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The parts list…..
50 gal Rubbermaid rough neck tote $20 @ Home Depot. They had a few different color lids but I went with black for it’s ability to prevent light penetrating to the res/root zone as well.
100 pk 360 degree spray jets for $19 - cant find a better price anywhere!
2 10’ 1/2 “ pvc pipes
3 – ½” T fittings
4 – 3 way connector $1.20 EA http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/pvc.shtml ( i did not use these I bought local parts and had to use a ton of adapters so mine look different)
4 ½” pvc end caps
2” neoprene inserts -
These are the cheapest I could find anywhere at $20 shipped for 50. They are denser then the normal ones and I really like that because the ones the hydro store sells seem to get soggy after a while and then look like shit. These wont get soggy from what I can tell I’ve been running them for about 3 days. Also they should need less cleaning and be easier to clean. The only down side is their cut in the insert to hold the cutting does not work. The issue is the neoprene is so dense it feels like it would choke the plant. I just snipped a corner off of the inner triangles created by the cross cut they made and then it relieved some of the pressure and they work great. The other benefit to these are they are thinner so smaller cuts can be used and still have stem sticking out the bottom.
2” netcups – IDK about $9 pre shipping here - i bought them locally. The reason I used these was I’m going to be transplanting into a ebb and grow and I wanted it to stay completely medium-less so I didn’t want the roots to get caught in the net cups. Also the cups are tapered and the lip keeps them nice and firmly placed on the lid and the taper lets you wedge the insert in as tight or loose as you wish. Without these it always felt like there was either too much pressure on the stem or so little that the damn plant could fall into the res. I planned on cloning 50 and keeping 25-30 cuts that will then get vegged to 10” right in this unit. Because of that I needed good support on the lid much more then those soft spongy inserts pressure fit could provide.
396 gph pump or larger
Tool List
PVC Cutters - $10 http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/pvc.shtml about $12 @ Home Depot - Spend the $10-$15 and get pvc cutters! Even if you take them back afterwards not having a ton of little strands of plastic to clean up on the pipes because you used a saw is worth the cost of the cutters in my opinion. Also if you are lazy and don’t measure like me it makes it quick as hell to make quick adjustments to the pipe one squeeze and you’ve made a clean cut on the pipe. Every little piece of plastic left behind has the ability to clog a sprayer. Clogged sprayers are a pain in the ass!
2” Hole Saw
Drill bit for spray heads, I think it is 11/64 but I don’t know for sure. Damn I’m not that much help am i?
Putting it together is pretty obvious. I’m not a big fan of measuring I just half ass measure and then cut a little larger. Then I get one side together then when I’ve snipped it back until it fits right I duplicate it on the other side. The pipe is $1.20 for 10’ so no need to measure and be all critical you have more then enough in 2 pieces an you will have a whopping $2.40 invested. Besides if you mess up and undercut you are screwed and wasted the piece. If you over cut by 4” who cares you will have like 8 extra feet when you are done anyways.
What I would change about the way I made this is this….
I would glue the net cup lids in place. It’s a bitch when you lift the lid to high and they fall out. They will get glued down when this set of cuts come out.
Cleaning the net cup holes in the lid is a pain. Again any plastic left behind can clog a spray head. I tried sand paper by hand, dremel with wire attachment, dremel with barrel sander and finally ended up using a standard razor blade. It took forever to clean them up (I watched 3 episodes of the office on hulu). What would have worked super fast would have been a jet lighter! Just get a torch or butane lighter that puts out the pointed blue flame and run it around the edges and melt any little pieces hanging off.
I’m still adding plastic to the lid because I think it will look clean. Some spray glue and some panda and I’m gluing the panda to the lid.
I’ll pull measurements if you would like for the hole placement. It took me forever to get that right I really suck at getting the measurements right.
For the manifold I just used the small dips in the bottom of the tote to get my dimensions. Look at my manifold pic an you will see exactly what I’m talking about.
The Lid, upside down!
This lid is designed in a way that if you flip it upside down about 3” of the lid wedges into the tote creating one hell of a seal. You have to really push it in place and you have to push 2 sides at a time otherwise the other side pops out. This also creates a little splash guard which is totally unnecessary but has a cool factor to me. I did my best to get a pic that shows what I’m talking about with the lid but if you go and look at this tote in the store it will make total sense immediately. Either way if you do this or not you can always flip it over and use it the other way at any time as long as you have not glued the net cup lips down.
you do have to seal a few holes in the handles in the tote. i forgot to get silicone before i left the store so i used duct tape. in the future i'll just cut up a insert and wedge the pieces in and then silicone over and around them.
50 gal Rubbermaid rough neck tote $20 @ Home Depot. They had a few different color lids but I went with black for it’s ability to prevent light penetrating to the res/root zone as well.
100 pk 360 degree spray jets for $19 - cant find a better price anywhere!
2 10’ 1/2 “ pvc pipes
3 – ½” T fittings
4 – 3 way connector $1.20 EA http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/pvc.shtml ( i did not use these I bought local parts and had to use a ton of adapters so mine look different)
4 ½” pvc end caps
2” neoprene inserts -
These are the cheapest I could find anywhere at $20 shipped for 50. They are denser then the normal ones and I really like that because the ones the hydro store sells seem to get soggy after a while and then look like shit. These wont get soggy from what I can tell I’ve been running them for about 3 days. Also they should need less cleaning and be easier to clean. The only down side is their cut in the insert to hold the cutting does not work. The issue is the neoprene is so dense it feels like it would choke the plant. I just snipped a corner off of the inner triangles created by the cross cut they made and then it relieved some of the pressure and they work great. The other benefit to these are they are thinner so smaller cuts can be used and still have stem sticking out the bottom.
2” netcups – IDK about $9 pre shipping here - i bought them locally. The reason I used these was I’m going to be transplanting into a ebb and grow and I wanted it to stay completely medium-less so I didn’t want the roots to get caught in the net cups. Also the cups are tapered and the lip keeps them nice and firmly placed on the lid and the taper lets you wedge the insert in as tight or loose as you wish. Without these it always felt like there was either too much pressure on the stem or so little that the damn plant could fall into the res. I planned on cloning 50 and keeping 25-30 cuts that will then get vegged to 10” right in this unit. Because of that I needed good support on the lid much more then those soft spongy inserts pressure fit could provide.
396 gph pump or larger
Tool List
PVC Cutters - $10 http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/pvc.shtml about $12 @ Home Depot - Spend the $10-$15 and get pvc cutters! Even if you take them back afterwards not having a ton of little strands of plastic to clean up on the pipes because you used a saw is worth the cost of the cutters in my opinion. Also if you are lazy and don’t measure like me it makes it quick as hell to make quick adjustments to the pipe one squeeze and you’ve made a clean cut on the pipe. Every little piece of plastic left behind has the ability to clog a sprayer. Clogged sprayers are a pain in the ass!
2” Hole Saw
Drill bit for spray heads, I think it is 11/64 but I don’t know for sure. Damn I’m not that much help am i?
Putting it together is pretty obvious. I’m not a big fan of measuring I just half ass measure and then cut a little larger. Then I get one side together then when I’ve snipped it back until it fits right I duplicate it on the other side. The pipe is $1.20 for 10’ so no need to measure and be all critical you have more then enough in 2 pieces an you will have a whopping $2.40 invested. Besides if you mess up and undercut you are screwed and wasted the piece. If you over cut by 4” who cares you will have like 8 extra feet when you are done anyways.
What I would change about the way I made this is this….
I would glue the net cup lids in place. It’s a bitch when you lift the lid to high and they fall out. They will get glued down when this set of cuts come out.
Cleaning the net cup holes in the lid is a pain. Again any plastic left behind can clog a spray head. I tried sand paper by hand, dremel with wire attachment, dremel with barrel sander and finally ended up using a standard razor blade. It took forever to clean them up (I watched 3 episodes of the office on hulu). What would have worked super fast would have been a jet lighter! Just get a torch or butane lighter that puts out the pointed blue flame and run it around the edges and melt any little pieces hanging off.
I’m still adding plastic to the lid because I think it will look clean. Some spray glue and some panda and I’m gluing the panda to the lid.
I’ll pull measurements if you would like for the hole placement. It took me forever to get that right I really suck at getting the measurements right.
For the manifold I just used the small dips in the bottom of the tote to get my dimensions. Look at my manifold pic an you will see exactly what I’m talking about.
The Lid, upside down!
This lid is designed in a way that if you flip it upside down about 3” of the lid wedges into the tote creating one hell of a seal. You have to really push it in place and you have to push 2 sides at a time otherwise the other side pops out. This also creates a little splash guard which is totally unnecessary but has a cool factor to me. I did my best to get a pic that shows what I’m talking about with the lid but if you go and look at this tote in the store it will make total sense immediately. Either way if you do this or not you can always flip it over and use it the other way at any time as long as you have not glued the net cup lips down.
you do have to seal a few holes in the handles in the tote. i forgot to get silicone before i left the store so i used duct tape. in the future i'll just cut up a insert and wedge the pieces in and then silicone over and around them.
