I like the remote reservoir concept, and I think you're right about the pumps made for hydro. I've looked at others - made for small waterfalls and lizard tanks, and they just don't compare. Good luck on that
Well to start things off.. I stayed up all nice once again due to not being able to sleep.. this f***ing blows..
HOWEVER!
I got everything pretty much set up..
BUT! Having the pump in the reservoir and running the feeder tube to the bucket is eventually making the grow bucket over flow..
So I've decided to move the pump into the grow bucket, attach a 1/2" tubing to the exhaust of the pump where it will be capped off on the end, then put a "T" fitting on the end of that to run my 1/4" feeder tube (which will have a 4gph drip nozzle attached to, NEED some help on that, too much flow?) to the net pot.
The reservoir is now passive, I'll be adding a separate air pump + air stone(s) to keep the water oxygenated and non stagnant.
I think this should work, Probably someone has thought of this and done it already with success... But I like to go buy a bunch of stuff get home and figure out what I can do with it, for some reason it's more satisfying in the end..
Burn on!