Can I use flexible hose to connect rdwc

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Bob1892

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Hey guys I need to keep my header pot outside my grow tent and was wondering if I can use a flexible hose to connect my header pot to my alien system the flexible hose so it goes up and out through the vent holes on my gorilla tent my connections are 50mmScreenshot_20220414-162941_Gallery.jpg
 
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Bob1892

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Will it be okay going up and down or will it affect water flow like in the picture ive put the silver pipe there to show the place of the where I need to flexible hose to go haven't got the flexible hose yet and outside the tent back down again to connect to the header pot 1649953280988669118369735311018.jpg
 
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myke

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Bob1892 said:
Will it be okay going up and down or will it affect water flow like in the picture ive put the silver pipe there to show the place of the where I need to flexible hose to go haven't got the flexible hose yet and outside the tent back down again to connect to the header pot View attachment 5118296
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No you cant do that,Youll have to make a hole at ground level.Or raise everything to that height.
Through the bottom corner of the zipper will work. Unfortunately tent manufacturers havent clued in and made a spot for hydro to go through.
 
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Bob1892

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Thank you so much for your help I was really stuck with this problem trying to come up with a solution
How do I create a hole into the tent without causing light leak and if I do it through the corner of the zipper I won't beable to fully zip up the tent
 
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myke

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Bob1892 said:
Thank you so much for your help I was really stuck with this problem trying to come up with a solution
How do I create a hole into the tent without causing light leak and if I do it through the corner of the zipper I won't beable to fully zip up the tent
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People have power bars with lights on them and they dont cause light issues.
Laying a rag over the zipper corner will fix that.
Good luck.
 
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myke

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PJ Diaz said:
Do you ever get leaks at the connection points?
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I use eaves trough polyurethane where the hose slides onto the bulkheads. Allowing the adhesive to set up prior to snugging up the clamps is the key.The plastic Ts have large barbs so they only need gear clamps.
Years of use with no leaks but Im careful not to disturb them much.
 
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1212ham

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Bob1892 said:
Thank you so much for your help I was really stuck with this problem trying to come up with a solution
How do I create a hole into the tent without causing light leak and if I do it through the corner of the zipper I won't beable to fully zip up the tent
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I bought a bulkhead fitting to run lines through the tent wall.

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Bob1893

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Hi guys I've sorted out cutting a hole in the tent but the bulkhead I used just about fit the pipe through the hole and have no space for the water return line does it matter if that goes up and down thru the ducting hole or will I need to fit another hole in the tent along the first one I made at the same level
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Its the blue line

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myke

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Confused? The grey pipe is water return and blue hose is water in?.Hooked to the pump it can go up and down a little.
 
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Bob1893

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Screenshot_20220428-160735_Chrome.jpgI thought it was the other way around According to this but yh thats what I wanted to know the pipe that will be attached to the pump can it go up into the the ducting hole and down again to be attached to the header pot . Thank you for your help
 
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myke

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Not sure what that over complicated thing is in that pic,stay away from that lol..
So ya your pump hose can go up out of your res through vent in tent then to buckets.Youll need a manifold so you get equal flow to ea bucket.
 
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myke

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The red i added is attached to my pump thats water in,clear line is air hose.
edit,,,,one for ea bucket,they go back to my res where a manifold isa_003.jpg
 
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Bob1893

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This is what my system should like and pretty much does look like except the header bucket is outside the tent I've made a hole in the tent but the hole was only big enough but the grey tube not the blue one so that will go around RDWC_SVR_4_510x.progressive.jpg
 
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Star Dog

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The one you're putting through looks like the return pipe it shouldn't be a problem to put it through the ducting sock.

If I could I'd run the system without plants so I could check everything is okay.
 
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