hydroponics how to build
build a flood drain system using pvc pipe and cheap parts from harbour freight
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build a flood drain system using pvc pipe and cheap parts from harbour freight
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daniel daniel
January 2, 2013 at 9:51 pm
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SIDEWINDERable
January 2, 2013 at 10:12 pm
If you were just using this system alone without any other electrical usage… what would the cost of it turn out to be per month? jw. unless you dont know
darktard
January 2, 2013 at 11:07 pm
Hey man I knwo this is way to late but i am going to use your project with your permission if you don’t mind because i think i can improve it by just adding 1 more tube to dispense the water in the bucket faster which should take down the water flow about an inch or so if i placce one drain in the center and the other in the mid back using the same pump with more water in the bucket
Kreamer192
January 2, 2013 at 11:49 pm
hidroponics in the woods…. FAIL !!!
bodypiercing1989
January 3, 2013 at 12:05 am
I’d drill holes in the top near the end caps and just drop the supply into the holes and you wouldn’t need the seals. put a 4″ to 3″ bell reducer4 on the other end to always hold a little water in case of pump failure. I’d place my tank under the end where it would drain right into the tank.
arkbilly
January 3, 2013 at 12:39 am
I’d drill holes in the top near the end caps and just drop the supply into the holes and you wouldn’t need the seals. put a 4″ to 3″ bell reducer4 on the other end to always hold a little water in case of pump failure.
arkbilly
January 3, 2013 at 1:12 am
I hear an external pump helps keep the temp. down some. I plan on some type of aeration system also,either spray jets or compressor. Thanks for sharing!
primstuff
January 3, 2013 at 1:49 am
on your far left side of your pipes the drainage how did you make it are they conected to each other or is ith the same fork on the right side?
bobster8z
January 3, 2013 at 2:36 am
show us your product inside the contraption!!!!!!!!!!!
knoxville504
January 3, 2013 at 3:01 am
i like to have the drain hose to be about twice as thick as the fill hose then it should not over flo
kyle mark
January 3, 2013 at 3:03 am
I have a question. Wouldn’t you want to mat up or cement your floor to prevent contamination and such?
Cloud9er
January 3, 2013 at 3:21 am
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DesertHydroponics
January 3, 2013 at 3:31 am
I heard you say you were in FL. Do you grow during the hot summers and if so, which type of vegetable plants tolerate the heat?
Mike82ARP
January 3, 2013 at 3:47 am
you can use the rubber end caps with pipe clamps from home depot
BUMP3303
January 3, 2013 at 3:58 am
look, if u pumped water into a tube that is the same diameter as the 3 flood tables, then had 3 leads connecting it you would therefore bypass your restriction problem
brianstone92
January 3, 2013 at 4:01 am
Cool idea. I had been looking into different systems to build and I ended up using multiple methods in different systems. Feel free to check out my videos to see what I came up with.
MokuPueo
January 3, 2013 at 4:07 am
Yes, I think you could flow from one pipe to the next… I was concerned about draining the pipes as much as possible during my original constructions (O2 for the roots)… but leaving some water standing in the system seems to work for me. I cycle too often for a standard light timers.
Dave
dave tidwell
January 3, 2013 at 4:32 am
Couldn’t you plum the tubes together so that they were all technically one tube. Put the pump at the beginning, it would fill the first pipe and flow into the second, then into the third. Use a cheap christmas light timer to turn the pump on and off. It’ll fill the pipes, turn off, and the liquid would drain away into the reservoir
TryforApples
January 3, 2013 at 4:36 am
If you go for a plastic cover, as others have suggested, consider spending the money to purchase UV protected plastic. Suppose to last for several years.
Dave
dave tidwell
January 3, 2013 at 5:17 am
Still not underway with this project. Been several months now. Keep having to change things around. Nothing seems to be going Like I have it pictured in my mind. Suppose I should draw a diagram. Like davetidwell, I keep trying. With any luck I’ll be growing in a few weeks. Sprouting some lettuce and spinach seeds now. Geting to cold S. Calif. L.A area. May have to wait ’till spring or build a greenhouse like dave’s. worried about water temp. Is’nt this a fun way to spend retirement.
wabbywab wap
January 3, 2013 at 5:29 am
‘hardest part is getting the plastic out’ …Just hold it with a needle nose and put the drill in reverse…..
j10stretch
January 3, 2013 at 5:33 am
I run the pump just long enough to fill up the tubes. The time depends on pump capacity. The outside system uses a 12vdc sump pump rated at 350 gph and it takes one minute to fill the system. I cycle the pump on every 20 minutes around the clock.
dave tidwell
January 3, 2013 at 5:42 am
Well, I never entertained the idea that light would penetrate the pvc pipe… I shut the system down last weekend and did not notice any algae in the pvc, but some evidence on the plastic tubing going to m pump. See hydro13. Thanks for the tip.
dave tidwell
January 3, 2013 at 6:34 am
hey,where did you put the christmas tree. you used the “christmas tree” tote for your reservoir
dwiggs77
January 3, 2013 at 7:20 am