Bubbleheads please help!

Guys
I use nothing but 5gal. bubbkebuckets with an airstone/ topdrip system. My problem is I use 6" pots, so the gh top drip set ups have to be CUT down to fit a 6" pot. This leads to problems. I have left this option off this grow but see a difference in growth. What coud I do to modify/change this topdrip to fit the 6" pots. I dont use an auxillary resevoir. Its all in the buckets. I was thinking instead of a T and forming a RING. Go with a 90' an 4"line with a cap on the end. Where could I get the 90' and cap to go with thos kits? Any INFO is greatly appreciated! Peace

Man, I 'd love to help and advise you, but I really am too stoned to understand the question.
I'll go to the BubbleHead Thread and invite them here.

Yeah, we need some more details, my man. Pics would really help get the creative juices flowing.

Home Depot or Lowes has a TON of irrigation parts. For the smaller 90 fittings that fit drip lines go to a sprinkler store that sells Rain Bird systems and stuff. Just curious, why the top drip system and not an irrigation manifold plumbed into the bottom of the pots? Having the nutrient solution fed directly to the root zone is a desirable feature with the bubbleponics kits.

Yeah I'm a little confused about what you mean, but the easiest feed in my opinion is to just run the feeder tube through the bottom of the pot directly to the roots. This way you just need the tubing.

??? Sorry but I dont understand the question and I have not smoked all day...lol

sympLED said:

Home Depot or Lowes has a TON of irrigation parts. For the smaller 90 fittings that fit drip lines go to a sprinkler store that sells Rain Bird systems and stuff. Just curious, why the top drip system and not an irrigation manifold plumbed into the bottom of the pots? Having the nutrient solution fed directly to the root zone is a desirable feature with the bubbleponics kits.

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Lt Shiny Sides said:

Yeah I'm a little confused about what you mean, but the easiest feed in my opinion is to just run the feeder tube through the bottom of the pot directly to the roots. This way you just need the tubing.

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agreed, loose the top drip system, or modify it by running the tube from the pump in your res directly into the rootzone to deliver the goods.

I didn't really understnad it either, but I was sotned, but only half as stoned as I am now,.
Now I feel like I do more now than I did a while ago.

too stoned man

Why do hot dogs come in packages of ten and buns come in packages of eight? LOL

fatflathead said:

Why do hot dogs come in packages of ten and buns come in packages of eight? LOL

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Haha so anyway yeah you should just use a 6 outlet manifold and run a 1/4 inch feeding line to each pot just under the rockwool cube. This will supply the roots with a direct flow of oxygen enriched nutrient mix. With this setup you don't even need irigation parts other than the manifold and tubing. It's the most efficient and simplest setup.

Basicaly what I need is to add a direct feed to the roots system . What do I need ? I have one plant per bucket.
Thank you





9951]Haha so anyway yeah you should just use a 6 outlet manifold and run a 1/4 inch feeding line to each pot just under the rockwool cube. This will supply the roots with a direct flow of oxygen enriched nutrient mix. With this setup you don't even need irigation parts other than the manifold and tubing. It's the most efficient and simplest setup.[/QUOTE]

If he's running one plant per bucket, wouldn't an irrigation manifold be a little overboard?

if the pots are going to deep in then I recommend putting something around the pot on the top so that it lifts it from the bucket. All I can think of right now is a thick styrofoam type thing that you cut a hole into and its thickness will raise the cup up say like 2 inches, so its not so deep in the bucket. I hope that makes sense and/or even answers your questions. Best of luck!!

brownhornet685 said:

Basicaly what I need is to add a direct feed to the roots system . What do I need ? I have one plant per bucket.
Thank you

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At home depot in the pipes and fittings aisle they have irrigation manifolds. They cost around 5-6 bucks. They are a circle with 6 little nipples around the bottom of it. Each nipple should have a shut off valve that you can twist open or closed. Then you need the 1/2" fitting that screws into the bottom middle of the manifold. One side of the fitting is threaded the other is a barbed end. Then you need a submersible pump around 150 gph (gallons per hour) that also has a 1/2" outlet. Hook the manifold to the pump with a short piece of 1/2" clear tubing. Then get some 1/4" hose make three equal lengths of about 5-6". Attatche the three 1/4" lines to three of the nipples on the irrigation manifold and make sure the valve is twisted open. Twist closed the other three valves so water dosn't come out of those ones, just the ones you have the 1/4" lines hooked to. Then take those three lines and insert them into the net pots butted up against the bottom of the rockwool cubes. Don't put them all on one side of the net pot either. Put them evenly around it in 3 different spots. Do this for each bucket and watch the magic.

sympLED said:

At home depot in the pipes and fittings aisle they have irrigation manifolds. They cost around 5-6 bucks. They are a circle with 6 little nipples around the bottom of it. Each nipple should have a shut off valve that you can twist open or closed. Then you need the 1/2" fitting that screws into the bottom middle of the manifold. One side of the fitting is threaded the other is a barbed end. Then you need a submersible pump around 150 gph (gallons per hour) that also has a 1/2" outlet. Hook the manifold to the pump with a short piece of 1/2" clear tubing. Then get some 1/4" hose make three equal lengths of about 5-6". Attatche the three 1/4" lines to three of the nipples on the irrigation manifold and make sure the valve is twisted open. Twist closed the other three valves so water dosn't come out of those ones, just the ones you have the 1/4" lines hooked to. Then take those three lines and insert them into the net pots butted up against the bottom of the rockwool cubes. Don't put them all on one side of the net pot either. Put them evenly around it in 3 different spots. Do this for each bucket and watch the magic.

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Man, bro, for a new guy here, and a new BubbleHead, you sure give great advice. I applaud you. Very well put, + REP.

You need an underwater pump, a submersive pump, 150 gph to 250 gph.

Walmart, Lowes, and Home Depot have the pumps. It is a small cheap pump like they use on water fountains in the home or yard.

It sits in the bottom of the tank, under water, here are a few examples:

DuraPump Water Pump - 185 gph
DuraPump Submersible Water Pump - 185 gph

Do an Internet Google Search to find, or Available from www.stealthhydro.com $17.99


DuraPump Water Pump - 240 gphDuraPump Submersible Water Pump - 240 gph
Price: $22.99










$17.97/EA Each from Home Depot












You also need a Irrigation Hub, also called an Irrigation Manifold. Many different ones can be found.



DiG Six Outlet Irrigation Manifold DiG Six Outlet Irrigation Manifold
Price: $12.99 420Budman showed us one that Lowes has, he said:

The brand name is MISTER LANDSCAPER. It is in the DRIP IRRIGATION section (even says "drip irrigation" on the package), the technical name for it is PVC SPRINKLER ADAPTER (that is on the package too), the item# is 191779, and the model# is MLA-RA9, and the cost is $10.73. My local Lowes had about 9-10 of them in stock.




Rain Bird Landscape Dripline System 2.0 GPH Manifold #MANIF2-1PK
Available at Bizrate.com, Amazon.com, and Home Depot for $4.99 to $5.99

Roseman said:

Man, bro, for a new guy here, and a new BubbleHead, you sure give great advice. I applaud you. Very well put, + REP.

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Thanks!

merahoon said:

If he's running one plant per bucket, wouldn't an irrigation manifold be a little overboard?

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yea IMHO i don't see the need either. you csn still expect great roots without the use of a water pump if you only have one plant in a bucket. plus it can also cause your rez temp to raise.