lol...I cleaned up first. Here we go!
So here is what I was thinking about when I made this:
1) What happens if something terrible happens and the water pump does not shut off. Or my remediation for a siphon fails and the entire reservoir is emptied. Having (6) 17 gallon catch tubs can hold ~ 102 Gallons of water. 30 gallons more than my 70 gallon reservoir.
2) Knowing the benches are not perfectly level, any containers used to catch run-off will fill at variable rates.
3) I sure as hell don't want to manually dump buckets or tubs again.
So this is basically what I came up. All 6 totes are connected via PVC so they should maintain an even and consistent water level. I only wanted one point of exit and I chose to have the water drain from the bottom of the tote out of the room - a little extra gravity will help a lot. From the outside of the room, all options are on the table. I can connect a garden hose and a valve and just run the hose outside and open the valve. Passive drainage. Should work, but untested. I can also connect the exit line to a pump and then a garden hose and do it that way.
The (10) drainage holes are probably going to use flexible 1/2" water tubing and I'll drill holes near the top of the totes. TBD.
Here are a couple of cool gadgets that I don't think I've shared as of yet:
A carbon monoxide and smoke detector that sends alerts to my phone. Since this room is hyper insulated, and in the basement, I could never hear a smoke alarm upstairs. In the event of a fire, I get notified. Lets hope that never happens.
And then the Pulse...this thing is pretty sweet. It's the first time I'll be using it but so far I'm loving it.
Here is a link for more info...
Pulse Labs provides smart and easy grow room monitoring solutions.
pulsegrow.com
(No affiliation to them...just praising their product)
And finally, a shot of the LED Driver array and timers. It probably looks pretty messy and I guess it is kind of messy. It's the best I could do while keeping things accessible. This room is fed by (3) 20 amp circuits. Despite looking potentially unsafe, I was very careful and it is done safely.
I'm happy to answer questions if anyone has any. And I'm always open to suggestions and criticisms.
I appreciate you following along.