Need DIY'ers advice here.

DND

DND

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The picture is of a Versagrow 10 pot system which measures 39"L x 19"W and holds 8.8 gallons in the reservoir. I want to connect 3 of these systems together going to a common reservoir using one pump for all systems and make it recirculating. How and what would I use to do this? How do I make sure that I wont overflow the systems and the reservoir. What size pump and reservoir would you suggest? :confused:

Thanks for your help! +rep for some suggestions.

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hellraizer30

hellraizer30

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Not wanting to derail your idea of what you want but it would be cheaper to go this route.

flood table size however big you want it.
res however big you want it.
1/4 drip hose
1/4 drip stakes
3/4 hose
550gph pump

super simple :)
 
DND

DND

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hellraizer30 said:
Not wanting to derail your idea of what you want but it would be cheaper to go this route.

flood table size however big you want it.
res however big you want it.
1/4 drip hose
1/4 drip stakes
3/4 hose
550gph pump

super simple :)
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Thanks, I thought about that too, but... The reason to keep them separate is to grow perpetual and get a harvest every 3 weeks. Once a system is harvested, it can be taken out and cleaned without having to take apart the entire setup.
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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DND said:
Thanks, I thought about that too, but... The reason to keep them separate is to grow perpetual and get a harvest every 3 weeks. Once a system is harvested, it can be taken out and cleaned without having to take apart the entire setup.
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But ideally the plants need different levels of nutrients at different stages of the flowering cycle, and that's impossible to do with a shared reservoir and a perpetual where you harvest every three weeks on a 9 week flower period. I should know, I harvest every three weeks in 3 ebb n flow tables on a 9 week flower period. Of course, they all have their own 30 gallon reservoir. In early flower, my plants need more nitrogen than those in late flower...
 
DND

DND

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Metasynth said:
But ideally the plants need different levels of nutrients at different stages of the flowering cycle, and that's impossible to do with a shared reservoir and a perpetual where you harvest every three weeks on a 9 week flower period. I should know, I harvest every three weeks in 3 ebb n flow tables on a 9 week flower period. Of course, they all have their own 30 gallon reservoir. In early flower, my plants need more nitrogen than those in late flower...
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I used to mess around with different EC levels for different stages in a plants cycle, but not anymore. Now, I grow from rooted clone and feed 1.2 EC no matter what. It's been working for me, plain tap water with Ionic bloom at an 1.2 EC. No additives, no flushing, no deficiencies or over-fertilizing, simple to maintain and rock solid pH.
 
hellraizer30

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North
DND said:
I used to mess around with different EC levels for different stages in a plants cycle, but not anymore. Now, I grow from rooted clone and feed 1.2 EC no matter what. It's been working for me, plain tap water with Ionic bloom at an 1.2 EC. No additives, no flushing, no deficiencies or over-fertilizing, simple to maintain and rock solid pH.
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Hers a thought, build a platform thats high enough to place this res under http://www.trayhugger.com/sizes-2/

the pipe all three with 1/2 in hose and 3/4 drain hose to the main res, super simple
 
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