2 1/2 x 8.....1, 4 Bucket Super Simple Ebb & Flow System

[MojaveGreen]

Just starting out and getting some help from a friend. Building the closet now. Taking the week to set up and will be getting some cuts next week, the strains are kind of up in the air right now. Probably going with GDP and possibly Skywalker.

Anyway here are some development photos.

 

[MojaveGreen]

 

[MojaveGreen]

More to come tomorrow.

 

[Bonzo]

Super Simple my brotha! And a whole lotta fun too!

I would like to introduce my friend MohaveGreen to all my friends and family here on IC. Hes a good kid, takes care of his mom, needs to clean his room more often. Over the last few years weve become darn good friends. He loves the plant...and all that it is.

So he ripped his closet apart and asked if i would help him out...absolutely! we were gonna go with soil but i got a wild hair and asked MG if he would like to give Hydro a try,,,he said

i was feelin nostalgic so we decided on two 4 bucket Super Simples...prolly two 600 lumatecs dialed down to 400 for veg...somethin like that...anyhoo hope i havnt hijacked your deal too much bro...just layin down the jist of things...im so excited to run buckets again!

okay enough outa me for now...

 

[DHF]

Welcome MG.....Feel fortunate to have such a talented , knowledgeable , and 1 helluva stand up guy like Bonz in your corner......and.....

Ebb and flow buckets all but run themselves , so get ready for an easy grow with potential to do better with each run as conditions , strains , and environment`s dialed with proper watts per sq ft........

Got my bucket over here and ready to set a spell.....Good luck MG and ya`ll holler if I can help , but Bonz is old head and all the help yas need......believe that.....Glad you`re back around Bro.....been thinkin boutchas......

Peace.....DHF..........

 

[Bonzo]

FRED!!! goddang glad ya found us here! This is gonna be like old times...back to basics

Mohave i would like you to meet one my oldest and dearest (and most knowledgable) friends on these boards...he was around when i built the very first Super Simple system....and long before that as well

 

[MojaveGreen]

Thank you Bonzo, for your Friendship, and your knowledge.

Thank you Bonzo, for your Friendship, and your knowledge.

So as the man said were hanging 2 Lumatecs with dialed outputs. Going with 400 for veg time when we get there.



Here is a 2 bucket diagram of the Super Simple Ebb&Flow System.



This hole is the most important part.



The Water Test.



We have a Seal. We're good to go.

 

[MojaveGreen]

Built by Bonzo.



Framing, We're going to add a another top bar and bottom bar to create a 3 inch door frame. off beyond the newly framed wall is where we are going to have our cloning station ran by that T5 you saw earlier. We're cutting a 4 inch hole in the floor for a cool air intake under the framing the cloner will sit on top of.







Building is ceased for now due to company for discretionary reasons. I'll continue my build tonight after they leave and post more pictures for you guys tomorrow.

 

[MojaveGreen]

Thank you for your warm welcome Fred. It's an honor to be here with you guys. Wow.

Thank you, Bonzo for your support and training dude. I love you man.

 

[Bonzo]

there you are dude! was startin' to worry that the Sweetooth and GSC had ya on a nature walk in your birthday suit!

Love you to my brotha and its my pleasure to share my knowledge with someone who is a true lover of our sacred herb.

Good JUJU! NOW GET BACK TO WORK DAMNIT!

 

[MojaveGreen]

I was able to finish the facial framing last night and then crashed hard.


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need to measure and cut 2 or maybe 3 doors. i haven't decided if out of those 77 1/2 ' from outside stud to outside stud if i want to cut three equal length pieces, hang one of those on the right side of the frame. Hinge the other two together and hang them on the left to create a space saver door (essentially so i don't have to push my bed back any further). Weather stripping along all seals. Bonz and I are aiming for smell proof. but we really wont know til we get to flowering!! Got a late start today but now it's time to get back to work and have this ready in the next three or four days!!!

Any advice on the door would be greatly appreciated. First time doing anything like this so i imagine i'm bound to make some mistakes and waste material!

Thanks for taking time out of your day to read my thread. I appreciate you guys.

 

[MojaveGreen]

I guess i should have named this thread "Build and Grow 2 1/2 x 8 x 8 2-4 Bucket Super Simple Ebb & Flow System "

I'm a scatter brain!! :kitty:

 

[MojaveGreen]

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention this. THIS IS A MOBILE HOME IN A MOBILE HOME PARK. I haven't noticed a whole lot of mobile home stuff looking through this site so i just thought i'd mention that this build and grow is going to be smell proof and low key as all hell, and in a Mobile Home.

 

[Resistance]

Good luck Mojave. I'm a big fan of the complete build and grows. Will be watching.

 

[MojaveGreen]

Well as far as what's standing goes I've now sealed every little hairline crack i could find in that closet. I'll let that set, make sure it doesn't shrink too much. If it does, I'll go over it again. Then off to paint. Still haven't found a suitable material to make a door out of. i don't think the old closet doors will work. it's just framed dry wall pretty much. Keeping my eye out ply wood and chip board. I don't want to wait til the last minute but if i have to I'll buy the damn thing. Waiting on Bonzo to bring the saw so we can cut a hole for the Cool-Air Intake. Straight through the floor. All across the underside of my trailer is weather sealed so well cut the appropriate sized hole to fit a piece of 4 inch sewer pipe from the weather seal to the floor glue and seal a ducting flange to the pipe and the weather seal. the bottom flange will include an air filter. the top side will be glued and seal, floor and pipe and have some kind of grate over top. mount the fan and BOOM! cool air during the summer!!! JYEAH!!We'll have a table over top of the fan and cloner will sit right on the table.


Okay, thank you for taking the time to read all that.

Back to work for me!!

 

[thespindel]

hey there MG, lookin sweet there man, automation is nice to have low stress levels
curious if you could point me in right direstion of some mroe details on how that bucket system works !
i'd b interested in using that for some veggies on the counter in a bunch of shallow buckets
keep up the hard work, really gon pay off

 

[MojaveGreen]

hey there MG, lookin sweet there man, automation is nice to have low stress levels
curious if you could point me in right direstion of some mroe details on how that bucket system works !
i'd b interested in using that for some veggies on the counter in a bunch of shallow buckets
keep up the hard work, really gon pay off

Thanks man, i'm looking forward to getting some little plants in there

Honestly i would not be the guy to answer your question, i dont want to steer you in the wrong direction. Bonzo would be the man to explain how the thing works and how to scale it down for smaller pots. All i know is that we're using 3/4 inch pvc and fittings and 5 gallon buckets. It's T'd off for an Intake from the reservoir, T'd off for an overflow that runs back into your reservoir and controls the water lever in your buckets, and then T'd off appropriately according to how many buckets you want on one system.

 

[Bonzo]

quit while you ahead MG LOL! (pretty close) welcome spindel, there are so many ways to go about what you just described...i will try to help ya out as best i can when i have a tad nore time, keep comin back as we proress and you will see how easy it is,,,thanks

Bonz

 

[MojaveGreen]

It's been awhile.

It's been awhile.

I'll admit, progress is slow. Progress is progress however. We're like right there man. I'm so excited for some DeathStar. Anyway here are more construction and equipment pictures. Chops will be potted soon. And then we'll be rollin.


Dryer duct and a sterilite lid





2 hours of drilling and building for this.



And it works like a charm. Temperature runs to come!!!


2 - 4 Bucket Super Simple Ebb & Flow System

 

[MojaveGreen]

New doors, made from the old closet doors.


A Semi complete duct, Just a test for now.



No light leaks. Tight all the way around the frame. i'm pretty proud of myself and bonz for this little build. it's turning out way more legit than i expected it.