Help With Diy 5 Gallon Bucket System.

[Bigfatbudz]

Hello I was hoping someone could help me.

I had a guy help me buy the stuff I needed to set up an 8 , 5 gallon bucket system.

These buckets are basic Home Depot buckets with aftermarket tops which have net pots built in. I'm using hydroton

I have 50 gallon food grade plastic rain barel which has never been used.

I have a 6 or 8 " round air stones for each a really nice external air and water pump.

I just don't know which parts to buy to connect all of this stuff.

My guy disappeared a few weeks ago and I cannot get ahold of him.

So I'm assuming I need hoses and fitments. I'm not sure which to buy, I'd rather spare no expense "within reason" for metal fitments if that would work better.

I have a cycle Timer
I have the Titan Atlas 8
Other timers
And a basic sentinel environmental controller which controls heat , humidity etc.

Large watering rings which go around the base of the plant.

So I guess basically I am trying to figure out how to run the hoses etc.

I see the Oceanus from Titan , which goes to their flow and grow setup.
So I'm assuming this should be pretty close in design to what I'm looking at.

I would like it to fill and empty via external pump.

I don't have the model number of the air and water pumps , but I know I paid $4-$500 for the two, I looked them up and they seemed to be more then adequate, incase i needed more later.

So if anyone could help me I would really appeichiate it.

Which parts, elbows , hoses extensions , hoses and which size you would also reccomend for an 8 5 gallon bucket system.

Where should I put the holes? I figure air through the top and the bigger water fill and empty hose.



I want to be able to remove each unit alone to tend to plants.

So I figure a switch to close off the input/output of each bucket.

I'm using Gorilla original tents I have 5x9 and 5x5 I'm not sure if I will always use 8 buckets in my 5x9. Larger wider plants I may drop down to 6 buckets.

Again, any detailed links, preferably videos.

I have looked and come up with some stuff that was close, but I was hoping one of you may get me closer to the setup I have.

Thank you so much.

 

[numbnutts]

You need someone with expertise in that , man my head is spinning just thinking about it and I used to mess with my buddies ebb and flow system all the time and it was a 12 bucket system I think ...Yeah a main hose I think that connects to each bucket by its own hose coming off the main hose a pump and an airstone in each bucket the main pump in the rez pumps the water out then the pumps in the buckets pump it all back I know it was a tough grow your gonna want stoppers and shit with spigots on the bottom of the buckets for easy emptying of you had to detach it I'm totaly talking out my ass though so that may not even be necessary I played with em but never grew in em idk know what area your in but there's gotta be someone on here that can help you sorry I couldn't still wanted to say what's up loved the system but I couldn't handle it