DWC setup help

ya if u could help me out with a recirculating system that would be so great. and thanks for the heads up on the air pump.

u should try the EBB n FLOW system. is eazy to build and is cost only 20 dollar to do the whole set up. go to wal mart get 2, 10 gallon tubba wear, then go to the hydro store and get the Flood n Drain tube $5, sub pump that goes into the water 12.99 dont for get the tube for this and 6 , 5ich net pot 1each. and your good to go. start building. put all the net pot in to the tubba wear and u will see 2 open spot in the middle of them, to drill to put the flood n drain tube. then sit in on the of the other tubba wear which is going to b your reservoir . is pretty ez and u dont have to do shit but watch your tomato grow. i think is better then DWC because the PH keep changing fast . and the water alway get eatten up quick to. faster then the ebb and flow or grow.

the most important thing about this is that all of your containers are leverl with each other,other wise some buckets will be higher than the rest and it wont work right,basically your going to flood your shit.its verry simple though and this is a list of things your going to need.
1.another container exactley like the 2 that u have now.
2.a small water pump like the active aqua 160 gph"for a 15 gallon rez"
3.lets say 15 ft of vinyl 1/2 tubing "get the stuff from the hydro store its super flexable and wont leak,its abou 25 cents a foot.
4.about 20 ft of 1/4 vinyl flexable tubing also at the hydro store.
5. 2 half inch t fittings
6. 2 half inch on off valves
7.4 half inch grommets for the t fittings and on-off valves also at the hydro store.
8.a drip manifold,since u have only 2 buckets u can pick up the 4 head for a couple of bucks at home depot.
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--------------- now on the 2 containers that u have, drill a half inch hole out of the center on both at the bottom of the container.u want the valve to almost be at ground level.install the 2 gromets"use spit to slip them in".
--put the 2 T fittings into the container
--.make sure your containers are spread apart the length that u want them.this will be the length of your tubing your going to cut and attach the 2 together.u should now have one exposed end on each of your t fittings.
-----now with your new container drill 2 half inch holes side by side about 2-3 inches apart,these also need to be drilled near the bottom portion of the container,u want your holes 2 be the same heighth as on your 2 first buckets.
---install the 2 gromets and the 2 on off valves.
---take your remaining 1/2 inch tubing and cut it in half.
---attach your tubing,from one on/off valve to the first t fitting,the buckets have allready been attached 2 each other in the first step.
----take the second piece of tubing and attach it to the last on/off valve.
----connect this hose to the only t fitting left.
----if u did this right,u have 3 containers linked together by tubing forming a circle.
----now put your water pump into the new bucket
----attach your drip manifold,
----attach your 1/4 drip tubing to the manifold
----cut a verry small hole into the lid of the new container"big enough for your 2 1/4 lines to poke through.
---- pull the lines through the lid and put one into each container.
----make sure that the water pump is close to the on/off valves.it will help draw the water from the other 2 buckets.
----start filling the new container with water,all of your buckets should keep the same water level because they are all conected.if there not your system is not level.u need to fix this before u turn it on or your going to flood.
----turn the pump on and watch it for about 20 min,looking for any leaks and to make sure that the water levels are not getting any higher than the new controller bucket....one thing i would do is keep the controller bucket outside of the grow room.if u would like 2 make sure its working right u can add food coloring 2 both of the grow containers and see if it ends up in the rez"this will also allow u to tell how long it takes to refresh your buckets with recirculated fresh water..... im sorry if this is really jumbled up but i hope it helps and isnt to hard to follow.my speach and people skills are kinda funky ohh and one last thing,keep the manifold in the bucket,incase it leakes"they all do"this way your leak is contained inside the controller....welllllll good luck.this shouldnt take more than a half hour to assemble.hope it works out for u .

thank you so much disrupt. Do you have skype or yahoo? I wanna make sure i do this right.. Its my birthday today so I will be doing all this tomorrow... Your directions sound pretty simple. And thanks again man. Also Do I still use my airpump with the airstones in the containers?

nevermind...about the question above, i figure the airstones stay in the containers.

oh,no worries.but nope i dont have any of those,if u run into trouble just ask here,im pretty much lurking around here a couple of hours a day.couple of other thing's i forgot to mention. it really wouldnt hurt to throw an extra air stone in the rez and also whal your at the hydro store picking up the fittings and tubing u might want to get an extra number of ft of the 1/2. it can some times be difficult to change your water with out having to disconnet every thing,so what u can do when u want to drain your system,take the drip system manifold off of the water pump and stick your half inch onto it.u can lead it to a bath tub or a drain,hell even a bucket just so u can drain your system once a week for nutrient changes and what not,it just really really helps and its so simple,u really dont need to do anything when it comes time to change out the water cuz the pump did all the work.i was going to piece together a old 6 bucket system for u and take pics but i dont have a camera anymore.sorry about that.

so in your instructions u say "-----now with your new container drill 2 half inch holes side by side about 2-3 inches apart,these also need to be drilled near the bottom portion of the container,u want your holes 2 be the same heighth as on your 2 first buckets."

Do I drill the 2 half inch holes on the bottom of the container or on the side towards the bottom?

I want my two holes to be the same height as on my first 2 buckets? I dont get it. If the holes are on the bottom how can the be at the same height? Do I drill holes on the side of the bucket towards the bottom? is that what you mean?

sorry just a little confused.

oh sorry about that,u want all of your holes to be on the side of the container near the bottom.i think the bbest reference picture i can think of for u would be....... the water farm 8 pack. look up that system and look at how the plumbing is set up.this is exactley how yours should be,with the exception that your 1/2 makes a complete return and does not just stop at the last bucket like is pictured.that is y u have 2 on off valves at your rez "the last container u would have bought to make this work.the half inch is only used to return the water to the rez.the reason it needs to be a complete loop is because your only running 2 grow containers and if its hooked up in a straight line of buckets u will always be pulling more off of the first one and your levels will never be the same heighth.i hope this helps

Your the man! I'm going to be setting it all up tomorrow. I will take some pictures.

I submerge the drip manifold in my resevoir water? and also the air pump goes inside my resevoir too?? both submerged in water? and is there only 4-head drip manifolds? not any 2 headed? Will that be a problem if I only use 2 heads out of the 4?