Rdwc question?

Kingkush325

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Wanting to give rdwc a run. Purchased 4 gallon square buckets and was wanting to know what size fittings,PVC pipe would be adicuit for this type of system? And also any other useful or beneficial info you guys have on this type of grow would be apreaciated....
 

dbkick

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There's so many ways you could build it , it will make your head spin! Happy growing.
 

Kingkush325

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There's so many ways you could build it , it will make your head spin! Happy growing.
Was wanting to go undercurrent not over flow. 4 bucket system, 5 with the main reservoir. And trying to keep it as compact as I can if that helps lol
 

dbkick

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Was wanting to go undercurrent not over flow. 4 bucket system, 5 with the main reservoir. And trying to keep it as compact as I can if that helps lol
Never got into undercurrent myself, seems to complicated to achieve a simple task . Not sure of what the benefits would be over just mixing back to a main res. The system I put together doesn't circulate all the time which has a benefit itself, there is no water pump running constantly to heat the water.
 

Kingkush325

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Never got into undercurrent myself, seems to complicated to achieve a simple task . Not sure of what the benefits would be over just mixing back to a main res. The system I put together doesn't circulate all the time which has a benefit itself, there is no water pump running constantly to heat the water.
Ok so how is yours set up if you dont mind me asking? Sounds like it might benefit me to look into that lol all this is new to me just trying to get my weight up and fast
 

dbkick

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Mine is based on a ebb monster control bucket in the room, the supply pump which is 20 feet away in another room is connected to the fill power outlet on the control bucket.
Water is pumped to the control bucket and then gravity takes over , two 3/4 inch supplies run into one 5 gallon bucket(with return pump hooked up to a cycle timer, 4 minutes on 40 minutes off or whatever the fuck).
Out of that 5 gallon return bucket 6- 3/4 inch supplies to igloo water jug coolers.......
I just mentioned undercurrent being too complicated and I can't even explain my own system without some fucking pictures :/
 

Kingkush325

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Mine is based on a ebb monster control bucket in the room, the supply pump which is 20 feet away in another room is connected to the fill power outlet on the control bucket.
Water is pumped to the control bucket and then gravity takes over , two 3/4 inch supplies run into one 5 gallon bucket(with return pump hooked up to a cycle timer, 4 minutes on 40 minutes off or whatever the fuck).
Out of that 5 gallon return bucket 6- 3/4 inch supplies to igloo water jug coolers.......
I just mentioned undercurrent being too complicated and I can't even explain my own system without some fucking pictures :/
Lmao yea you hit it on the dot. Sounds complicated af but I need to upgrade to something better than my dwc buckets I have now. What is the foot print of your system i have 5×3 area to play with hence the "compact" statement earlier
 

dbkick

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If you could visualize 4- 3/4 inch barbed fittings/tubing at the bottom of that black bucket with the water pump in it , they work on gravity with the control bucket.
Even with pictures it's kind of rough to explain. It does work is all I can say, and that's what matters.
 

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Kingkush325

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If you could visualize 4- 3/4 inch barbed fittings/tubing at the bottom of that black bucket with the water pump in it , they work on gravity with the control bucket.
Even with pictures it's kind of rough to explain. It does work is all I can say, and that's what matters.
Yea that is dope I can see some weight coming out lol doesn't seem to big either
 

Kingkush325

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If you could visualize 4- 3/4 inch barbed fittings/tubing at the bottom of that black bucket with the water pump in it , they work on gravity with the control bucket.
Even with pictures it's kind of rough to explain. It does work is all I can say, and that's what matters.
This is the area I have to play with 20180602_044337.jpg
 

dbkick

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Wow lol what light you working with and what the yields on average lol
Probably 3 totally different forms of hid lighting in those photos, I'd have to look and guess what they are, first one def looks 315w cmh, the second photo I can see a rapid led onyx and a sun systems lec 315 cmh. That last one has to be 1kw DE hps, ushio lamp solistek ballast.
I only worry about yield if/when I'm about to run out, so far so good!
 

Kingkush325

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Probably 3 totally different forms of hid lighting in those photos, I'd have to look and guess what they are, first one def looks 315w cmh, the second photo I can see a rapid led onyx and a sun systems lec 315 cmh. That last one has to be 1kw DE hps, ushio lamp solistek ballast.
I only worry about yield if/when I'm about to run out, so far so good!
That's real....... so what you think would be my best bet for my area
 
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