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cph said:

Nice to see ya back gypsy.

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Thanks Man... it's been way too long...

onthedl0008 said:

What have we here man I never thought I'd see this day man to think I been think about doing a table lolz NIIZE

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I questioned it a few times myself... But... Here we are!

Good to see you guys!

I gotta circulate and see what everyone is up to these days...

Cheers!!!

And a look a today... including a comparison of first day of bondage vs. today...

Hey dl, i see the system you posted...
not worried about leaks?
id love to connect mine like that... 5 gal is just too small...


cheers!

onthedl0008 said:

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welcome back gypsy, long time no see..

Lol yea I just responded in that other thread bro only thing id add is yes sir man a fully vegged monster can easily empty a 5 gallon almost daily when they really get flowering so having them connected really is alot less work topping off and making adjustments and what not on an 80 gallon system u would be surprised man in adding back about 30 gallon every few days no joke but that's with the monsters I posted.

racerboy71 said:

welcome back gypsy, long time no see..

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Thanks bro! Happy to be alive & kicking!

onthedl0008 said:

Lol yea I just responded in that other thread bro only thing id add is yes sir man a fully vegged monster can easily empty a 5 gallon almost daily when they really get flowering so having them connected really is alot less work topping off and making adjustments and what not on an 80 gallon system u would be surprised man in adding back about 30 gallon every few days no joke but that's with the monsters I posted.

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So the 5th bucket is just a res right? No plant?
and one could use a tote for a bigger res too huh?!

im starting to like this...
but what about leaks?

Gotcha.. I see it over there...

If I was u and gonna build one id use a cooler for the 5th bucket(controller res) same idea as ebb n flows controller res just no timers u know.
Along with the screen I plan on building im upgrading my controller res with a cooler this summer to help the chiller out.

Great!
I like it!

how different would it be to put the fittngs on the cooler? With the thick walls...

do you have a handy break down of your parts, since we are doing the same number of buckets...

i guess the drain could be the return, and the pump can sit in the cooler with the hose just going out the top... Right?!? So no need to drilll the cooler...

and if I understand right, it goes from the pump to the buckets through the "t"s and also another hose on the right of the pic?

why not just go one to the other, in line? Cause if it clogs it will flood? Prolly eh?!?

GypsyBush said:

Great!
I like it!

how different would it be to put the fittngs on the cooler? With the thick walls...

Not hard u drill straight thru.. Only need to grommet the inside.. I actually built one but drilled my return to close to the bottom and scrapped it. Long as u give it enuff room from the bottom for the grommet to properly seat.

do you have a handy break down of your parts, since we are doing the same number of buckets...
I will get that for u but I think I broke the parts list down in my simple rdwc thread I'll see if I can copy n paste it for u.

i guess the drain could be the return, and the pump can sit in the cooler with the hose just going out the top... Right?!? So no need to drilll the cooler...
U could actually sit the pump on top of the cooler and pull the water thru the tube like so and push back down to ur buckets keeping the pump outta the water and cooler will keep it all cooler.

and if I understand right, it goes from the pump to the buckets through the "t"s and also another hose on the right of the pic?

Yes pulls from the controller red and pushes straight thru the loop on t's back to the controller is where its all "inline" push pull on the same pump less heat than 2 pumps..

why not just go one to the other, in line? Cause if it clogs it will flood? Prolly eh?!?

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That.. And the buckets will naturally flood if ur pushing water thru them on the daisy chain.. I tried to copy Ebb n Flow as close as possible but had to add the "Equalizer Pipe" in the middle that solved that whole issue. The buckets are all connected up in the middle and that simply drains back to the controller bucket. With it like I said it keeps the levels all equal in the buckets.
So the push thru is just filling the buckets persay.
The middle tubeing or equalizer pipe is actually keeping them equal.

By doing so I can keep my buckets all the same water level depending on how much water I pump in I can keep the water at bottom of pots at all times u know...

Is it 6 "t" s and 10 through fittings plus hose? Or am I missing something?

3/4" hose and fittings all around? Would 1" be better?

Hey Gypsy my bad sorry i didnt notice that u had a pic of my old rig. That design has since been revised to this one shown below.

I used 9 "T" connectors .
3 male/male or passthru connectors.
12 grommets.
264 gph ecoplus submersible pump.

If i was u i would just turn the back " Equalizer Tube" "T" connectors so they equalize str8 across. Meaning u dont really need the back loop persay i only had the loop like that cause i added buckets to the line.. Idea is keeping them Equalized.

The outside "Inline" Pushthru the buckets is all set @ 4 inches from the bottom of the buckets and u want that all on a continuous loop thru the buckets back to the controller.
The inside "Equalizer Tube" is set @ 1.5 inches from the bottom of the buckets u want them dropped so the water equalizes before the buckets fill.

Yes if i was gonna change anything id go with 1 inch all the way its just better for water movement in general.

Otherwise this Rig is pretty much purring and running smooth now. This design is fool proof its about the twentieth teen revision and ive been working it for close to almost 2 years now so i got the kinks worked out and couldnt be happier with the results I think it would rock ur tent man main thing is just haveing to deal with one res u cant beat it. At this point all i do is topoff really and stay trimming nuggz bro the rig pretty much runs itself.

DL... Did you say that folks using the 1" connectors were having troubles with leaks?

Yea idk what it is but I hear peeps saying the 1inch has a tendency to leak I think it's because of the curviture of the buckets honestly. It could also be that perhaps they where sloppy with there work too.
If u could get ahold of square buckets idk where I seen them but that would be ideal with the bigger connectors.
I've seen peeps using the 1inch on the round buckets as well tho so u know..

Gotcha... Sloppy work leaks....And it makes sense on the curve of the bucket too...I gotta find some black buckets... Or lightproof mine... Running into a bit of an algae issue... Ugh!

Yea man not good I used to fold a garbage bag up real nice and wrap a couple around my orange buckets so they where all black and pretty like doesn't look too bad either if u do a clean wrap lolz.
Anyhow man can't wait to see what u do with this Dwc man was always inspiring looking at ur tables!
What strains u growing now? Nice work on the bondage man keep that light penetration I've been real lazy lately but I gotta get off my ace and build a screen now that I can just forget about moving lids around and stuff man I really have to do that!

DL.... It's bagseed... As usual for me...lol....
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Here is a peek at today...
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The girls in the back are fucked.... Oh well...
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The front ones are crowding themselves.... The nodes are all so tight... No stretch at all.... So far...lol...
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Here they are...
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lookin fine bro

SOG said:

lookin fine bro

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thanks man.... It's pretty fucking far from the old days... But it is still just as fun...

here is the first basil harvest and the second radish harvest of the month...

these look yammi bro!
since you like to mix it up;
have you seen this vertical veggi garden?

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