RDWC Questions

Kingkush325 said:
K so I will be using four 5 gl buckets and a main res of about what 10 to 20 gallon, 700 GPh to 1000. And I'm using 1 1/2 in pvc .
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I would use 2". Even 3" but the bulkheads are quite a bit more. You could also use uniseals. They're actually made specifically for curved surfaces.
 
Kingkush325 said:
Y
yes sir on the way in the mail . Will the 1 1/2 in pvc be good enough.
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Ya it'll be alright, just the bigger the better. They use a 2.5" hole saw to install. Also, get the Hoke as low in the bucket as you can, but don't fuck up and go so low that the rubber on the inside can't go anywhere. It has to be slightly above the very bottom of the INSIDE of the bucket. Once you push the pipe through, it pushes the rubber on the inside and it flares outwards and it needs room to do it.
Pro tip: boil water and bring it to where you're installing the pipes. Let the uniseals sit in it for a few minutes and use a 1:1 disb soap/water ratio mixture to lube up with.

They're not easy to install. Be warned
 
A main thing to keep in mind is that pump size, I run a 374 gallon for about the same size volume you are using. You do not want something that is pumping too hard because you need to give the chiller a chance to cool the water, if you are pumping into the chiller at a crazy rate it will never have time to properly chill the water.
 
Badrice08 said:
A main thing to keep in mind is that pump size, I run a 374 gallon for about the same size volume you are using. You do not want something that is pumping too hard because you need to give the chiller a chance to cool the water, if you are pumping into the chiller at a crazy rate it will never have time to properly chill the water.
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So 700 to much or just right ?
 
Airwalker16 said:
Ya it'll be alright, just the bigger the better. They use a 2.5" hole saw to install. Also, get the Hoke as low in the bucket as you can, but don't fuck up and go so low that the rubber on the inside can't go anywhere. It has to be slightly above the very bottom of the INSIDE of the bucket. Once you push the pipe through, it pushes the rubber on the inside and it flares outwards and it needs room to do it.
Pro tip: boil water and bring it to where you're installing the pipes. Let the uniseals sit in it for a few minutes and use a 1:1 disb soap/water ratio mixture to lube up with.

They're not easy to install. Be warned
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Kool uniseal slightly above the bottom and but what you mean 2.5" ?
 
Depends on how you run your system, I run a DIY undercurrent style system. So I have 2 inch bulkheads between 4 gallon square buckets, they tie in at one end where I pull water through an external pump which then hits the chiller, then back to the reservoir. I prefer the external pumps as they do not add heat to the nutrients like a submerged pump will tend to do.
 
Badrice08 said:
Depends on how you run your system, I run a DIY undercurrent style system. So I have 2 inch bulkheads between 4 gallon square buckets, they tie in at one end where I pull water through an external pump which then hits the chiller, then back to the reservoir. I prefer the external pumps as they do not add heat to the nutrients like a submerged pump will tend to do.
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I would like external too lol had it in mind
 
75 is on the high side, I keep my chiller at 65 and it only needs to cycle a few times a hour to maintain that temp.
 
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