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 A To The K
Smokey
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 how much does a brick of coir expand to? 
#648871 - 12/01/12 09:46 AM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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the standard bricks, made by general hydro. I'm kinda feeling under the weather and I have a friend going by the hydro store. I need to fill some 3-5 gallon buckets and I'm not sure how many bricks to tell him to get.
also, I have some buckets to grow in that used to have cat litter. I cleaned them up real good but they are yellow. you think they let too much light into the roots?
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 coda
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Re: how much does a brick of coir expand to? [Re: A To The K]
#648873 - 12/01/12 10:23 AM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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what is a standard brick of coir to you? They sell a brick for 11$ that would be more than enough to fill some buckets that size.
If you're worried about light getting through, just wrap the bucket up in some duct tape.
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resincoatedlungs
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Re: how much does a brick of coir expand to? [Re: coda]
#648883 - 12/01/12 12:25 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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If they're around the same size as the Eco-Earth coir bricks, when hydrating/mixing coir for substrate, one brick always filled the 3 gallon bucket I used up close to the rim.
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A To The K
Smokey
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Re: how much does a brick of coir expand to? [Re: resincoatedlungs]
#648885 - 12/01/12 12:34 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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he just called and said all they had was an 11 pound brick...I wonder how much that expands to.
thanks for the replies.
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resincoatedlungs
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Re: how much does a brick of coir expand to? [Re: A To The K]
#648887 - 12/01/12 01:04 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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11 pounds = 4,989.52 grams
One 650g brick (fully hydrated) nearly filled a three-gallon bucket.
Depending on how hydrated it is, how compact, etc. it should fill (4,989.52 / 650) somewhere around 7.7 three-gallon buckets.
I think.
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A To The K
Smokey
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Re: how much does a brick of coir expand to? [Re: resincoatedlungs]
#648892 - 12/01/12 02:07 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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awesome. if that's right it should last me the whole season.
unless I decide to try 5 gallons...
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coda
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Re: how much does a brick of coir expand to? [Re: A To The K]
#648973 - 12/01/12 10:29 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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yah man sounds like the same one I buy. One brick is just about enough to get me through two harvests. I run 4, 3 gallon, buckets.
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