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You can keep both totes out of tent to, since its just 2 buckets,,, just want to make sure you got good circulation to BOTH buckets...
Yes you could run 25 feet AS LONG as your res outside tent is higher so gravity will feed it. I use 1/2 hose made by GH for the waterfarms. You dont use a pump, its gravity fed, and tops off when the water goes down and lowers float, like in your toilet. 400 gph pump would handle them 2 buckets plus 2 more when you upgrade.Roger that. Thanks for the pics and advice. I might end up just doing all 3 inside the tent.
Now how long can the tube be that goes from my 18gall RO Rez to the feed bucket? I would need it to go about 20-25 feet. Is that going to work? What size tube to go from the 18g RO Rez to the feed bucket? And will I need some sort of inline water pump at that distance?
Also, what size water pump should I get if I want the option to expand to 4 site setup later? I was looking at this:
https://www.amazon.com/Plus-748470-Premium-Drive-Water/dp/B01G0PVYNU/
Will that be an overkill?
Its actually smaller than that. Its 33x33x63What size tent is that? Is it a 3x3 you have 5 buckets crammed into?
Ya that was when i was just running 4 buckets. I have it in a 4x8 tent now under 2 1k mh/hps with all 8 buckets.. I am only growing in 7 because thats all the autos i had.. Im running autos while my moms for my future run grow, so i dont get bored :)What size tent is that? Is it a 3x3 you have 5 buckets crammed into?
no the control bucket has to be exactly the same as the grow buckets. And you only use a float valve in the control bucket to keep your water level at a certain mark. The float valve is only hooked to your outside res.Fuck it. I'm gonna grab 2 more buckets then. Then I can build a complete two bucket system external from my current grow and test it. Next nute change I'll take out the two buckets and drop the lids onto the already built two bucket undercurrent system and move that into the tent. Then I can build out the other two now empty buckets and when those two plants finish I'll be ready to start with 4 sites. That'll be a fun project to keep me busy for the next week. That picture of all 5 8gallons Setup in a 3x3 really really helped dude :) thanks
The 18gal tank I have is about a 5gal bucket off the ground. That enough for gravity to feed it?
Does the control bucket also need to be higher than the other sites?
you can use the 700 gph but you need to get a ball valve to control water pressure flow.Any reason NOT to get that 700gph one I posted? If I have a float valve on that feedback as well than it should be fine right?
no the control bucket has to be exactly the same as the grow buckets. And you only use a float valve in the control bucket to keep your water level at a certain mark. The float valve is only hooked to your outside res.
you can use the 700 gph but you need to get a ball valve to control water pressure flow.
And I'm not for sure what you mean by float valve on feed back. No float valve anywhere but control bucket allowing water in from out side res ONLY. It has nothing to do with the circulation of the pump and grow buckets. The outside res and the float valve in control bucket is only used so you can maintain your water level in your system. .
Yep between pump and control bucket.Ok, that makes sense. For some reason I thought the smaller diameter feed back to the control bucket from the water pump also had to be on a float valve. But I guess it's not neccesary because as it fills up the water pressure will force itself through the system. Not sure why that wasn't clicking before :)
I have a ball valve at the T where the feed back branches off the main water line. Will that suffice or would it need to be between the pump and the control site?
Nope. Unfortunately your gonna have to get a 1/2 grommet and a 1/2 extender ...@EventHorizan Grabbed 2 more buckets today, 25ft of 1/2" tubing with float valve. Game on!!
Question on the tubing from RO Rez to control bucket... does it matter how I feed the tube into the RO Rez? Can I feed it in through the cover and just push it all the way to the bottom?
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