New RDWC Build, Opinions

jijiandfarmgang said:

HDX totes are thin, Homz ftw

- Jiji

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I like the ones from Walmart, they're a lot more flexible and less brittle.

EDIT: duh... I didn't know that was the Wally World brand lol

Vumar said:

THANK YOU! Heading to walmart MEOW to make a new RDWC. Fckkk 5gal buckets.

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Dude. You took the tour, why didn't you ask me?

jijiandfarmgang said:

I've used ebb and flow fittings (cheap bulkheads) and 3/4" hose on buckets before, probably not enough flow though for what your doing.

Uniseals are cheap, and can work, but I don't like them indoors.

If you want small try to find bulkheads and square buckets.

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=23471&catid=818 .....just an example

- Jiji

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I found a TON of 4 gallon square pails FREE, just by going around and asking restaurants what they had spare laying around. 'Sysco Heavy Duty Mayonnaise',

Big Al's Burgers and Fries in Old Town had the hookup! And OMG, you haven't lived until you've had their 60/40 bacon patty in your burger.

ttystikk said:

Don't do it. Bigger isn't better.

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Ahh not just the pump - i mean the entire grow in general. I've always been a personal use only closet grow guy but I have been paving the way to perpetual and I can't wait to be honest lol.

krinen said:

Yeah it was a little hard to swallow over $100 for 9 4 gal buckets. I will continue my search

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Damn bro $10 /bucket? Homer buckets ftw.

Major Blazer said:

Ahh not just the pump - i mean the entire grow in general. I've always been a personal use only closet grow guy but I have been paving the way to perpetual and I can't wait to be honest lol.

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I would say that a certain amount of flow is desirable for proper temperature management, nutrient mixing and aeration, but it's easy to overdo it.

I'm going to tame my pump down a bit. It's heating up my water too much and my chiller is running too much to keep up for it being December. So if I'm running a 9 bucket system including the control bucket it's about a total of 30 gallons somewhere around 400-500gph?

krinen said:

I'm going to tame my pump down a bit. It's heating up my water too much and my chiller is running too much to keep up for it being December. So if I'm running a 9 bucket system including the control bucket it's about a total of 30 gallons somewhere around 400-500gph?

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Run whatever the chiller requires and thats enough to move water throughout the system. No need for 2 pumps.

Chiller is rated from 400-1230gph according to the instructions. That's quite the range...lol. Maybe I'll stick with the pump I have and just run that through the chiller before it goes to the buckets and eliminate the 2nd pump. That should slow down the water some too.