I love the art… the waves and the bubbles. Its very well done and conveys your idea perfectly. As for the idea itself…i say go for it!
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Thank you @Stankonia . 
I may have to make a run out of state for a few days in the future and I had been racking my brain for a solution to the watering situation. I lost a lot of my last grow because I had to take care of something out East.
Hopefully this will give me a week that I can be away and not loose my grow.
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I put a lot of thought into that illustration. My hands shake so I have problems with that sort of thing but I wanted to make a clear representation of what I had in my head. I tried to freehand it twice before figuring out what to use for making my lines straighter. So thanks. 
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I am with @Stankonia … Go for it!
The only thing I can see being a potential problem is the height of the watering tube in the res fill tube.
I am assuming this will be a gravity feed system.
With the watering tube being so high the Large Res feeding the Sip will have to be higher than the top of the Sips res fill tube as it is in your drawing.
I was thinking about a small hole in the side of the SIP (barbed inlet) above the overflow line. This way you would not have to have the large Res feeding the Sip/Sip’s up so high.
Just thinking it will give you more options for placement of the larger water tank.
My .02
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My wife pointed out that the main res would be harder to get to as well (being that high). Great minds…
I will definitely use your suggestion when I get ready to put it together. Right now I’m working on two more bucket sips.
This could totally transform my growing method from here on. 
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@MoBilly Earthbox has a self watering system that might be worth checking out. Automatic Watering System for EarthBox Planter Boxes
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Yoooo! Check that out, that’s real cool
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i think that using water only in the res will suffice
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After seven days from potting this Deathrow OG x Runtz BX she reached down that five inches ~ to the bottom of the pot. I’m seeing three nice fat roots reaching the reservoir.
Here’s one.
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you will need an empty buck to act as control so it doesnt over fill the other with pots
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Please elaborate. Thanks.
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its not my best art but if you have any questions ask me @MoBilly
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Ahh, Thank you @amumayuk . I see what you mean. The difference is that there is no need for a float in this system. Since the main res is air tight, the only way water can escape it is for air to enter through the line feeding the plant res. When the water in the plant res drops below the inlet line, it will allow air to enter the main res which displaces water that fills the plant res. It’ll fill with each bubble.
The main res has to be solid though. If the sides are playable it will flex and allow the water to just belch out of the end of the line.
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if you dont mind risking a flood, but i would setup the float valve for peace of mind
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I’d imagine the difference is in the feeder roots (at the top eating all dry amendments while the roots in the water are for (mostly) drinking water when needed. So I [think] you’d be just doing good for the overall root formation and not getting exactly the benefits of a SIP. please someone correct me if I’m wrong!!
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I have a system in mind for that event. All of this will be sitting in a system of trays that have overflow lines that will run through my floor and out to the garden.
I thought about a float bucket but I have limited space in the greenroom so this will suffice. We think alike though. I considered a float bucket as well.
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I plan to top water my feed in as needed. Never enough water to reach the plant res but enough to distribute the feed in a liquid form. This may or may not work but it’s worth a try.
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I think you’ll have great results and if not it’s 100% worth a try. I love experimenting
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Depending how high the water comes up the bottom, you shouldn’t need to top water if you have it properly covered with perlite/woodchips etc. It should wick water up to the top well once you get it dialed in.
Though I suppose it depends on your humidity
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@Redrum92
I’m not planning to add anything to the bottom water. All the nutrients will be through top watering only, probably twice a week. That’ll be the plan until or if it doesn’t work. lol
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