purplecream
Active Member
"Any drawbacks to pushing light through some fairly thick glass?"
Cleaning it
You shouldn’t see any degradation of light intensity with clear glass. Could be taken to a window replacement shop and cut for you I am sure.
The design could be altered to allow the reservoir to be exterior. DWC can also circulate, keeping the reservoir outside of the heated area would more easily retain temp. Cooling water is also a fairly easy operation. Maybe someone has a read for you, my apologies I don’t, or just as easily you may be able to find some good material on the subject in the hydroponics section here at RIU.
If your not familiar with the web site Instructables.com it may be another good bet.
I read somewhere that glass eats up some lumens.