** Here I am using 3 gallons Rubbermaid containers to build a custom bucket gravity fed system to ebb and flow. I went through the whole construction from design to finished product! Hopefully this will help people build their own hydro systems. I feel sorry for some of the distortions on the first part, I’m not sure what was going on. At first I was all over with Home Depot, but then I gave up and went to the store to buy more hydro bulkheads. You could use from homedepot bulkheads if you also had the pipe to the right, that I had (and was the last straw). I suggest you put a net or something higher hydroton to keep from falling and clogging of the lines.
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Im so jealous good job bro
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who said stoners were dumb am i right
Remember to place all your wires and stuff like that above the water
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Thanks! I’m looking forward to your blue rhino week 2 lapse.
@lufah234 You could seal it up like that, but then you might have trouble cleaning the system out. Hydro systems tend to get pretty gunked and caked after a cycle or two, so I like to break down the entire thing. The seals overall are water tight, haven’t had any leaks on this system (although funny enough, I have had on the capp ebb & grow buckets).
As for the panda film (reflective stuff) I like it compared to the mylar, mostly due to its durability, and being cheaper than mylar.
Great video, I learned a lot more in this video than the many other hours of videos I have researched. A few questions though:
Could you use silicon or epoxy to make better seals on the nozzles/hoses?
Is that reflective material you used preferable to mylar?
Very informative video! I can see that you have everything planned since you actually made a diagram to ensure that you set up everything in order. Careful planning is really important to ensure that your homemade hydroponics system would be functional. By the way, thanks for the tip on the importance of putting a net to keep the hydroton from falling in and clogging the tube lines.
i wanna try hydro after this
The “O GOD” at about 9:25 or so fukin cracked me up lmao. Super nice work for sure.
nice vid btw
^_^
seen ure face at 9:26 think its the first time , are you hiding? hheheh
you rock girl
and obviously a genius.
you are amazing
Check out my grow. I use Ice chests. They maintain perfect water temp for the roots and they do not let light in at all. Just a tip.
@mainstrains That’s where I found that connector… the closest thing they had to a bulkhead in the entire home depot store! But it was marked as waterproof. They also had the 90 degree bend ones too. They work pretty well, but aren’t exactly the right tool.
@MrTurboMouse I probably will, but at the time I only had the three plants. The only thing I’m possibly worried about is roots clogging up the path to water and slowing up the system a bit. But I really doubt it would happen.
And yeah, the buckets cracking is a typical problem. Buckets I saw at the hydro store weren’t very good for this, which is why I went for rubbermaid, since it rarely cracks. No leaks yet!
Looks good. I tried a system like this once but abandoned it because the fittings I was using leaked and the buckets cracked under the weight of the water. +1 for getting the right stuff the first time.
Why don’t you use your controller bucket to grow one more plant?
Nice straight forward set-up. Nice to see a new vid. Welcome back!
looking great. I posted u up on my channel. Love your work, keep it going and frosty. Tootles
half inch flex connecters, thats for an electrical flex tubing, or seal tight flex
glad to see you back eim! great cameo btw
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