Absolutely man.
I have wanted to build one forever. I was gonna use the tables and just go numbers crazy but its too easy i think. Besides those custom jobs are too cool
Well...I don't know if you've followed any of my journals or not but I'm trying extreme SOG 12/12 from seed techniques hoping to find a reproducible method for big yields when measured by grams per killowatt hour. At any rate, it recently occurred to me that if I stop thinking linearly that maybe some fresh ideas might pop into my head.
So here is prototype #1 still in development but should be ready in about a week...certainly far enough along that the idea is clear.
The plants I do have started were doing great but have suffered some from getting too much water. This is my 1st ever attempt at anything this crazy/strange so I gotta work out the kinks still.
It's far from polished but here are the specs:
Octagon is 60" in diameter measured from the inside.
I'm currently placing 3 vertical tubes on each of the 7 sides (8th side is a door).
4 Tubes is definitely a possibility but for now I'm testing with 3.
Each tube has 6 sites. Tubes are filled with hydroton. Adjustable sprinkler emitters at the top of each tube.
Bottom of the tubes are capped and have a 1/2" drain pipe running into 4" PVC that wraps around the entire outside of the octagon.
Plants are in 1.5" rockwool cubes. I'm testing 3 different ideas regarding the 45 degree elbows in an attempt to find the best option to maintain moisture but eliminate over watering....long story here and I'll spare you the details.
Two 1/2" pieces of PVC pipe form the ceiling and the carbon filter fan combo could not be easier. They are just taped together and sitting on 2 studs and exhaust out the top.
Whole thing is computer controlled with a tablet running software I wrote. Nothing fancy but it serves as the timer for the light as well as the timer for the water pump. Currently still experimenting but have it set to run for 2 minutes every hour. The software is configuration driven so I can change the settings without touching code.