I've been searching around everywhere for an efficient cactus farm but not sure which design to go for, im playing on skyblock so im planning on gradually expanding it, does anyone know of a very efficient cactus farm that is almost 100% lossless?
the screenshots are of one i have started building, to test, is the design efficient? or could i add or remove anything to make it better?
im asking this just so i can make the best farm, i don't want to end up building a huge one and then it barely drops any cactus
'Best' or 'most efficient' can be measured in various ways: blocks per hour; blocks per unit area of the farm; blocks per unit volume etc.
Assuming you aren't trying for maximum possible efficiency (by whatever measure) and just want somethingthat will keep you well supplied, something roughly like the set-up you have will work. [If you're playing in 1.13+, a zero tick farm eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkV9iXii9_4 will be unbeatable, but is moderately resource intensive and may not go over well with the some servers (can be laggy and may be considered cheaty) ]
If your main concern is "almost 100% lossless", leaving at least a half block of space above where the cactus will grow and increasing the spacing will reduce losses caused by the cactus item falling on or against a cactus block.
Using thinner blocks to break the newly formed cactus also helps (glass panes, iron bars, and end rods being among the best), as does using only one 'breaker' for two cactus.
Unless each layer has its own collection system (effectively making each layer a separate farm), farms that stack cactus will also increase losses.
You may find output per hour loaded a more important consideration: 200/hr with 50% losses yields 100/hr (and is probably easier and cheaper to build) than 110/hr with 9% losses…
(I generally hang a layer of cactus over the top water floor of iron farms (or the collection chamber for cane farms, etc); this isn't particularly impressive in terms of drops per hour loaded, but it's cheap and I don't have a use for large amounts.)
I've been searching around everywhere for an efficient cactus farm but not sure which design to go for, im playing on skyblock so im planning on gradually expanding it, does anyone know of a very efficient cactus farm that is almost 100% lossless?
the screenshots are of one i have started building, to test, is the design efficient? or could i add or remove anything to make it better?
im asking this just so i can make the best farm, i don't want to end up building a huge one and then it barely drops any cactus
'Best' or 'most efficient' can be measured in various ways: blocks per hour; blocks per unit area of the farm; blocks per unit volume etc.
Assuming you aren't trying for maximum possible efficiency (by whatever measure) and just want somethingthat will keep you well supplied, something roughly like the set-up you have will work. [If you're playing in 1.13+, a zero tick farm eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkV9iXii9_4 will be unbeatable, but is moderately resource intensive and may not go over well with the some servers (can be laggy and may be considered cheaty) ]
If your main concern is "almost 100% lossless", leaving at least a half block of space above where the cactus will grow and increasing the spacing will reduce losses caused by the cactus item falling on or against a cactus block.
Using thinner blocks to break the newly formed cactus also helps (glass panes, iron bars, and end rods being among the best), as does using only one 'breaker' for two cactus.
Unless each layer has its own collection system (effectively making each layer a separate farm), farms that stack cactus will also increase losses.
You may find output per hour loaded a more important consideration: 200/hr with 50% losses yields 100/hr (and is probably easier and cheaper to build) than 110/hr with 9% losses…
(I generally hang a layer of cactus over the top water floor of iron farms (or the collection chamber for cane farms, etc); this isn't particularly impressive in terms of drops per hour loaded, but it's cheap and I don't have a use for large amounts.)
This Most Efficient Cactus Farm Designs from ilmango is a nice review of the parameters involved for a number of builds.
This is really helpful infomation, i will probably stick with mine and alter it with some of the tips you gave me
i went afk by the farm for like 20 minutes and got a decent amount of cactus considering it's only 2 layers right now.
i don't really want anything too complicated otherwise i have to use a lot more different resources and expanding that will get a little annoying