New bucket for my DWC
New bucket for my DWC
I am getting too old for dragging buckets of water through my plants so I am automating it one step at a time. I came up with this idea to aid in draining and inspecting water levels. Ideally I would like to never open the bucket again but I am placing each bucket on a raised platform in case it needs to be removed for any reason. The plants themselves will likely be immovable soon.
- Prawn Connery
- MPG Founder
-
Karma Bhudda
- Has bestowed Karma : 427 times
- Received Karma : 522 times
- Posts: 2566
- Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 9:10 pm
New bucket for my DWC
I guess the obvious question is, how are you going to change out the nutrient solution every couple of weeks? Or are you running recirculating DWC with a remote reservoir?
Licensed to Krill
New bucket for my DWC
The eventual plan is to extend the drain hose out of the room to a sump pump and to run hoses from a reservoir to each bucket and rig a flotation valve in each bucket, like in a toilet, to be triggered when the nutrients fall to a certain level. In fact I might even use repurposed toilet tanks for the job.
-
- MPG Ambassador
-
Karma Hippie
- Custom Title: eye the witch Melancholy
- Location: socal
- Has bestowed Karma : 33 times
- Received Karma : 28 times
- Posts: 17529
- Joined: Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:38 pm
New bucket for my DWC
aren't there a lot simpler ways to do it?
"we must strive to become good ancestors" nader
https://www.myplanetganja.com/viewforum.php?f=48
FUCK jimmydorecomedy.com
https://www.myplanetganja.com/viewforum.php?f=48
FUCK jimmydorecomedy.com
New bucket for my DWC
Yes undoubtedly. I have a new idea that I think has possibilities. I marked the level of nutrient solution when full and can see exactly how much each plant is using daily so I am still running a hose to each bucket, but just from an inverted jug or pop bottle outside the room, each numbered so I know which jug feeds which plant and mounted up high enough that gravity will do the work.
- roller24
- Karma God
- Has bestowed Karma : 332 times
- Received Karma : 495 times
- Posts: 3343
- Joined: Thu May 21, 2009 10:14 pm
- Contact:
New bucket for my DWC
Are you saying that yours is not plugged in?roller24 wrote:Why is your bag of soil plugged into the extension cord?