Building UC from scratch

[Sinister]

Hi all,

I am looking to put a UC on my phone controlled system..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXPj1c08LBw

I can get the buckets, the 2", air pump and air stones but am having problems working out the fittings, pump etc

I am in the UK

If the pumps are of a reasonable price I am thinking of putting a flow switch on the pipe so if the pump dies it will kick another pump in :) I will also do something similar with the air pump.

If anyone can provide me links/guides that would be cool.

Thanks

 

[motherlode]

howdy - I moved your thread to the DiY forums - under current is a sponsor here and they run that section

very cool potential with an app like that

 

[ttystikk]

Hi all,

I am looking to put a UC on my phone controlled system..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXPj1c08LBw

I can get the buckets, the 2", air pump and air stones but am having problems working out the fittings, pump etc

I am in the UK

If the pumps are of a reasonable price I am thinking of putting a flow switch on the pipe so if the pump dies it will kick another pump in :) I will also do something similar with the air pump.

If anyone can provide me links/guides that would be cool.

Thanks

Ok, so the system you're discussing is called a 'RDWC', for Recirculating Deep Water Culture. I'm also interested in the switching for redundancy.

 

[smokie]

How much is that system and you could probably get all your parts or system from
http://cch2o.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=52&zenid=614f7lvmi7vfebst16qgumlcb5

 

[Sinister]

The more I think about it the harder it seems making a UC system for my phone controlled system........

What I am looking for is a planting system thats good and dosent require a big whopping reservoir.

The phone systems can run up to 8 x 600W lights (thats how they are designed)

So acording to my calculations on a RDWC system I would need about 30 20 litre pots of which each one will be using 12 litres = 360 litres + top up.

Due to the nature of how my system works it needs to be able to flush and re-fill complete.

The reason the UC system looks so attractive is the pots would basically be the reservoir due to the way it wizes the water round and mixes it.

 

[ttystikk]

All true, but you'll still want a top-up reservoir on a float valve, otherwise the water level moves too much.

 

[Sinister]

I think I need to find a system designer that understands what I need to attach this to and understands what I am trying to achieve...

I will of course pay if anyone can help send me a pm

Thanks

 

[RMCG]

Hi all,

I am looking to put a UC on my phone controlled system..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXPj1c08LBw

I can get the buckets, the 2", air pump and air stones but am having problems working out the fittings, pump etc

I am in the UK

If the pumps are of a reasonable price I am thinking of putting a flow switch on the pipe so if the pump dies it will kick another pump in :) I will also do something similar with the air pump.

If anyone can provide me links/guides that would be cool.

Thanks

Call Greg @ PurGro

 

[ttystikk]

Sinister, I've built several of the systems you're describing. I'm not sure what it is you want, but if you want a good RDWC I can help you. When I suggest something like a float valve for water top-up, it's because that's what I've found to work best.

 

[ALLegal420]

Sinister, I've built several of the systems you're describing. I'm not sure what it is you want, but if you want a good RDWC I can help you. When I suggest something like a float valve for water top-up, it's because that's what I've found to work best.

Very knowledgeable guy with experience.... FWIW

 

[crossouttheiis]

Call Greg @ PurGro

works awesome!

 

[Sinister]

Sinister, I've built several of the systems you're describing. I'm not sure what it is you want, but if you want a good RDWC I can help you. When I suggest something like a float valve for water top-up, it's because that's what I've found to work best.

Thanks for your reply...

you will need to watch the video in order to see what I am intending attaching the system to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXPj1c08LBw

Thanks