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I like to use cheap household stuff when I can instead of buying expensive (specific) items.
This style of setup is so easy. It will easily rotate your small rooted clones, into large veg growth, and off to pasture into your separate bud room.
Items:
1 submersible water pump(~100GPH)
15 feet of 1/2 inch nylon line
2 Rubbermaid containers (size is up to you...how big do you want?)
b/w vinyl poly (optional)
1/2 inch drain line adapters
3/4 inch drill bit
old 2 drawer dresser (or build stand
)-
Air pump/stone/line
4 bulb t-8 fixture
4 t/8 blue spectrum bulbs (~6500K)
I am baked. But Ill put up like 20 pics...lol
This is my setup, so ask questions if I dont explain it well.
1. Set up Reservoir height first. 1st rubbermaid is used.
2. Place 2nd rubbermaid just above the top of your res.^
3. Place THE LID to the 2nd rubbermaid upside down JUST ABOVE top rim of 2nd rubbermaid (tray)see pics
4.Tilt both the ends of the lid and the tray (2nd rub.) towards the res (1st rubbermaid) so tha gravity will drain both of them.
5. Drill holes in the lid (now your clone/small plant tray) so that is drains like a waterfall into the rubbermaid below.
6. Drill hole and seal drain fitting so your 1/2 inch hose is draining 2nd rubbermaid at lowest point.
7. Connect needed amount of hose to drain and place it in res lowest point (1st rubbermaid)
8. Connect submersible pump and run line to the top of the lid of the 2nd rubbermaid (highest point)
9. Connect air stone to air pump and put it in res.
10. Hang lights then Test then fill with green!
This setup will run a thin layer of water over the upside down lid. The cubes pick up the h2o. Excess runs into drain holes and begins to waterfall into the rubbermaid below. Now this is the cool part...the air pressure in the final drain line will hold back the water in the lower tray (rubbermaid tray) until the res is tapped dry. Then the air escapes and the res drains. Process takes 15 min so it is perfect for those cheap 15 min timers.
Here are some pics of my po' mans setup that should explain and show how it fills and drains. :bong:
This style of setup is so easy. It will easily rotate your small rooted clones, into large veg growth, and off to pasture into your separate bud room.
Items:
1 submersible water pump(~100GPH)
15 feet of 1/2 inch nylon line
2 Rubbermaid containers (size is up to you...how big do you want?)
b/w vinyl poly (optional)
1/2 inch drain line adapters
3/4 inch drill bit
old 2 drawer dresser (or build stand
)-Air pump/stone/line
4 bulb t-8 fixture
4 t/8 blue spectrum bulbs (~6500K)
I am baked. But Ill put up like 20 pics...lol
This is my setup, so ask questions if I dont explain it well.
1. Set up Reservoir height first. 1st rubbermaid is used.
2. Place 2nd rubbermaid just above the top of your res.^
3. Place THE LID to the 2nd rubbermaid upside down JUST ABOVE top rim of 2nd rubbermaid (tray)see pics
4.Tilt both the ends of the lid and the tray (2nd rub.) towards the res (1st rubbermaid) so tha gravity will drain both of them.
5. Drill holes in the lid (now your clone/small plant tray) so that is drains like a waterfall into the rubbermaid below.
6. Drill hole and seal drain fitting so your 1/2 inch hose is draining 2nd rubbermaid at lowest point.
7. Connect needed amount of hose to drain and place it in res lowest point (1st rubbermaid)
8. Connect submersible pump and run line to the top of the lid of the 2nd rubbermaid (highest point)
9. Connect air stone to air pump and put it in res.
10. Hang lights then Test then fill with green!
This setup will run a thin layer of water over the upside down lid. The cubes pick up the h2o. Excess runs into drain holes and begins to waterfall into the rubbermaid below. Now this is the cool part...the air pressure in the final drain line will hold back the water in the lower tray (rubbermaid tray) until the res is tapped dry. Then the air escapes and the res drains. Process takes 15 min so it is perfect for those cheap 15 min timers.
Here are some pics of my po' mans setup that should explain and show how it fills and drains. :bong:
