How to recirculate a 4 bucket waterfarm system with a res and controller?

[The White Snoop]

I went the easy way out and elevated the waterfarms 2 feet. The drain on the waterfarm is about 1 inch from the bottom of the bucket so it did not have much fluid in the bucket.
On the inside of the bucket I connected an elbow with ~4 inches of hose to the drain plug. Now each bucket holds about 4-5 inches of fluid.

I put another plastic tube into the waterfarm exactly like the current one. From the main res, water flows from a water pump through a 1/4" hose which is threaded through this plastic pipe. A seperate airline with an air stone attached to it is also threaded through the same tube.

Sounds great! :thumbsup:

Would love to see a pic

The White Snoop Reviewed by The White Snoop on 07-07-2006. How to recirculate a 4 bucket waterfarm system with a res and controller? I was told the feed hose should be a smaller diameter than the drain hose. 1/2" flexible tubing connected to the bottom of each bucket for draining. Already in place. The stand alone res of the waterfarm has a 1/2" hole at the bottom. I am going to put a water pump inside to push the water out. Then use a diameter changing adapter on the outside and either flexible 1/4" or 3/8" for a feed tube. I'm going to drill a hole 2/3 of the way up on each lower bucket for the feed line. Not done Rating: 5