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Here are pictures of the setup...
The red dots indicate holes drilled for air to escape, I tested it and the air is dispersed evenly across the whole reservoir.
What do you guys think?
I plan on having a reservoir of fresh water above the whole system somwhere, there will be a float valve installed in the top reservoir, and fresh water will flow into the container whenever it the water levels begin to drop. This should prevent me from having to top off the reservoir constantly...
Your control rez has to sit on the same level as your plant rez. So you don't have a overflow by accident. Here is a link. I bought the kit and some extra parts to put it together the way I wanted but it is the way no matter how big your system is. Or how many tubs are connected to it. Iwas going to setup 6 tubs then a 18 gallon control rez and 18 gallon top rez. It could feed my system for 2 weeks while I'm gone. I just need the PH dowser to keep that straight. SH Hydroponics, Inc. > Hydroponics Reservoirs
OH, forgot. That's a good setup. I like it. Lets get some plants in there. LOL
I ran some air through it today, and the bubbles are still pretty big, so i might seal up those holes and drill a hole for a 2" air stone underneath each pot. I bought 6 air stones today so I will probably do that, and ill leave the holes in the very middle that won't directly hit the roots.
.....I went a little overboard on the air pump and got this 1,000 GPH pump...
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I will upload pictures as soon as the whole thing is complete.
Overboard is always good to me. Better more than not enough.
The size of the bubbles will not hurt any roots. Air stones tend to get glogged up sometimes. The bigger bubbles could be better for splashing the bottom of your netpots a little better in the beginning..
It's not the size of the bubble, it's when it breaks the surface the oxy is put in the water. My bro just put the air tube in the rez with a wieght on it, no stone or nothing.
Alright, then I will use my PVC dispenser first, and if it happens to hurt the roots, I will replace it with 6 air stones... Either way, these plants are going to be breathing like there is no tomorrow.