Good or bad ebb & flow setup?

Hey guys, I made my first hydro set up. let me explain it to you, and tell me what you think.


-Two 4 1/2 feet long 4 inch thick PVC pipes.
-Four 4 inch thick PVC corner connectors.
-Pump nozzle / overflow nozzle.
-Rubber tubing.
-Ten 3 inch net pots.
-2 inch Rockwool.
-Hydroton.
-Water pump.
-Air pump/bubble stone.
-Resovoir.


I made the 'tray' out of PVC piping. I drilled five 3 inch holes on each PVC pipe. I use the four corner connectors to connect my two pipes and make it into a oval/squarish shape. On the inside I have my water intake and overflow nozzles that stick out from the bottom, I connect the tube from my water pump and drain tube to these nozzles. The tubes both go to my reservoir. I put my 3 inch net pots into the 3 inch holes I drilled in the two PVC pipes previously. When the water fills it comes about 1/4 inch deep into the net pots. Thats basically it other than filling net pots with hydroton and adding rockwool with plant in it.

Comments on whether it will or wont work?




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multiple threads on the same subject wont do you any good

infact, it'll hurt more than help (because the people who were helping you in the other thread, now have to find this thread)


anywho.... get the idea out of your head of using pvc for ebb and flow

you are making it harder for yourself

just get a res and a tray (a kitty litter tray works fine)

and do it like that.

you are making too much work for yourself and with that system i dont think you'll yield much


i also think the roots will clog/slow the flow of water.


back to the drawing board my friend

i can post some pics if you want of a custom flood and drain i recently did