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I can't decide if I want to build a drip irrigation setup or just make the full jump to hydroponics? I feel like I can carry over all the knowledge I have learned from coco coir and apply that to hydroponics. But at the same time if it ain't broke don't fix it. I am just sick of hand watering all day .:greenthumb::shrug::wall:

Dude you can make a drip system super cheap. I copied Lil Dabs setup for my first grow. Worked great. Coco coir with a small reservoir, pump, hydro halo, and a decent timer with control down to the second. Took a little bit of fiddling with the "on" time for the pump to see how much it moved. Ended up setting it to 35 seconds twice a day. Just had to check runoff and keep the res full. I did make a couple bit batches and it lasted about a week. Basically cruise control!

I got these trays I saw Dab using: Ran a hose to the floor drain for all the runoff. Someone pointed out the good idea to catch it all the first few days to check runoff amounts and make sure I was pushing enough through.


EDIT: If you want I can check all the parts and post it up?
 
Dude you can make a drip system super cheap. I copied Lil Dabs setup for my first grow. Worked great. Coco coir with a small reservoir, pump, hydro halo, and a decent timer with control down to the second. Took a little bit of fiddling with the "on" time for the pump to see how much it moved. Ended up setting it to 35 seconds twice a day. Just had to check runoff and keep the res full. I did make a couple bit batches and it lasted about a week. Basically cruise control!

I got these trays I saw Dab using: Ran a hose to the floor drain for all the runoff. Someone pointed out the good idea to catch it all the first few days to check runoff amounts and make sure I was pushing enough through.


EDIT: If you want I can check all the parts and post it up?
I would appreciate that. I don't really know what to buy. I would need to get a food table or the item you showed that Lil Dab used.
 
I would appreciate that. I don't really know what to buy. I would need to get a food table or the item you showed that Lil Dab used.
Get a flood table locally if you can shipping is expensive. If indoors where water can be a problem get a flood table for the floor that can hold more water than is in your system. This way if something fails all of the water can be contained in the floor flood pan.
The smallest pump in the res is a stir pump, then the fertigation pump simple plumbing to the drip emmiters and a timer.

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Farm market in the morning. The beast is fed.

Good Morfnoevight All! 💤 💤 💤

Ps. I have a third pump, the drain pump :haha:
 
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