Mike Young
Well-Known Member
More exciting to me than the harvest was being able to rip everything apart & get some new ideas churning in my brain. I've got a sentinal DRT-1 timer being shipped my way. I have decided to retire the pvc towers and go with these cool leaf bins I found at home depot. Kinda sad, cause I put so much work into the pvc. Oh well.
I bought a sheet of 2" styrofoam for the top, and plan to place a neoprene insert 1" into it to support the plants. (see pics) No more medium! I really wasn't looking forward to cleaning my hydroton.![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I haven't purchased an accumulator yet, or any of the solenoids/valves/fittings yet. I was hoping to get a little help from the HPA freaks here on getting the right stuff. The accum is easy, just wanna find the right price. Solenoid & pressure regulator stuff is kinda outta my wheelhouse, but I've read enough here to get it done with some advice. I know I wanna go the pex tubing/john guest route, but again I'd like to pay the best price.
I'll post a couple pics of what I've got so far. Not much. I'm gonna try & get this thing done asap, but gotta get some things ordered before the weekend.
Thanks!
Oh, and the bins are 25" tall x 21" diameter. Yeah!
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I bought a sheet of 2" styrofoam for the top, and plan to place a neoprene insert 1" into it to support the plants. (see pics) No more medium! I really wasn't looking forward to cleaning my hydroton.
![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I haven't purchased an accumulator yet, or any of the solenoids/valves/fittings yet. I was hoping to get a little help from the HPA freaks here on getting the right stuff. The accum is easy, just wanna find the right price. Solenoid & pressure regulator stuff is kinda outta my wheelhouse, but I've read enough here to get it done with some advice. I know I wanna go the pex tubing/john guest route, but again I'd like to pay the best price.
I'll post a couple pics of what I've got so far. Not much. I'm gonna try & get this thing done asap, but gotta get some things ordered before the weekend.
Thanks!
Oh, and the bins are 25" tall x 21" diameter. Yeah!
![001.jpg](/data/attachments/1103/1103071-f7aafdb0db0855825775cc9c638c587d.jpg)
![014.jpg](/data/attachments/1103/1103070-e2655186fd78dd10df25d293ba1f4984.jpg)
![017.jpg](/data/attachments/1103/1103072-4d651be8247138d9a67f9d49d5356562.jpg)
![010.jpg](/data/attachments/1103/1103073-7c8040abf94b673e8e36d851371794f5.jpg)