Use the same basic design as shown above but cut the bottom of the first bucket completly out (the bucket the roots are intended to hang in). Then dependent upon personal prefrence (how big you want your resevoir) attach another watertight container below it. Any type of rubbermaid product works just pick what size you want. For the bucket, wrap the inside as shown above but with a longer section of hose to allow the pump to be fully submerged in the resevoir. Simple!

now that takes care of the clogged nozzle problems.......simple!

I had thought about this before but never pursued it...nice to see it in action.


-potlike

how loud is the pump?

The pump is almost silent you just might hear the sound of water as it trickles back into the res water

I just thought why not have a bigger container to set the pump in for res and have main bucket drain into it.
Truly a genius idea.

I have seen units mad where you stack 2 tubes but I have also seen alot of issues with them for leaks and clogs plus the extra maintainence and extra nutes to have the bigger side res but you can do it I just find it more trouble then its worth plus takes up twice the amount of room.Can work if you wan to rundual pumps with many tubs and a lrge outside res like 100 gallons or more

I guess I won't be purchasing some overpriced system


When I saw this in the FAQ I thought the rest of the pages of the tutorial were missing. lol. But nope. This is pretty self explanatory!

great idea! rep2usir

good info and super easy build!!