Quote Originally Posted by fosomker
I used 3/4 for fast drain back. Also used a horse troff float setup, they flow way more than the toliet ones. It used to take 45 min to drain back now it is 12 min for 24 gal recirc. Pump only runs for 4 min, so a complete recirc only takes 16 min. Dont think it matters, but I look at my nutes right after a recirc and I hate waiting so long for everything to drain back.
That sounds like an interesting set up. My recirculating DWC constantly recirculates- the pump is always on recirculating the water between three 5gallon buckets and a 50 gallon reservoir (that i only fill a little)

Why do you have your pump only run every now and then? Why not 24/7?
Illusion Reviewed by Illusion on . question about recirculating dwc what diameter tubing should i use for the lines from the controller bucket and pump? how much does it matter? it seems everyone uses 1/4" drip line; does it need to be that thin? Rating: 5