GH WATERFARM USERS: SIMPLE RECIRCULATING SYSTEM

[Weedhound]

So here is the real brains of the whole operation and I could just KISS GH for thinking this up. It's a pumping column set up inside the rez that pulls the air in from the intake valve you set up and into the general rez.

We made one by adding an inch of 1/2 in tubing and an L extension to the bottom of the pumping column.....then cut the larger white tube down to approximately six inches (high enough to be above water level but low enough to stay inside the bucket) but we left the airline completely intact.

The third photo is a close up of both the one we made and the one that came with the GH kit.

[justanotherbozo]

Oh and Bozo......hps instead of cfl.....4 times the yield for the same time, energy and nutes on your part. Worth every penny.

my use of CFL's is more a function of my ability to add lighting for $10.00 and my inability to throw down $200.00 - $300.00 all at once, rather than an actual preference for fluoro's.

believe me, if i had the dough, i'd be using 6 of those Procyon 100 LED lights. (LOL, and some CFL's for vegging)

kudo's to whiskeytango and doughboy for thier pioneering work!


bozo,
peace, love, dope

[Weedhound]

We didn't really feel the need to take pictures of this figuring everyone would be able to handle it by themselves but here are some photos of rez with 3 holes (and stop valves) in it and the bucket we are circulating with the system. In this case we're only using one but just imagine it as 8 of them all daisy chained together because the priniciple is exactly the same no matter what.

TIP: Buy those 1/2 inch stop valves in bulk.....you'll thank me later.

Afterthought: After drilling a third hole in the res it occurred to us that you really only need two of them (strictly speaking...an intake line and an outtake line) and the lower rez DOES come with two holes already. If you want to keep an eye on the water level you'll need 3 but can GET BY with the two already there.

[Weedhound]

PS....the power plant has improved quite a bit and is doing very well in a recirculating system. Plants just grow better with it generally imo.

[justanotherbozo]

i'm still just dealing with my DWC bins individually, once i get my plants sexed and i begin production, then will be time enough to really understand how to make a recirculating system.

in truth, i plan on a SOG using 4x5gallon bins with buds in differing stages of flower so, wouldn't that mean different feeding schedules?

[Weedhound]

Bozo...yes different schedules will require different resevoirs. Thats the issue we are dealing with here and why setting things up for MINIMAL interference from us with all of them helps so much and why we'll even set up a recirculating system for just one bucket.

So final pics......you'll hook up the intake line into the rez and the pumping column up to that. You'll need to drill a small hole in the top of the rez to accomodate the airline (does NOT need to be exact) and hook your pump up to it. Outtake line out to the w/f modules (obviously) and you should be good to go. :thumbsup:

Tip: Third photo is of the parts we had left over and the parts we didn't use.....you'll have to do the math yourselves on that. :wtf:

[Weedhound]

And hopefully now it makes much more sense.

Hope that was clear enough for everyone to understand. If you don't want to build one I'm sure you can get the kit on the net or your local hydro store soon....I have a feeling these are going to be a real hot seller. :thumbsup:

[SnSstealth]

k....my heads reeling a lil...lol, gotta sober up a little bit more before i read this...
whiskeytango

[GreenLeaf420]

I think I understand this just please check me first. :jointsmile:

OK the reservoir gets a hole in the lower with a intake. A cheap pump that is tied into the last of 4 or each pot gets a exhaust for the water that goes back o the Rez? Sorry just want to get it right.

Then in the Rez Pop in the L shaped section and place an air pump to connect to the drip section. That makes what happen by adding the air pump to the drip in the Rez?

Each Pot gets the drip installed to it and then you add air?
Have a draw back to the main Rez
And all the air stops potential problems with Overflow?

WH I'm sorry I read this alot and I want to understand can you please just explain the theory to me......

Please I feel like such a Bozo:jointsmile::jointsmile:

[justanotherbozo]

WH I'm sorry I read this alot and I want to understand can you please just explain the theory to me......

Please I feel like such a Bozo:jointsmile::jointsmile:

lol, she isn't withholding the info Green, if she could explain it better she would have.
she's already admitted to not understanding the operating principles.
hydro guy says good, good, good and she trusts him and uses it. no need to understand it beyond being able to make it work.

lets just relax, someone else will see the thread and come to the rescue, we just have to be patient.