Quote Originally Posted by oldmac
hey WeedTree's,

The larger pump is fine, like socialistpete said "bigger is better"....but LocNar has a good idea. Regardless of what size pump you use it's a good idea to be able to conrtol the output.

I would suggest that you put a "tee" in the pump output with one side going to your misters and the other side having the valve, and that valve output staying in or going back to your rez (depending if you use the pump submerged or inline). That way when you open the valve to lower flow to your misters you are not putting to much load on your pump. Plus the flow to the rez will keep it mixed well.
Thanks for the response!

I've got in sights a Aqua 400GPH Subermisible pump w/ filter.

I've decided to buy 2, 5 Gallon buckets and stack them. That way I can utilize a large res. as well as a large grow chamber and stack them to conserve floor space.

The pump will sit at the bottom of the res., next to a 10" Bubble stone (Bucket bottom diameter = 10.33 so it will be a tight fit). This will feed off an air pump on the outside.

I'm a little confused on your whole idea of the T piping -- I understand having the 1 outlet on the pump outlet split into a T crossing, one to the misters above and that other to a valve, but where exactly is the valves access to? Outside the res.?
Like so?:



Also, I am going to drill small elbows at the bottom of the res. with an attached clear PVC rubber tube going to the top of the bucket where it will meet another elbow to show nutrient height/level.

What do you think of the new, revised Mister cage? It will have 3, 1/2"( Is 1/2" Too Big?) PVC pipe lines, about the height of the bucket, in a triangle formation, which will surround the roots growing downwards, and will also incorperate a Mister at the very middle where the pump outlet first feeds into the growth cage to spray the very tips of the roots.
Like so: Red dots are misters - Blue lines are irrigation




The whole Mister housing irrigation piece will screw onto a connection where the pump outlet line reaches the top of the res./bottom of the growth chamber. So it will be a completely seperate piece. Easy to remove for maintenence, as well as disasembly from the res. for res. changes/cleaning.


Are you guys still with me? :stoned::thumbsup:

What am I forgetting here?

Netpot lid or drilled hole for netpot. Probably will be a 6" to leave space from the misters instead of a huuge 10" (Overkill IMO).

Rockwell cubes as medium.