What water reservoir you use?

xIPhobiaIx

xIPhobiaIx

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Just got my Octopot system and I need to supply my own reservoir.

Was looking at drums, totes, collapsible reservoirs, etc. and am leaning towards a heavy duty black tote that I will paint white on the outside. This is to maintain temps and help prevent algae growth.

Before I make the purchase however wanted to get an idea in what y'all use?
 
lusidghost

lusidghost

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I use a 30 gallon blue plastic drum that is wearing a suit of panda film. It has a floater valve because it takes forever to fill using a RO system. I need to downsize because I recently started using Blumats and the plants are using dramatically less water.

I also hooked up one of these to my wave maker because it was heating up the water. I set it to turn on every 30 minutes and run for about 3 minutes at a time. I just bought it the other day so I'm still tinkering, but that seems to be enough to stop any sort of fallout and keep the water aerated enough.
 
xIPhobiaIx

xIPhobiaIx

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lusidghost said:
I use a 30 gallon blue plastic drum that is wearing a suit of panda film. It has a floater valve because it takes forever to fill using a RO system. I need to downsize because I recently started using Blumats and the plants are using dramatically less water.

I also hooked up one of these to my wave maker because it was heating up the water. I set it to turn on every 30 minutes and run for about 3 minutes at a time. I just bought it the other day so I'm still tinkering, but that seems to be enough to stop any sort of fallout and keep the water aerated enough.
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What an awesome idea! I actually have a box of unopened panda film from my flower room buildout. Might just use that.
 
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