DIY RDWC - First Timer - Any Advice Welcome

Airwalker16 said:

No you should absolutely do it. You'll definitely learn something and possibly find the reason it's being that way.

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I’m already a tech, I don’t need to take anything apart I don’t have to lol, and if I don’t see why then I’m in your boat, it will bug the hell out of me.

Airwalker16 said:

That's be because you didn't reduce the diameter at every branching off the PVC manifold. Supposed to use 3/4" and reduce to 1/2" at every connect ton from bucket to PVC Manifold.

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I just want to make sure I fully understand So Are you saying if right after the shut off valve I reduce pvc down to 1/2 it will push enough pressure threw the system?

Airwalker16 said:

That's be because you didn't reduce the diameter at every branching off the PVC manifold. Supposed to use 3/4" and reduce to 1/2" at every connect ton from bucket to PVC Manifold.

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Just thinking what if I used 90s with a cap and drilled small holes in the cap like @fragileassassin had mentioned doing in his veg garden earlier in this thread. Is it for the same reason, I wonder

SmittyB.. said:

Just thinking what if I used 90s with a cap and drilled small holes in the cap like @fragileassassin had mentioned doing in his veg garden earlier in this thread. Is it for the same reason, I wonder

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I felt even a 1/2" elbow didnt make enough water pressure so I made the caps to cause a shower head like effect.

fragileassassin said:

I felt even a 1/2" elbow didnt make enough water pressure so I made the caps to cause a shower head like effect.

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I'm doing mine with 3/4" pvc, 90 degree elbows, capped with drilled holes for waterfalls. 4 site, 500 GPH, that should be plenty right?

Ok so I went ahead and ordered the DCP 10000 2640gph and I’m going to go exchange my pvc from 3/4 to 1/2 from the manifold to the sites. Pump should be here by Saturday so fingers crossed I have time late Saturday night super early Sunday morning to piece it all back together.

SmittyB.. said:

Ok so I went ahead and ordered the DCP 10000 2640gph and I’m going to go exchange my pvc from 3/4 to 1/2 from the manifold to the sites. Pump should be here by Saturday so fingers crossed I have time late Saturday night super early Sunday morning to piece it all back together.

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Putting caps on your Pvc T inside the bucket and drilling small holes to shoot down is what I would do, otherwise if you take your pump psi, hole size and shut off height spec, you can figure out what you need without guessing a gph and pressure.

SmittyB.. said:

I just want to make sure I fully understand So Are you saying if right after the shut off valve I reduce pvc down to 1/2 it will push enough pressure threw the system?

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Study the 2 pics here.

Rez temps staying constant now at 73 room temps are 68-76 I’ve never been in my room and it be anymore than 73 but at some point it hits that 75-76 mark on a 24 hour tracker is this Rez temp going to cause me any issues moving forward? Nothing seems to have changed as far as growth and health?

Damn them are some tall girls lol, are they done stretching? My plants are about half that size, and with them being in individual site DWC buckets, it's such a PITA lifting them up out of the buckets to add water, check ph/ppm etc. Crazy how heavy they get towards the end of flower

And I'm no expert at all, sure the other guys will chime in, but I'd say your temps are fine. I read through a lot of pages, but can't recall if you said you are using hydroguard or not?

TurboSN95 said:

And I'm no expert at all, sure the other guys will chime in, but I'd say your temps are fine. I read through a lot of pages, but can't recall if you said you are using hydroguard or not?

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Yes hydroguard is in the line up. They are mostly done aside from the one lady in back. Once I get back from vacation I’ll send photo update. Thanks for chiming in