GH WATERFARM USERS: SIMPLE RECIRCULATING SYSTEM

[Weedhound]

Thu.....here;s a couple photos of my system......Do YOU see anything different?

[Thuwadpumper]

Thu.....here;s a couple photos of my system......Do YOU see anything different?[/QUOTE]
I don't think I do, I mean you're using different mod's but I think in theory, actual functionality of the system looks the same. The main thing is the pump going to the air column in the res. and then just linking all of the buckets together. You have stop valves on the side of the buckets which is fricking a great idea!! kudos for that one. I just hate that brand, they always kinda drip and my local store sells them for $3 so I wasn't going to get that many. I'm stumped man!

[Thuwadpumper]

OK, so this morning I posted that I re-did everything. Just an update, Had to lower PH at around 11:30 a.m. Couldn't check or adjust mod's. At 4:30 Res was a little low? Didn't adjust. Nutes were 5.90

Mod 1
P.H 6.45
Nutes 545

Mod 2
P.H. 6.45
Nutes 522

Mod 3
P.H. 6.42
Nutes 490

Mod 4
P.H. 6.53
Nutes 492

Mod 5
P.H. 6.30
Nutes 521

Mod 6
P.H. 6.42
Nutes 423

Well there you have it, not sure what though!

[Weedhound]

thu,

sorry I hqvent been around to answers lately but I must say you do have me stumped for ideas. Anyonee else?

[Thuwadpumper]

No worries, I tore all that crap down. I hooked up a pump and pull the nutes in and push them out with valves and it takes me about 10 minutes. You know it may just be your numbers hold. I've talked to alot of people about this, unlike me they're smart, educated in physics, biochem etc. and 30 plus years in hydro etc. and it doesn't make any sense to them. Of course this is their opinion. Glad it works for you and I appreciate your help that you continued to offer but you are the only person I can find on the infamous world wide web that it works for. Take care!

[LOC NAR on probation]

Its all about finding what works for you. Hope you keep trying hydro is the thing when tuned in.

[Daddynobucks]

if it was easy we would still be growing in dirt,I think us hydro folks are tinkers at heart and love the chalenge.but when you get it right the rewards are well worth the initial effort.

there are as many different methods and directions of thought about hydro as there are people using it,and most of them work to some degree

I think the main problem with the system was not enough circulation, low flow rate

[Thuwadpumper]

Oh don't get me wrong, I'm still growing hydro and I don't hate the waterfarms, quite the contrary. I've had some sick results, I have picks of plants taller than me and 1 1/2" 2" trunks. Some say I may have set records! I've simply modified to make them work. I totally agree about the tinkering. I love the challenge and I've figured out a way to make them work. Circulation is the key and I don't think that way is the way to make it circulate. I bought a sick airpump that can run 12 lines and it was not moving it. I am working on a system that I hope will work and if I do I'll be sure to post it!

[Weedhound]

Well glad you found something that works for you.

[d4twamp]

I've read somewhere in the past that too large an air pump will cause the w/f recirc. setup to not recirc....

I went with Xtra Crispi's idea for gettin' them to recirc. and like it that way better, cuz I can just close the valves on the res and pump everything in the system back to the res for testing or res changes...

When I'm ready to gettin it recircin' again just open the valves and gravity fills the system, simplicity