Next we see the old water emitter manifold, and the new one beside it. WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT!!!

Pic 2 is the res and return tubes, and pic 3 is the whole thing assembled atop a tub I had laying around with a bit of scrap lumber holding the back end up to drain.
The main tube is secured over the right-hand tray by means of a couple plant tags stuck in the plant tag slots of the pots. The thing is running currently with pH'd tap water flushing through to condition the hydroton and system. If I find when I next check it that the pH is stable, then I will empty and re-fill the res with a mild nute solution, run that for a day, check the stability of the pH, and if that, too, is acceptable... time for plants!

The last pics I thought you'd get a kick out of... you might be a grower if your toolbox looks like this! Haha note the spare timer clips and roll of heavy-duty duct tape...

Edit: the dog doesn't fit in the bag unless you take the pots out.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . Modular Containerized Vertical NFT, take II... Stinky kinda likes the Darkside The following is the last post from this thread: http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/131118-stinky-s-crash-course-noob-hydro-welcome-darkside.html This log is a continuation of that learning experience... so here we go! What has Stinky learned from her crash course? -Minimize plumbing= excessive on the small scale The idea of the manifold-style plumbing might be important to equalize pressure in a larger-scale system, but in a little one like this, it was WAY overkill and ended up Rating: 5