GH WATERFARM USERS: SIMPLE RECIRCULATING SYSTEM

[Weedhound]

Ok so I was at my hydro store yesterday and the BRAIN pulls out this kit from GH that makes your w/f set recirculating!! Ordinarily this isn't very exciting news EXCEPT......

Get ready.......:jointsmile:

It uses an air pump and drip ring set up to move the water through the system. You do NOT NEED A WATER PUMP!

Let me repeat that part:

YOU DO NOT NEED A WATER PUMP. IT RUNS OFF A BASIC AIR PUMP.

I bought one yesterday and already love it. It cost $60 and came with 2 drill bits, grommets, air pump, drip ring set up (minus drip ring) and tubing......basically everything you need except the drill itself.

The largest amount of work is drilling the holes to create a "daisy chain" effect in the w/fs. Everything else only takes a minute to set up.

Spread the news!!!!! :woohoo:

PS...tried to get some info on the web but couldn't find any.....my hydro man is always on the cutting edge....

Weedhound Reviewed by Weedhound on 05-17-2008. GH WATERFARM USERS: SIMPLE RECIRCULATING SYSTEM Ok so I was at my hydro store yesterday and the BRAIN pulls out this kit from GH that makes your w/f set recirculating!! Ordinarily this isn't very exciting news EXCEPT...... Get ready.......:jointsmile: It uses an air pump and drip ring set up to move the water through the system. You do NOT NEED A WATER PUMP! Let me repeat that part: YOU DO NOT NEED A WATER PUMP. IT RUNS OFF A BASIC AIR PUMP. Rating: 5

[justanotherbozo]

look forward to hearing more about it! have you a name? maybe we can ALL start lookin' for info.

[Weedhound]

Its called the GH waterfarm 8 Pack Circulating Upgrade Kit and I can't even find mention of it on their website. The thing is....you can get all the parts and make one without buying the kit.

I need some damn photos though....and can't find ANY info.

[GreenLeaf420]

Its called the GH waterfarm 8 Pack Circulating Upgrade Kit and I can't even find mention of it on their website. The thing is....you can get all the parts and make one without buying the kit.

I need some damn photos though....and can't find ANY info.

LOL I'll help out WH :jointsmile::jointsmile::jointsmile:

[GreenLeaf420]

Hey WH I put up the Drip ring and a pic of the 8 pack hope it helps out...:thumbsup::jointsmile::jointsmile::jointsmil e:

[Weedhound]

ok.....see that drip ring thing? minus the drip ring? the little two tube dealie....let me find a pic

Ok this thing......you need to set it up INSIDE your lower rez so that your basic air pump (just a small cheapie not the big monster you see in GL's photo) so that it pulls the water in from one side of the rez and dumps it the lower container. At the same time the other side is refilling.....very hard to explain without the damn kit.....can't believe i cant find any info....

[GreenLeaf420]

Sorry WH just trying to help out... I know the cheap $40.00 Pump right?

[Weedhound]

No thats fine but I honestly think a monster pump would be too strong and cause issues.

See when we discussed recirculating the waterfarms the big issue was how strong of a water pump to use to prevent overflow since the entire gravity refill thing is so slow. You cant use something faster than the refill time right? That's why a cheapie 10 gallon fishtank aquarium pump is so perfect......small pump so keep things moving nice and slow which is HUGE when trying to move water along through all those buckets.

Capice?

Seriously the principal behind is exactly the same as the drip ring. You know how the air pump forces water up through the drip ring? Well it does the same thing inside the rez if you hook it up to an intake tube on your rez (then a seperate outtake tube to refill modules.) It pulls a bit of water in the rez from the inlet line and forces it up and into the rez. The suction created refills it from the other side.

It's quite brilliant really and I wish I could explain it better. We're modifying my other res tomorrow so we'll try and take some photos as we go to try and explain it more clearly.

[GreenDestiny]

Interesting method. It's definitely something I'd love to see drawn in a cheapo MS Paint diagram to show just how it works lol. Can't wait to learn more info about it.

[slothy]

iv been looking to mod my waterfarm system to do exactly this. I too would like to see some more info so I could custom mod it myself. (still kinda confused on how it works)