help with hydro?

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seamore

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ok im growing in a box i built its 3 foot tall i want to put my plants on hydroponics table and ideas on how i can make a SUPER small one yet wide enough to get around 6 plants on..
 
acexxacer

acexxacer

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oh wow you can go buy a table that will fit in there you may be able to get your 6 plant mark but a more resonable number is 4 are you gonna have the reservoir inside the box or outside?
 
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seamore

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well i wanted it in so the water would drain down to it but if its outside how will that work? im kinda short on money so the least exspensive way would be best =)
 
acexxacer

acexxacer

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well if you put the reservoir inside it wont drain you'll need it outside i can draw something up if you would like
 
acexxacer

acexxacer

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okay give me a min or two did you build this box out of wood? is stealth a priority? is it drip? ebb and flow? aero? nft? bubbleponics? dwt?
 
acexxacer

acexxacer

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ok heres my crappy paint drawing
http://s319.photobucket.com/albums/mm449/acexxacer/?action=view&current=Photo2-3-1.jpg&t=1250406922936
list of parts needed :
a tray- improvised or bought just make it fit in your box
a rubbermaid- for the resevroir
a pump- walmart for about $10
some nozzles-
http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/itemdesc.asp?ic=HPMAABK00&eq=&Tp=
some tubing-
http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/itemdesc.asp?ic=HPMT34&eq=&Tp=
lights- Cfls or tube flouros
if CFLS then you'll need socket adapters and Y-spliters
this video will show you how to set it up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNwTtx4l4tM
 
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seamore

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acexxacer said:
ok heres my crappy paint drawing
http://s319.photobucket.com/albums/mm449/acexxacer/?action=view&current=Photo2-3-1.jpg&t=1250406922936
list of parts needed :
a tray- improvised or bought just make it fit in your box
a rubbermaid- for the resevroir
a pump- walmart for about $10
some nozzles-
http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/itemdesc.asp?ic=HPMAABK00&eq=&Tp=
some tubing-
http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/itemdesc.asp?ic=HPMT34&eq=&Tp=
lights and a powerstrip
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see the box its not enclosed i have it on the ground with thrash bags covering the ground so thats y im trying to figure out how i would make hydro system thats super small or one that will be able to pump from the outside of the box into the box than back into the resivor
 
AquafinaOrbit

AquafinaOrbit

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Personally I like the system showed up top, but if your looking for the tank to be outside you could go with a PVC system. Basically you just get some PVC pipe and cut holes half way through on one side and put the net buckets in the holes, which is where your plants will grow from. So each hole is a basic hydro system but its all connected and then the actual tank can be basically wherever the hell you choose to put it. Just the farther you go from the plants the more piping you'd need and a stronger pump. Also would be able to put the pipes on the ground so its about as short of a system you can get.
 
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seamore

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i see what your talking about but the resivor would have to be super small like the table the plants are going to be growing in but if not than how can i get water from the resivor from the out side of the box into the table than back into the resivor
 
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