Frustrated
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Bare with me
The way i want it setup in the tent will be the bucket coveres in silver tape on the left will be inside the tent. It will be connected to the controller res which is filles by a floar valve that runs to the res
They will be outside the tent feeding through a side port opening. The controlled and res will be ontop of a table which is roughly 7 inches high. Im looking for the dwc bucket to have aboit 2.5/3 gallons at all times while the control buckets sits with about 1.5 gallons and the res with 4.
I figured the float valve res portion out but everyhing i used is leaking so i was hoping what i picked would be better. Inused crap seals from lowes
I also tested flow the control will fill the dwc from empty in about 10 minutes and the res will fill the control in about 5. Flow doesnt matter as even if she drank 2 gallons a day the tubing isnbig enough to accomodate. I dont want tonlift my dwc lidnl every day to fill and drain like i didnlast time
Well i have regular grommets, uniseals, and bulkheads coming i think i may try this
1/2 bulkhead with bushing that is female threaded so incan attach the male threaded to barb adapter. I can put the shutoff in the middle. Would you raise the control or have it higher
rkron0413
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Honestly my rez and grow bucket are level with each other. When I do a water change I fill it up with 7-8 gallons and keep it topped off from there. I run 2 air stones in the grow bucket and one more in the rez just to have moving water all the time. She hasn't complained yet. Actually been doing amazing
Airwalker16
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I already told you what to use
Airwalker16
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1/2"is just a very very slow flow. 3/4" is much more advisable. Even 1" if you want. But this is all correct on the top list of items. You'll still need a 3/4" hydroflow TEE. Also your grommets in the pic here are WRONG. THEAE ONES are what you NEEED:
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Ok thank you. Is there a reason it would matter flow wise since ita gravity fed. It doesnt take all day to fill about 10 to 15 minutes
Just curious
Airwalker16
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Bigger is better when it comes to gravity fed lines
rkron0413
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Ima be doing an RDWC for my next grow with 1 1/2 inch pvc drain lines and 1/2 inch pex feed lines
Airwalker16
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Just use 2" if you're gonna go to 1.5". 2inch is 4 times the space of 1inch. 1.5 is only 2.5x. Just use 2.
rkron0413
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It's too late now haha. Ive already ordered the 1.5 stuff already... I'll upsize if I have to. Only going to run with about 60 gallons. Two 27 gal totes with a 5 gal bucket on the outside for me to add everything to. SOG Style
J232
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I’m using 10 2” uniseals on 5 tubs with no problem. I was scared of leaks and even used and prepped with marine sealant. Sealant was a waste, I just about stroked out putting the pipes threw the seals. They are working great, there is only one uniseal and nothing else will work like it, bulk heads are expensive when you need 10, glad the seals worked. 
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Airwalker16
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People are so afraid of them but they work perfectly if you just do it right. And yes, the pipes are SO hard to get through those things... I had to use some watered down dish soap to aid in the task.
It's too bad you went through the trouble of using a water pump for UC but didnt do waterfalls. You could have totally eliminated your air pumps, stones, and lines.
Well i had another grommet laying around now i plan on using bulkheads and the new stuff but i wanted to see what i did wrong.
1st when i drilled the holes i never deburred cleaned them. That was my fault so the grommets couldnt sit flush regardless.
2nd i attempted to make the holes as low as i could. What I realized is that the bucket is relatively flat with minor curves until sbout the last 3 inches frol the bottom. Then not only are they curved horizontally but they dip inwards towsrd the bottom at a steeper curve. I took the grommet i had snd came up about 1/2 an inch from where i cut before (above the w in lowes] deburred it put the grommet in and just slide the 1/2 tube in (no barb) i can move the tube around and it does not leak. Lesson learned i guess.
But ill wait until i get the bulkheads and black tubing.
1st when i drilled the holes i never deburred cleaned them. That was my fault so the grommets couldnt sit flush regardless.
2nd i attempted to make the holes as low as i could. What I realized is that the bucket is relatively flat with minor curves until sbout the last 3 inches frol the bottom. Then not only are they curved horizontally but they dip inwards towsrd the bottom at a steeper curve. I took the grommet i had snd came up about 1/2 an inch from where i cut before (above the w in lowes] deburred it put the grommet in and just slide the 1/2 tube in (no barb) i can move the tube around and it does not leak. Lesson learned i guess.
But ill wait until i get the bulkheads and black tubing.
Airwalker16
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Black tubing is for BARBED FITTINGS DUDE. bulkheads are made for PVC. I tried to tell you this. ugh...
Gond00s
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you tried your best.
rkron0413
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You ask. And now you shall see.
