Zer0Ry0k0
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This is a lil something I threw together with spare parts and a couple purchased items. I had intended on taking some before, during and after pics, but I forgot.
The project is unfinished right this moment, but I am planning on stopping by the hardware store when I'm in town tomorrow. I was trying to find a 1/2" 4-way barb, but they don't seem to make them?
The original plan was to arrange them in a X, having the middle plant site extended, looking like a cross, and hanging a fluorescent light in the middle of the plant triangle. Being forced to use two T barbs attached makes the design a tad sloppy, but it shouldn't matter.
It took about 2 hours to do this for me with a simple sketch and loose plan on how to get it done. I'm sure if I had practice and was being timed, I could do it in about 30 minutes.
4x plastic jars (mine are 7" tall and slightly more than 2" diameter)
4x 1/2" ebb & flow fittings
1' of 1/2" tube
1x 1/2" 4-way barb (or 2x 1/2" T barbs)
1x small/micro water pump with 1/4" outlet
1x 4-port air pump (I want a quiet one, any suggestions?)
3-5' of 1/4" tube (I will get a better measurement tomorrow)
4x air stones (I used the cylindrical shaped ones, anything under 4" length should be fine)
2x 1/4" T barbs
6x 1/4" elbows
3x 2" net pots
drill
some bit
another bit
1 1/4" hole saw? again, all of this info will be updated tomorrow night.
razor blade for cleanup of holes
Once I get some decent roots on a couple of my clones I will put three in this and see what happens. I may end up using this to grow some greens for me to eat if there is a root clogging problem.
I also could use 3/4" for the return plumbing, but I was short 1 e&f fitting.
I haven't decided if I am going to put the elbows on the ends of the feed lines to shoot the water down or let it spray into the net pot... the plan is to use the barb.
I'm interested to see how much water this can hold staying 1-2" below the net pots. I would like to get a separate res to keep it filled, but I don't know how to make a float valve that small. Any links to mini-float valve DIY threads would be muchly appreciated.
edit: I need to get some float switches and I think I found a float valve that is 2-3"length
The project is unfinished right this moment, but I am planning on stopping by the hardware store when I'm in town tomorrow. I was trying to find a 1/2" 4-way barb, but they don't seem to make them?
The original plan was to arrange them in a X, having the middle plant site extended, looking like a cross, and hanging a fluorescent light in the middle of the plant triangle. Being forced to use two T barbs attached makes the design a tad sloppy, but it shouldn't matter.
It took about 2 hours to do this for me with a simple sketch and loose plan on how to get it done. I'm sure if I had practice and was being timed, I could do it in about 30 minutes.
4x plastic jars (mine are 7" tall and slightly more than 2" diameter)
4x 1/2" ebb & flow fittings
1' of 1/2" tube
1x 1/2" 4-way barb (or 2x 1/2" T barbs)
1x small/micro water pump with 1/4" outlet
1x 4-port air pump (I want a quiet one, any suggestions?)
3-5' of 1/4" tube (I will get a better measurement tomorrow)
4x air stones (I used the cylindrical shaped ones, anything under 4" length should be fine)
2x 1/4" T barbs
6x 1/4" elbows
3x 2" net pots
drill
some bit
another bit
1 1/4" hole saw? again, all of this info will be updated tomorrow night.
razor blade for cleanup of holes
Once I get some decent roots on a couple of my clones I will put three in this and see what happens. I may end up using this to grow some greens for me to eat if there is a root clogging problem.
I also could use 3/4" for the return plumbing, but I was short 1 e&f fitting.
I haven't decided if I am going to put the elbows on the ends of the feed lines to shoot the water down or let it spray into the net pot... the plan is to use the barb.
I'm interested to see how much water this can hold staying 1-2" below the net pots. I would like to get a separate res to keep it filled, but I don't know how to make a float valve that small. Any links to mini-float valve DIY threads would be muchly appreciated.
edit: I need to get some float switches and I think I found a float valve that is 2-3"length