Hi too all of you ICmagers
how to do under current culture 5 gals bucket systeme like this
for less than 20 box each site
the parts list
1 - 5 gal black bucket 10 box most grow shop
1 - 6'inch net top 3 box
2 - 1 1/2 abs female adap .80 each so 1.60
2 - 1 1/2 screw cap abs .75 1.50
so 16 box each bucket leaving 4 box for return plumbing and valve
sorry don't have the pic for the bucket and net alone
tools needed drill tape hole saw 2
1 - 1 7/8 inch
1 - 1 3/8 inch
first take the end cap and the 1 3/8 hole saw and make a hole trhu it it will give you this
sand it smoutly like this
add teflon tape and ruber oring
finish 1 1/2 bulkhead fitting less the 1.50 box
now the bucket
take the 1 7/8 hole saw and poke a hole centered at 1 3/4 from bottom of the bucket
for making paralel hole see the marque at the bottom
insert the abs end cap in bucket
screw female adap to it and voila you are done do the exact same thing 180 degre reverse
link each buckets with 1 1/2 inch abs pipe as request by your space in my case 7 3/4 inch each
water return to pump simply insert a abs T between 2 buckets
in my case 3 row of 5 bucket fit in 4 x8 space
to the pump and to the rez
how to do under current culture 5 gals bucket systeme like this
for less than 20 box each site
the parts list
1 - 5 gal black bucket 10 box most grow shop
1 - 6'inch net top 3 box
2 - 1 1/2 abs female adap .80 each so 1.60
2 - 1 1/2 screw cap abs .75 1.50
so 16 box each bucket leaving 4 box for return plumbing and valve
sorry don't have the pic for the bucket and net alone
tools needed drill tape hole saw 2
1 - 1 7/8 inch
1 - 1 3/8 inch
first take the end cap and the 1 3/8 hole saw and make a hole trhu it it will give you this
sand it smoutly like this
add teflon tape and ruber oring
finish 1 1/2 bulkhead fitting less the 1.50 box
now the bucket
take the 1 7/8 hole saw and poke a hole centered at 1 3/4 from bottom of the bucket
for making paralel hole see the marque at the bottom
insert the abs end cap in bucket
screw female adap to it and voila you are done do the exact same thing 180 degre reverse
link each buckets with 1 1/2 inch abs pipe as request by your space in my case 7 3/4 inch each
water return to pump simply insert a abs T between 2 buckets
in my case 3 row of 5 bucket fit in 4 x8 space
to the pump and to the rez
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