I’ve started to prepare the first upgrade of the lab’ in helping a bit the flowering space with a (planned versatile) ebbFlow system. The difficulty was to build it compatible with the actual constraints, and for the further tent that will welcome twos systems like that. And to keep it technically “open” to add some options later with valves (aero mode, dripper mode etc …).
The support is a 125mm diameter tube cutted to welcome the pots, with the drain and the water input in each extremity.
I’ve choosed to don’t seal the extremity for the maintenance and cleaning. It add extra cost in this cheap homemade system but less headache for later to wash between twos rounds and to check roots etc during the dry phase.
Everything was cutted (not specially in a clean way i assume ^^) to fit the constraints, it was a pain. I’m not really a dabble master as you can see lol
I’ve used uniseal grommets (USA ones) for the water ducts that are 32mm diameter. I’ve discovered it in spain in a vegetable aquaponic setup. This is cheap, easy to install and adapted to rounded surfaces without headache (tubes in my case). Just don’t forget to add some dish soap before putting your tubes or you will think that your muscles and all the daily workout that you do … are useless lol
This how it look inside with 2 liter CEP pot loaded.
How the 6 end of the tubes look like.
The support/tank of 50 liters, just to drill some D32 holes then put the tube on.
For the junction i’ve buyed “plastic elbow” that i modyfied a little to be glued on the tubes.
Drilling for the water income.
It was a big mistake to put it here ^^ I just rushed without thinking that the flow will rush in the middle tube prior like that.
The system worked well like that, so i decided to let it like that and to reserve the change with all things to modify spotted during the first test-round.
pump side
And loaded on the fly ^^ It run since three days now with one cycle of 15 minutes per day for the moment, when the lights start theyr cycle.
You will see some Jack Herer F8, somes Sweet Tooth #3 F5 and somes Lemon Skunk x Grape Krush F2 flower inside it. Prey for me that these bitches will work better with it that without ^^
lill twin towers of lemon skunk x grapekush F2 to don’t make a post without flowers lol
To be continued ! Thanks for stopping buy and keep it overgrowing !