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kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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ttystikk said:
That's your size, then. I used 25mm, but if you can't get it, don't sweat it.
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Cheers bro. What's your thoughts on this. I'm going to run 4 x 20l buckets and I was thinking of putting the res in the middle (so 5 buckets in total) So the fan will sit on top of the res if that makes sense.

What's the best way to connect the return tubes, could I just have one from each bucket to the res, or do I need to daisy chain them back to the res? Hope that makes sense.
 
PKHydro

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kiwipaulie said:
Cheers bro. What's your thoughts on this. I'm going to run 4 x 20l buckets and I was thinking of putting the res in the middle (so 5 buckets in total) So the fan will sit on top of the res if that makes sense.

What's the best way to connect the return tubes, could I just have one from each bucket to the res, or do I need to daisy chain them back to the res? Hope that makes sense.
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I'd make each bucket have its own return line to the res. I use to have multiple buckets hook into a main return line, I had issues with some buckets not draining properly, air locks etc. With only 4 buckets it's easy to have each one on its own.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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PKHydro said:
I'd make each bucket have its own return line to the res. I use to have multiple buckets hook into a main return line, I had issues with some buckets not draining properly, air locks etc. With only 4 buckets it's easy to have each one on its own.
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I second this.

I'd suggest having your control bucket someplace easy to reach since that's where you'll be adding nutes, changing water, etc. The middle of the setup is usually not the best spot, cuz it's just too crowded.
 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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ttystikk said:
I second this.

I'd suggest having your control bucket someplace easy to reach since that's where you'll be adding nutes, changing water, etc. The middle of the setup is usually not the best spot, cuz it's just too crowded.
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Yeah maybe i wasn't thinking right on that placement.

How do you keep the roots out of the tubes. Id imagine 19mm would fill up quick. Or do you just prune them from time to time.
 
Vnsmkr

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I like this guy's mixes. Not sure if you had heard of him, probably very likely :). Also dig some Joey Negro; check him out if you havent already.

 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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Cheers for all your help lately ttystikk and a few others!!

I've now slapped to together my first rdwc :) After a dry/wet run its all sealed and pumps perfectly. I know I have a few more adjustments, but I can already see I'm going to like this style of growing.

Any suggestions greatly welcomed!! Don't worry about the air pump, going to find a place off the floor.
 

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ttystikk

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kiwipaulie said:
Cheers for all your help lately ttystikk and a few others!!

I've now slapped to together my first rdwc :) After a dry/wet run its all sealed and pumps perfectly. I know I have a few more adjustments, but I can already see I'm going to like this style of growing.

Any suggestions greatly welcomed!! Don't worry about the air pump, going to find a place off the floor.
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Nice! Now, how ya gonna keep that water cool?
 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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I know what ill do now :) just grab an old chest freezer and slap a stc1000 and just plumb a res out of that. :)

Id be able to control the exact res temp with no issues.

I use them in my brewing and work awesome.
 
kiwipaulie

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Hey ttystikk one other thing I was going to say. Do you think it would be a smart move to add a drain plug (attached to the return line, close to the res) on my buckets so that if the return hose gets blocked by roots and I don't notice, then then it will just suck it off the overflow, if that makes sense.

I just don't want it messing with the flow of the pump.
 
ttystikk

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kiwipaulie said:
Hey ttystikk one other thing I was going to say. Do you think it would be a smart move to add a drain plug (attached to the return line, close to the res) on my buckets so that if the return hose gets blocked by roots and I don't notice, then then it will just suck it off the overflow, if that makes sense.

I just don't want it messing with the flow of the pump.
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I have 4 holes in every one of my tubs for exactly this reason.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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kiwipaulie said:
Sweet. Last thing id want is 60l of nutes pumped out all over the floor lol.

You think I could get away with just one hole per tub. My pump isn't that powerful, just 700l per hour.
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Consider a second hole in each grow bucket, this time right at the maximum allowable height of water. This would also drain to the control bucket and would serve as an emergency secondary. Since it's not ordinarily in use, roots won't be pulled into it.

The line from this upper hole could drop right down to the normal return line, connected with a T fitting. Keep the fitting far enough downstream that roots traveling down the normal drain hole won't clog it, too.
 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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ttystikk said:
Consider a second hole in each grow bucket, this time right at the maximum allowable height of water. This would also drain to the control bucket and would serve as an emergency secondary. Since it's not ordinarily in use, roots won't be pulled into it.

The line from this upper hole could drop right down to the normal return line, connected with a T fitting. Keep the fitting far enough downstream that roots traveling down the normal drain hole won't clog it, too.
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Cheers ttystikk!! I was thinking that would be the best place to put it. Would you put it so water can hit the bottom of the wick or just below it?

You are a legend with the amount of help you have given me lately!
 
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Vnsmkr

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Hey @ttystikk just curious, isnt it counterproductive of the cannabis community to have a political forum on a cannabis forum? ha ha just fucking with you; I know you like to talk politics so just giving you some shit. I flip over to new posts and sometimes (no alot of times) see this guy called finshaggy spouting all sorts of shit, and I do mean shit.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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kiwipaulie said:
Cheers ttystikk!! I was thinking that would be the best place to put it. Would you put it so water can hit the bottom of the wick or just below it?

You are a legend with the amount of help you have given me lately!
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Wick? In RDWC? I'm lost...

Set the upper drain line at the highest level you'd ever want to see in the pail.
 
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