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jijiandfarmgang said:
I've used ebb and flow fittings (cheap bulkheads) and 3/4" hose on buckets before, probably not enough flow though for what your doing.

Uniseals are cheap, and can work, but I don't like them indoors.

If you want small try to find bulkheads and square buckets.

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=23471&catid=818 .....just an example

- Jiji
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I found a TON of 4 gallon square pails FREE, just by going around and asking restaurants what they had spare laying around. 'Sysco Heavy Duty Mayonnaise', o_O

Big Al's Burgers and Fries in Old Town had the hookup! And OMG, you haven't lived until you've had their 60/40 bacon patty in your burger. :hump:
 
Major Blazer said:
Ahh not just the pump - i mean the entire grow in general. I've always been a personal use only closet grow guy but I have been paving the way to perpetual and I can't wait to be honest lol.
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I would say that a certain amount of flow is desirable for proper temperature management, nutrient mixing and aeration, but it's easy to overdo it.
 
I'm going to tame my pump down a bit. It's heating up my water too much and my chiller is running too much to keep up for it being December. So if I'm running a 9 bucket system including the control bucket it's about a total of 30 gallons somewhere around 400-500gph?
 
krinen said:
I'm going to tame my pump down a bit. It's heating up my water too much and my chiller is running too much to keep up for it being December. So if I'm running a 9 bucket system including the control bucket it's about a total of 30 gallons somewhere around 400-500gph?
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Run whatever the chiller requires and thats enough to move water throughout the system. No need for 2 pumps.
 
Chiller is rated from 400-1230gph according to the instructions. That's quite the range...lol. Maybe I'll stick with the pump I have and just run that through the chiller before it goes to the buckets and eliminate the 2nd pump. That should slow down the water some too.
 
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