RDWC reservoir

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Hippieryan

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So I am designing my RDWC and am wondering if anyone could tell me a decent size reservoir to use for the 4 pail system I am building. I am assuming there is some kind of a calculation to determine size from how many litres your buckets hold? Or am I just nuts, lol, thanks in advance
 
Hippieryan said:
So I am designing my RDWC and am wondering if anyone could tell me a decent size reservoir to use for the 4 pail system I am building. I am assuming there is some kind of a calculation to determine size from how many litres your buckets hold? Or am I just nuts, lol, thanks in advance
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What size are your 4 buckets? Also, use a waterfall system over air pumps and stones if you're still building it. You'll be happy you did.

I GOTTA LOSE THE AIR PUMPS! HOW?! Plus my awesome mini DWC :)

That's cool man. Pretty low-key. I think you'll be surprised at the pressure of mine. i can't remember now, but its some where around 5-600 gph
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I GOTTA LOSE THE AIR PUMPS! HOW?! Plus my awesome mini DWC :)

That thing is way overpriced. The whole thing sits on a very simple method of splitting the water to oxygen and hydrogen. In big system I’d be worried about the hydrogen gas... I was looking around and saw 2 more very interesting thing. First one called Carmin. I don’t really get how it...
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Here's @J232 setup I helped him with

70gal RDWC Waterfall update

Alright, it wasn’t the most fun I had at 3am on a Monday night, but I got it done. After the idea was planted to update my month old system to waterfalls I just had to do it ASAP. I currently have a grow on the go but I am at half capacity so it worked out. Systems is 5x25gal totes filed to...
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Thanks I am still looking into parts and layout before I get rolling, I saw your page earlier and that looks great
 
Personally, I prefer using totes vs buckets.
I've always had issues with roots clogging drains when I ran buckets.
Totes are much easier to use with bulkhead fittings so using larger connecting pipe eliminates root clogging.
 
GBAUTO said:
Personally, I prefer using totes vs buckets.
I've always had issues with roots clogging drains when I ran buckets.
Totes are much easier to use with bulkhead fittings so using larger connecting pipe eliminates root clogging.
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I hope they work, but I got a goat as you said, a little smaller than a 5 gallon pail, I will have to paint them up though, I think they are 17 litre. So if I get a 70 lotre that for my res, should that be good, I want to do the waterfall trick as well for what it takes and costs, why wouldn’t I, did you say have a half inch end going into the tote for the waterfall. Is this for more pressure, I like the last set up on here
 
Sorry they hold more than a five gallon pail, they are 27 litre, I wanted to get something all enough, they had lots of short ones but not tall, this is the tote before painting with a 5.5 inch pod on top.image.jpg
 
whatever your water level in your res will be the water level in the buckets. wide and short vs skinny and tall.
 
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