Hey guys,
Looking for ideas on how to handle run off in automated dtw systems.
Ultimately, I plan to shop vac it out of wherever it ends up, but I’m interested in seeing how you elevate your pots/blocks above the waste water, and your general setup!
I don’t do RTW anymore, but when I did I put the plants on a flood and drain table, which was above a reservoir, and I would leave the reservoir empty (obviously). The runoff would collect down there, and I would manually use a pump a couple of times per week to get that water out of there. Such a pump could even be automated by using a float valve or similar technology, but I never found the need to go that far.
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Little giant condensate pump.
No more hauling buckets of runoff or vacimg it up.
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Check the pics here for ideas.
My drain water ends up outside via gravity. I use it for the outside garden.
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Love the idea, looks similar to what @hush is doing with a flood table.
The only issue is that I only have a 2x2 tent and it’s not easy to find a flood tray that will fit in there 
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The taller the sidewalls the better.
Just one example…
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Dude… Nice… I didn’t think of using one of those, it looks brilliant. I found one that is 22x22 outer dimensions even… thanks! 
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Cool.
Never used one myself…I’ve heard of growers using these.
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