Ebb and flow (drain to waste idea)

Looking at setting up a drip system as a flood and drain system for automated watering through flowering as in finding it difficult to find the time to hand feed every day

wondered if the idea/layout below would be something that would work?
I already have my Diy ebb and flow tables done and flowing the waste nicely so just wanted to add a automatic feeding solution

I have some water pumps that I can set on timers to feed every 3/4 hours when the lights are on

many help appreciated :)
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Renfro

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Ebb & Flow or Flood and Drain is a type of system where you do not drain to waste. So you are just using the trays or tables to capture waste for drain.

The simplest way to grow hydro IMO is flood and drain. You put the reservoir below the table and a pump floods the table, there is an overflow drain to set the flood depth. All the nutrients drain back into the reservoir. With this setup you could easily achieve your goals without a bunch of spaghetti.

Alternatively you could cycle your main loop around the center plant and tap sites off that ring.
 
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