Cheap Flood / Drain System.....DIY

Just wanted to show how cheap it is to make a flood and drain system.
This is my first hydro system and came up with this idea while at
The Containor Store. Its is a flood and drain system and i was going to use it in a SoG style grow op. You will need 4 of them for this system. Or you could just use one of theese as your flood table/ rez tank in a small grow op. Its up to you how you want to use this system. This system only takes up about 1'x2' with a 20gal rez. enjoy....

Please give me your opinions on this set up or ask any ?s you have.
I have not got to use this system yet but Im waiting for clones and seeds to get ready for the system. I cant wait for the ladys to be ready.

No body like my shit or what. lol

Im using this in a homebox and i can get 4 of theese in there. im going for a SoG in my grow op. Each flood table will have 8-10 plants in a 7' pots. that means i can harvest half a pound each 2 weeks. Im flowing Al B.'s Sog method but i dont have all the room like he does. Im going to squeese all this in a Homebox Xl hopefuly with no problems. but first i need a few more week b4 i can give i a go. still waiting on my babies to grow up a lil more but im getting close.

Please give or ask anything on this grow op. this wiil be my first hydro flood/ drain op

When you say cheap how much are we talkin'?

I don't know much about these systems. I see you have a pump, a filter, and some other thing in the bin. How are all the tubes connected?

I love the simplicity of it.
too many people are doing crazy assed overly complex stuff when it doesnt need to be

FootballFirst said:

When you say cheap how much are we talkin'?

I don't know much about these systems. I see you have a pump, a filter, and some other thing in the bin. How are all the tubes connected?

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#1 Pump 250 gph $15
#2 Pump 150 gph $10
Air pump $10
White container 20 gal $15
Clear Flood Table $10
Fill & Drain $5
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total $65 Priceless

This is not rocket science its a flood and drain system. A F&D is the easyest hydro system to put together. In a F&D there is only a few moveing parts. One is the pump to fill the flood table and the othere pump is just to keep the nutes in the water mixed. The air pump is a no brainer, its for putting air in ur water, but i also wood h202 in ur nutes just to keep the roots queeky clean. the too conections on the the flood table is one to fill and one to drain. The one in the middle is the fill line and it goes to the bigger pump. The othere connection on the flood table is the over flow witch will hook up to just a hose. Thats it really, besides makeing room for the wires on the side of thee tube so u can close the lid tight.

This is probly one of the most easy and cheapest and sweetest flood and drains i have seen yet.

DaveTheNewbie said:

I love the simplicity of it.
too many people are doing crazy assed overly complex stuff when it doesnt need to be

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Yeah this is cleanest flood & drain ive seen yet

If you look closely the flood table fits perfectly on thop of the rez tank. cant gett no more perfect. i think theese where ment for a flood & drain cuz they fit soo good together. Plus if u have any leak problems they will go staight back in ur rez tank with no leak any where. You can use this system in two ways. One with the medium (hydrotun) in the flood tabe filled to 1/2' over the over flow level, and put RW cube on top. Or you can use pots fill with your favorite medium (fytocell) and fllod it with the pots siting in the table. this way you can move the plants around as u dump ur rez every 2 weeks.

This wood be perfect for a Homebox grow cuz i can fit for of theese in a XL Homebox with 12 plants in each table. 12 x 4 = 32 plants in a SOG style in a 4x4 grow tent. I have not started the op yet but im close, just waiting for my bitch to give me sum babies.

I posted this idea so others can do it bigger and better. I love RIU and the ppl here too. there so much info and ideas on this site but you have to dig around for it but u will find, I promise

Please give it a go xspecialy if u need some thing small, clean, simple, cheap, and reliable. If u use water go with Flood & Drain.

Remember it only cost me $65-70 Max to build this.
Plus is fitts together PERFECTLY The table does not move around cuz it fits so tight on the rez

looks good man! I am curious to see the sizes of the plants you can grow out of here.

Looks good man, now lets see it in action...

ps- nice avitar!

Well once everything gets going ill put sum clones in it.

I still cant see the preflowers yet but soon i hope

where do you get your H2O2 at? what percentage is it and how much does it cost?

I get 35% online for 30 dollars a gallon, but i need a source for 50%.

Nice system, I just set up a flood and drain as well, and am very pleased by the simplicity of it.

I get 35% online for 30 dollars a gallon, but i need a source for 50%

WOW 50% i bet that stuff BURNS

Sweet setup, looks like u have a SoG in pots of hydrotun ?????

How many times ur flood that rock a day
Are u runnig 2 x 600?
How many plants do u have?

Keep u the good work my friend.

update please

peaceb2usall said:

update please

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Update What?

I havent got to use this setup cuz all 5 of my White Rhino seeds wont sprout. I got them for Attitude and Im still waiting on a repounce.

3 out of 5 where cracked and might have caused a germinating problem. I have faith in Attitude that they will make it right.

Ill be ordering sum more seeds from them here soon. Ill be trying the new colored seeds from Green House Seeds com.

Styl!st07 said:

I get 35% online for 30 dollars a gallon, but i need a source for 50%

WOW 50% i bet that stuff BURNS

Sweet setup, looks like u have a SoG in pots of hydrotun ?????

How many times ur flood that rock a day
Are u runnig 2 x 600?
How many plants do u have?

Keep u the good work my friend.

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yes, I have two 600s but only one 600 goes over a rack.

my pots have half hydroton and half cut up rockwool cubes. I only flood once a day, but will be going to twice a day during flower.

I have 9 or ten plants, 3 strains, Jack Herer, snow white/ice, and Master Kush.

SO.... in the very first pick in the very first post, you have a gallon jug that says "oxygenator" on it, is that h2o2?? if so, what percentage, and do you get it locally, or on the net?

35% will burn you, as will 50 % I'm sure, but I'd like a stronger concentration.

This is a great DIY, thanks for putting this out there. I'm looking forward to a grow journal from you.

Where did you buy the pump(s)?

Cheapest ive seen is a 150GPH for 30 bux @ homedepot. Target/walmart/kmart have really shitty gardening sections (target closed thiers down :[)

ThatGuyOverThere said:

Where did you buy the pump(s)?

Cheapest ive seen is a 150GPH for 30 bux @ homedepot. Target/walmart/kmart have really shitty gardening sections (target closed thiers down :[)

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Whats up bro, my bad its been crazy busy around here at work.

$15 Active Aqua 250 gph pump at my local hydro shop.

U can get pump at home depot ut they are expensive if u want a cheap hydro system. They are at least dubble the price. I dodnt know which one will last longer than the othere but If this one will last at least one year than thats long enough for me. Only spent $15 bucks on a pump.

Do u have a local hydro shop near u?

If not u should shop online. I shop on line most of the time cuz i find more deals on there all the time. Its hard for theese local stores to keep up with the low prices. But every once in awhile u can get a great deal at the local shops so i like to mention the low prices on the net when i shop there. May be they will hook u up?

what type of yield per plant will you get or should i say yield per tray?

rezo said:

what type of yield per plant will you get or should i say yield per tray?

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Hard to say, Im still new at this myself.

I know u can fit at least 6 or so in that size flood table and yield 1oz (in most cases) per plant. I have yet to get into the flower stage and harvest in any kind of yields. I have one in soil right now at the 8 week of veg, its starting to branch out really good now. Once i get sum clones to Root I can finally get the sex from this plant.

I also have a shit load of seeds coming in from Attitude seeds bank. I ordered the new "Green House" colored seeds all indica. They should be here by the end of the week if they get thru customs.

Styl!st07 said:

$15 Active Aqua 250 gph pump at my local hydro shop.

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not bad at all

Styl!st07 said:

Do u have a local hydro shop near u?

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yeah we have tons but im a bit reluctant. Ill just have to man up and go to one eventually.

ThatGuyOverThere said:

not bad at all


yeah we have tons but im a bit reluctant. Ill just have to man up and go to one eventually.

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Hey Guy

How do u break down that Quote when u write. I cant figure it out when i try to quote someone.