Need help picking the right hydroponics set up

What would be the least time consuming set up for say like 20 plants under 1000W HPS? Or any other suggestions of # plants with different setups that are little maintenance. Its just that I don't have much time recently and I am spending time on setups that just fuck up. Like I had a 80 gph pump (for like water columns) being used with a drip system but it didnt pump enough to get through all the lines so I went and bought a 383 gph pump and it still doesn't pump properly it will pump out a ton on the line that is hooked up to the pump but all the lines coming off it will pump slower and the last one doesnt pump at all so I wasted like 80$ on this pump which pissed me off. I have nozzles that limit flow to .5gph. Any help or suggestions would be great this is really starting to bug me. I was doing hempy buckets, worked fine but was just way too much work watering all of them every 2 days.

Im open to any ideas/suggestions please help!! :)

Ebb-N-Grow Hydroponic System - Interior Gardens

this is the one i use.it's an awesome set up.

Almost nothing is going to be less maintenance than hand watering pots but people agree that ebb and flow is the bullet proof. But if you want least headaches go with a tray over rez system.

I just bought one of those systems that Dive put a link up for and cant wait to start using it. Just have to "finish" basement first hehe. Currently use to tray over res setups and they are pretty simple but lack the ability to move plants around if needed.

I use a 10 pot ebb and flow but you still have to keep checking water it only holds 6 gal and when them bitches start drinking, I,ll have to put 2 plus gals a day.

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Originally Posted by Big len

I use a 10 pot ebb and flow but you still have to keep checking water it only holds 6 gal and when them bitches start drinking, I,ll have to put 2 plus gals a day.

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Time for a bigger res. the set-up i use has a 55 gal. res, you can run up-to 30 buckets comfortably.

I hope your doing a sog if you have 20 plants under 1000w's.

Hey Dive I thought those could run up to 48 pots? atleast that is how the 1 I bought was advertised /shrug

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Originally Posted by tinytoon

Hey Dive I thought those could run up to 48 pots? atleast that is how the 1 I bought was advertised /shrug

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Yea ..but 2 gal. pot's X48 = 96 gallons.....not gonna work with a 55 gal res.
The hydroton does take up some space tho,but even still...im not sure you can comfortable run 48.


Dive:stoned:

Thats kinda what the math in my head said but wasnt sure so thought I would ask ...... you know the only dumb question is the one that noone asks lol