I'm doing blazeoneup's RDWC right now with great results, very healthy full plants. But I often have issues with the feedlines, leaks, clogs, etc. The Undercurrent system is nice because there are no feed lines!
40" centers will have 20" branches touching each other. Not my definition of a tree. TK an excellent grower only got 3/4 of an elbow with the uc. I think krusty buckets offer you a chance at bigger plants. .DD buckets are much cheaper same principal as uc(rcdwc). The UC are built inexpensively so you might as well make them and save some money. They are affordable,as mine are the most expensive tanks out there. JK
so jalisco you custom build systems for peeps tailor made to their rooms and aplications? Ive never done buckets but am eager to try. something new to play around with and try to perfect and dial in already done soil, cocco and ebb n flow. Looks like the buckets are the future of hydro. Also I got some great genetics from reef last time I chilled with him that he said would blow up in buckets. Never had trees like yours before man shit you could almost build a tree house in them things. Are those the biggest youve done in a bucket system?
JK: That is what I want.. Trees like that! Very nice..
I want to use the 13gal module system.. ...yep...
I really like blaze's setup very clean design. But I definitely like larger feed lines. I ran 3/4" feeds and 1" drains...I thank god every time I have to build a system that botanicare makes and sells ebb&flo fittings.
I CAN'T find the Botanicare 1" fittings, no one has them! Where did you get them? My next run I am doing 1" drains and 1/2" feed lines, to keep the pressure high!
I truly don't think Botanicare make 1"...here is the link to their own site:
http://www.americanagritech.com/accessories/ebb-flow-fittings
The Sunleaves fittings that W2G in Boulder sells is crap, they leak, and they don't fit snug. Plus, I don't like supporting W2G, I prefer my buddy's mom & pop grow shop!
Thanks for the link to the EcoPlus, I hope those are at least decent for my needs!
To be honest I am not sure, I see they have them listed through 3/4". The ones I have look EXACTLY like the ones I linked to you, and the guy at the hydro store said they were botanicare. They could easily be the EcoPlus as they are identical. They work GREAT and don't leak when hand tight. You can also try indoor paradise (71st and broadway) as they tend to have alot of that stuff.
If the sunleaves fittins you are talking about are the ones without the thumb tabs, then i agree those things are a pain in the ass.
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I would buy just the tanks from them. Then go and buy your own pvc and set them on proper centers. I use 5'6" and should have went with 6' centers. With 13's maybe look at 56" centers as your min. If that turns out to be too much for your room/strains, you can cut the pipe and join them with couplers. JK