DIY flood tables and grow trays

HydroRed

HydroRed

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Tigerpaws said:
Nice setup! I like that idea. Nice light also! Mind sharing some details and a parts list for the light? I'm using 3 Advanced Platinum 300 watt LEDs at the moment in my 4'x 8' room. I'd like to add a 4th light to cover another 2'x3' section of the room.
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Sent you a pm with some info.
 
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2com

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HydroRed said:
You could also use a large heavy duty tote from the hardware store. They carry 27- 37 gal "tuff totes" that can hold up to 700lbs for about $8 and they are low profile and fit very nice under a 28" high table. Throw the res on a movers dolly so you can maneuver it where you need to. Once you fill it up it becomes real hard to even budge without wheels. It works very well for me in my small 4x4 flood & drain setup.
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How much water do you actually put in those 27 Gal totes?
 
HydroRed

HydroRed

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2com said:
How much water do you actually put in those 27 Gal totes?
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When Im only filling one tray per 27 gal tote, I use about 10-12 gallons. Thats enough to fill the tray when flooding and still have plenty of water in the res for the pump to not run dry. Once the plants are really drinking, I'll usually add about 2-3 gallons every few days. I've used as much as 21 gallons when I was getting my system setup to run unattended for 7 days (which worked perfectly).
 
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2com

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HydroRed said:
When Im only filling one tray per 27 gal tote, I use about 10-12 gallons. Thats enough to fill the tray when flooding and still have plenty of water in the res for the pump to not run dry. Once the plants are really drinking, I'll usually add about 2-3 gallons every few days. I've used as much as 21 gallons when I was getting my system setup to run unattended for 7 days (which worked perfectly).
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Cool, thanks.
So it's a safe "20 Gal" reservoir then.
 
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sf_frankie

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Tigerpaws said:
Nice setup! I like that idea. Nice light also! Mind sharing some details and a parts list for the light? I'm using 3 Advanced Platinum 300 watt LEDs at the moment in my 4'x 8' room. I'd like to add a 4th light to cover another 2'x3' section of the room.
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How do you like those lights? At first glance they look like shitty Amazon blurples but I went and checked out their site and they have some crazy high par numbers! Surprised I haven’t seen more of them, the numbers seem legit!
 
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