[fuzygrowth]

thats right guys, you can build this style table very cheaply. i'm always telling people about these "Super Tubs" one can buy at lowes, but no one seems to care, so here's to show you what you can do with them.


i built this table to keep a few mothers , it's been my experience that each strain needs it's own table and reservoir. Originally i was going to build a rolling table out of 2x4's and some plywood, but this really good deal crossed my path, and so i jumped on it and bought a couple of these carts from a factory closing down. it would have cost more to buy the casters new then it was to buy the whole rolling cart.







the top shelf was taken off and the inner walls were coverd with panda film using 3m adhesive spray, that stuff is awsome. obviously you could use mylar or what ever, if you built it from scratch you woulden't even need the walls going up like that but you know, it should just be stressed that anyone could build this in any which way , the tubs are the key.




here are the tubs, these guys are from lowes, they cost 13 bucks, you can't beat that!! they measure 24x36 and can be used as a res or table, in this case both.















next you'll want to drill a couple of holes, the first on your table so that the tubing can go through, and of course one in your tub .








if you want the whole thing to be mobile you can build a 2x4 frame so you can put your lights attached to the rolling table, that way you can move the whole thing any where in the room. then you place your hooks and such for holding the lights .








in this table i'm not relying on an overflow valve, just put your pump on a timer and figure out how long till it fills to a certain point. of course you can use the overflow though, just drill 2 holes and use the apropriate fittings.
and you are pretty much set. it's that easy, hopefully tomorrow i'll have some more pics with the lights on and the plants in place.

here's the finished product, almost finished, lights aren't on yet . good luck building your own, remember tubs are the key to cheapness .

[THCzr]

definately cool mang, i like how you have a little extra wall for the reflective material and stuff.. good work hopefully that rez is easy to access tho?

personally i grow in ebb/flow nothing like this kind of thing here , but may i ask what your reasoning is for no overflow drain?

your rootmass is going to have some effect on how much water it will take to fill up your grow table and how quickly it will fill up your pots ..... in otherwords firmly rooted plants have hard rootballs that water doesnt soak into as quickly as empty / freshly transplanted pots .... so either you gonna have to watch this very closely or you're gonna end up with overflows imo..... for the benefit you recieve , it's really not much more work to just drill another hole and put a peice of hose in there or something, you dont even need the fancy shcmancy ones from the hydro store, just my opinion tho man.



THC

[The Dopest]

hey fuzygrowth

i'm always telling people about these "Super Tubs" one can buy at lowes, but no one seems to care

i care fuzy, i saw where you reccomended them on another thread and had to tell 2 friends about them. one guy is in the planning stages still the other guy couldnt sleep for being so excited to go to lowes the next morning... i wouldnt mind settin up a closet or two with these they are so simple. they work perfectly for him, here is a link if you want to see them in action...

https://rapidshare.de/files/32954336/ebbandflow_0001.wmv

btw i can give yall the rundown on quick fittings and parts used. this setup was so inexpensive and easy, i want to thank you and im not even running them. super thanks and K+

[RuralRoute420]

good work, i love DIY projects, and specially e/f DIY

[fuzygrowth]

Dopest : that is awsome, it makes me really happy to know someone else out there was able to find these tubs. sometimes hydro can be restrictive to some folks with little cash and they settle for really rigged up systems. these tubs are just like any other hydro table so really your not comprimising at all, your buddies set up looks sweet.. hmmm.. video's ..... something to think about.

THCzr : reason i'm not using an over flow is for a couple of reasons, biggest one is i didn't have one sitting around . I've used a table for like a year now with out using overflow
see that white table over to the right, never had an overflow in it.




it doesn't fill all the way, you only want it to fill about 1/2 . these super tubes are 8 inchs tall, no need to flood a 6 inch pot 8 inchs, and normally only flood it 3 or 4 inchs anyway. so there is plenty of head room for it to not over flow.

[fuzygrowth]

here are some pics of the set up completed with plants in um.










you can see how the whole thing is a stand alone unit with ballast attached along with electrical, just attach extension cord and you are ready to go. g'luck, i hope someone out there gets some use out of this.

[THCzr]

definatly lookin good mang!

THC

[BabyHughie]

DIY ebb and flow rocks man

Im a couple weeks out from the end of my first ebb and flow and I can tell you that I am converting my entire grow to ebb and flow now its so easy. This is truely the way to grow for the lazy stoner (like me).

Or a busy one like me who is gone allot for a few days at a time and needs a simple low maint. but effective system. I love E&F. I've done soil, Tubblers DWC and drip buckets but this is the one for me

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Hey Fuzy - what kinda timer are you using for your flood pump? Only reason I ask is I would need an overflow as my timer only turns on/off for 15min segments. I assume you are using one with more control?