[mrdizzle]

the most expensive part was those quick release fittings. i would say it cost me $80 dollars per bucket. not including pumps and chiller, just for the actual buckets. i was able to make the buckets in 3 hrs for 5 buckets. i havent fired it up yet, im setting up the 4in pvc pipe drain back today

[mrdizzle]

of all things to be leaking its the 1/2in feed line on a couple of the "T"s. i realized that those two "T"s are those raindrop ones, so fixing that in about 5 mins after this coffee

another problem i ran into is, the 27gal totes filled, I thought, was 9 gallons, but its actually more like 13 because when i filled the 70 and turn it on the res was empty before i had any return. so that kinda sucks because now i have to have more water in my system than the res can hold.

Im thinking of a 1'' over flow for teh res, or a stop valve right off the pump, and then install a quick realease fitting right after that, so if the pump fails the water cant flow back, but if i want to drain it i just detatch the pump and allow it to drain out. havent found a stop valve that doesnt cut down your pumps pressure

[doubleds]

Originally Posted by The Kind Man

Hello Doubleds,
I have one question for you. You said in a previous post that when you do your weekly reservoir change it takes you 90 minutes to drain the whole thing. Does this hurt the root zone taking down the water levels in the individual containers to almost nothing during the middle to late stage draining from being exposed to too much air for too long of a period of time? I would appreciate your input. Thank you.


The Kind Man
|Scientia Ipsum Est Vox|
|Knowledge Itself Is Power|

no problem with roots whatsoever

Originally Posted by mrdizzle

hey doubleds, do you ever have issuses with roots growing into the 1inch outlets?

also in the event of your pumps failing how to you keep all that water from draining and over flowing your res. you would prolly need a check valve, but then you wouldnt be able to drain the system

thanks

yes, they have clogged one 1 inch drain b4 but never the 2nd, this is whay we use 2 drains. Yes i have check valves and i made a loop passed the valve with a shutoff attached. When its time to drain i open the shutoffs and they all drain.

Originally Posted by CheechWizard

Very nice setup dds! I was hunting through your post looking for room dimensions. In your post you said that the buckets are on 40" centers. Does that make the room 10' x 20'? I am trying to figure out how many I can stuff in my two 10'x 14' rooms or if I should knock the wall down and turn both flowering rooms into one big room that's 10'x28'.

my room dimensions is 30 x 25ft with a 10 x 10ft room cut out of that for res's, ballasts and chillers.

Originally Posted by canaguy27

there is your answer! mhwahahaah

lololol

dds

[doubleds]

Hi Farmers

I wanted to write a quick post and apologise to everyone looking for info and havnt gotten it. Through 5 different gardens plus my own i have no time left and feel i might have bitten off my than i could chew. If you need help and i havnt responded please shoot me a pm directing me to check my diy thread. Please no questions by pm as i end up answering the same question 25 time plus many others.

many thanks to all

dds

[mrdizzle]

turned the system on and its running great i put a over flow drain on the res and ran it to my garage incase a pump fails, they do take forever to drain. i still have to add a 20 top up res tomorrow and air stones into the buckets. the chiller hasnt even turned on yet. pretty pumped to have 5 plants, 3 casey jones and 2 different jillybean phenz



I'll post some pics to

[doubleds]

Originally Posted by mrdizzle

turned the system on and its running great i put a over flow drain on the res and ran it to my garage incase a pump fails, they do take forever to drain. i still have to add a 20 top up res tomorrow and air stones into the buckets. the chiller hasnt even turned on yet. pretty pumped to have 5 plants, 3 casey jones and 2 different jillybean phenz



I'll post some pics to

Congradulatons bro, really look forward to the pics !!
I do not advise anybody,especially new growers to run different strains in this system. You end up with 1 strain needing lots of nutes and the other needing alot less.

give er hell bro

dds

ps dont forget the pics !!

[doubleds]

Originally Posted by mrdizzle

of all things to be leaking its the 1/2in feed line on a couple of the "T"s. i realized that those two "T"s are those raindrop ones, so fixing that in about 5 mins after this coffee

another problem i ran into is, the 27gal totes filled, I thought, was 9 gallons, but its actually more like 13 because when i filled the 70 and turn it on the res was empty before i had any return. so that kinda sucks because now i have to have more water in my system than the res can hold.

Im thinking of a 1'' over flow for teh res, or a stop valve right off the pump, and then install a quick realease fitting right after that, so if the pump fails the water cant flow back, but if i want to drain it i just detatch the pump and allow it to drain out. havent found a stop valve that doesnt cut down your pumps pressure

stop valves are found at home depot. you will need the valve and 2 nipples.

There is always more water in your system than the res can hold. This is a good thing bro, more water, more nutes equals happier plants

[mace]

Hey Doubleds,
Setting up my system this coming weekend. Ordered the following:
- 8 Gallaxy 1000 watt 8
- 8 Sun Tube 6" air cooled 8
-1800 gph mag drive 2
-eco Plus 1267 gmh 1
-Commercial Air pump 2
- maxi-jet3000 775gph 2
-Titan co2 Regulator 1
-Titen co2 Controller 1
-Eco Plus Wall Fan 16" 2
-Eco Plus 1/4 hp Water Chiller 1
-24-7 nut monitor 1
-55 gallon Rs 1
-solarmax 1000 watt hps 6
-Eye Hortilux 1000 watt mh 2
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Do you think there are drawbacks to using the cool tubes besides the nominal lumen loss? I'm planning on using the homes A/C just to keep the room cool. It's a trane model if anyone cares.

The above setup is for 5 plants, does it seem like enough light to you? Also, do you foresee a problem with using the MH's in the center for a better replication of the Sun's light?

Also, do you think the 55 gallon rez is good for 5 plants? I want to eventually move to 10 plants, and was going to use a separate 55 gallon in order to run two strains in the same room.

Thanks for your time to answer our questions!

[doubleds]

Originally Posted by mace

Hey Doubleds,
Setting up my system this coming weekend. Ordered the following:
- 8 Gallaxy 1000 watt 8
- 8 Sun Tube 6" air cooled 8
-1800 gph mag drive 2
-eco Plus 1267 gmh 1
-Commercial Air pump 2
- maxi-jet3000 775gph 2
-Titan co2 Regulator 1
-Titen co2 Controller 1
-Eco Plus Wall Fan 16" 2
-Eco Plus 1/4 hp Water Chiller 1
-24-7 nut monitor 1
-55 gallon Rs 1
-solarmax 1000 watt hps 6
-Eye Hortilux 1000 watt mh 2
************************
Do you think there are drawbacks to using the cool tubes besides the nominal lumen loss? I'm planning on using the homes A/C just to keep the room cool. It's a trane model if anyone cares.

The above setup is for 5 plants, does it seem like enough light to you? Also, do you foresee a problem with using the MH's in the center for a better replication of the Sun's light?

Also, do you think the 55 gallon rez is good for 5 plants? I want to eventually move to 10 plants, and was going to use a separate 55 gallon in order to run two strains in the same room.

Thanks for your time to answer our questions!

1 upgrade to a 1/2 or 1 hp chiller, you will thank me a thousand time over the next year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

use 1000 watt hortilux bulbs, no need whatsoever for mh's.... to much heat off those bulbs for minimal gain.

rez is great for 5 plantsbut remember, to set up another res means more chiller, pumps,......

cool tubes are a pain in the ass and if i didnt need them i wouldnt have them. If you can cool with a/c alone then thats the answer, if not then tubes it is. I dont beleive there's much lumen loss anyway, i had a 4 lb'r surrounded by tubes.

good luck and dont forget the pics

dds

[RMCG]

Originally Posted by doubleds

cool tubes are a pain in the ass and if i didnt need them i wouldnt have them. If you can cool with a/c alone then thats the answer, if not then tubes it is. I dont beleive there's much lumen loss anyway, i had a 4 lb'r surrounded by tubes.

good luck and dont forget the pics

dds

IIRC you said you had 7 cool tubes for eval. I don't think I ever saw pix of how you had them, maybe I missed them? Are you running ducting above/below, interconnecting? Rigid duct or flex?

What size/how many fans are you using for them?