@Cool_Beans
after seeing your new setup, and some others... i'm totally redoing mine.
sucks, cause it's some lost money and time. but i'm not happy with the flow rate using 1/2" hose between the buckets, and i really like the fallponic/hydroponic setups i've seen
Plumbing stuff just really intimidates me for some reason. So i did some research today, i now understand how bulkheads work, i really didn't get it lol
so the new setup will be like this
i already have this pump that was too big for the old setup that will work great with this one. maybe in the future i'll get an inline one. i have a 700 g/h pump.
the pump will pump water to the 4 plant sites through a 1/2" hose
the returns will be a 2" pvc pipe, this should allow the pump to be fine on full power, without ever waiting on water return.
ordered 8 2" slip/slip bulkheads through amazon but from precision marine. they aren't cheap
each bucket will have a 4" air stone, and 2 air stones in the res.
when i put the pvc pipe in the bulkhead, should i use pvc cement/glue or whatever that stuff is?
i don't plan on moving system, so i'm fine with a permanent setup.