to verify adequate flow and even distribution across drippers.
A 3/4-inch pressure gauge is installed in the manifold. Dakota observes 60–70 PSI at the pump and 40 PSI maintained during active drip testing, which he describes as perfect for the system.
ep 004
A free software feature within the Pulse app allowing growers to log and track grow stages (veg days, flower days) across multiple rooms or batches, regardless of whether Pulse hardware is installed.
Dakota uses the batch tracker to confirm day 63 flower in the tent rooms and day 14 veg in the greenhouse. 'Their batch tracker is free and anyone can use it whether you have Pulse gear or you don't.'
ep 005
A grow room management software platform that aggregates sensor data (CO2, temperature, humidity, VWC) and can trigger automated irrigation events via connected controllers like Open Sprinkler.
Dakota ties the Open Sprinkler into Pulse so that irrigation is triggered automatically when the media reaches a target dry-back percentage. The dashboard is displayed on a TV outside the grow room for real-time monitoring. All irrigation logs are stored and viewable in Pulse.
ep 004
An automated irrigation system using open-source Pulse-compatible sprinkler controllers that schedule and deliver precise watering events, used in the CO2 room for the previous run.
Dakota notes this system 'did its thing flawlessly' in the CO2 run and credits it alongside perfect temps and CO2 tapering as reasons the run was so successful. Being replaced by the Autopot passive system for the next CO2 run.
ep 005
A multi-sensor environmental monitoring hub by Pulse that connects to THV (temperature/humidity/VPD) sensors, VWC (volumetric water content) soil probes, and third-party sensors to provide real-time and historical grow data via a smartphone app.
Dakota installs a new Pulse hub in the greenhouse for the first time, adding VWC, two THV sensors, and the Apogee light sensor. He also uses Pulse's free batch tracker for logging grow stage days across all rooms. 'I use Pulse literally as my batch tracker for indoor, outdoor, everything.'
ep 005
A wireless substrate and environment sensor used to monitor VWC, EC, temperature, and environmental data inside grow tents or rooms, integrating with a companion app for data logging and automation triggers.
Dakota used the Pulse system to track VWC, set automated dryback triggers for the CO2 room, and view tent averages (VPD, VWC). The system was described as 'fully automated now' for the CO2 room dryback management. Mr. Q also mentioned wanting to use the 'Purple Pro' to test flower samples from the last CO2 harvest.
ep 001
A brand of unbleached, natural rolling papers commonly used by cannabis consumers. Mr. Q mentions them as his preferred rolling paper for joints.
Mr. Q notes he usually goes with Raw rolling papers and expresses concern about fake Raw papers being sold in Colombia. He says he sourced original Rolling Papers for this smoke test specifically and prefers metal grinders over plastic for cleanliness.
ep 002
A water purification process that forces water through a semi-permeable membrane to remove dissolved solids, producing very low-EC source water ideal for precise nutrient mixing.
Dakota runs a new RO filter system (Ecojet 110) alongside the primary pump. He runs the osmosis for 45 minutes initially to flush food-grade preservatives from the new filter. The filtered water feeds the main irrigation reservoirs.
ep 004
An electrically actuated valve used in automated irrigation systems to open or close a water line on command from a controller.
Dakota wires up and tests solenoids from The Bucket Company, with union valves on each side for easy removal. Solenoid #1 controls the CO2 room 4x2 drip zone. Dakota notes it was his first time ever wiring solenoids and calls the process straightforward.
ep 004
An AC Infinity mini-split style climate control unit (pre-order at time of filming) that provides both heating and cooling, used here to cap the propagation room temperature.
Dakota sets the Terraform 7 to turn on cooling whenever the room exceeds 26°C. It is connected to the AC Infinity Controller 69 for automation. He describes it as 'saving us' during hot days and says it is still on pre-order at the time of filming.
ep 004
A shallow propagation tray system used to germinate seeds and root seedlings before transplanting into larger containers.
Referenced as a component of the indoor propagation setup used to germinate the new batch of seeds (mellows, Blue Moon Gelato, Peyote Skittles). Dakota noted the seedlings would be ready to pot up into both the 4x8 and the tray to grow in approximately 10 days.
ep 001
A type of pipe fitting that allows a section of plumbing to be easily disconnected and removed without cutting the line, enabling component replacement or maintenance.
Dakota installs union valves on both sides of the solenoid in the irrigation manifold so any component can be isolated and swapped out without draining the entire system.
ep 004