hydroponicronic
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Hey all!
First time poster but been lurking for a while now This is an excellent forum with tons of great info! Thanks for that!
Almost ready for first run in a 4 bucket (8 gallons each) system. The 5th 8 gallon bucket is the rez outside the 4x4 tent. The total water volume will be around 33 gallons to start.
My concern is when draining the system for Rez changes, there is approx 4 gallons total left in the system that is not easily removable due to the 2” bulkheads having to be positioned slightly above the very bottom of the buckets. Basically a gallon per bucket inside the tent will be left. The Rez can be vacuumed out with minimal effort.
I will be mixing nutes in a separate mix barrel before pumping them over to the Rez. My vision was when it is time to up the ppm’s I may have to mix slightly stronger due to the weaker solution being trapped in the system. That wouldn’t be too bad. I’m horrified thinking if I run in to any kind of more serious problem like rot or something that not having the ability to completely drain the system will quickly become a huge PITA!
Do you guys think this is a concern? I’ve been thinking about a bottom drain system however the babies are about a week away from go time and I was going to run as is for the first grow.
Thanks for the input!
First time poster but been lurking for a while now This is an excellent forum with tons of great info! Thanks for that!
Almost ready for first run in a 4 bucket (8 gallons each) system. The 5th 8 gallon bucket is the rez outside the 4x4 tent. The total water volume will be around 33 gallons to start.
My concern is when draining the system for Rez changes, there is approx 4 gallons total left in the system that is not easily removable due to the 2” bulkheads having to be positioned slightly above the very bottom of the buckets. Basically a gallon per bucket inside the tent will be left. The Rez can be vacuumed out with minimal effort.
I will be mixing nutes in a separate mix barrel before pumping them over to the Rez. My vision was when it is time to up the ppm’s I may have to mix slightly stronger due to the weaker solution being trapped in the system. That wouldn’t be too bad. I’m horrified thinking if I run in to any kind of more serious problem like rot or something that not having the ability to completely drain the system will quickly become a huge PITA!
Do you guys think this is a concern? I’ve been thinking about a bottom drain system however the babies are about a week away from go time and I was going to run as is for the first grow.
Thanks for the input!