Changing Water Set Up HELP!!!!

[Stoney]

i am changing my water set up to a clay ball set up and need some help.

i am gonna have a deep plastic tray on da bottom with a full lid and this will all be painted so no light can get in then the lid will have holes cut into it so that the water can go back into the tub there will be the pump and air stone in the tub as well. i dont have room for a second chamber outside unfortunatly.

so what i wanna know is his gonna be alright to use and is there anything else i should do and also would this be suited better for a spray and flood or a drip system????

 

oh and will the air stone be enough to circulate the water so the nutes dont get wasted????

 

cheers all

 

[Gazza2001au]

stoney79, from my understanding u have a 35L tub or bigger with a lid if this is correct all u will need is how ever many pots u like i have seen up to 6 in a system like urs but two would be better all u need to do is drill one hole in the middle of the lid a 40mm hole will be enough u can run your 13mm feeder and air hose thru this hole u pretty much have everything worked out using expanded clay balls in a recirculating system with a air stone in the res there is no need to time the water pump

[Stoney]

thanks for the reply so soon gaz

 

so if there no need to time the water pump wont it run for the whole time the lights are on so your saying a drip system is the best option

Edited March 20, 2006 by stoney79

[Gazza2001au]

you can time the water pump for max yeld but i wouldnt and dont bother as u have the air stone supplying any air your plants will take up thru the roots and yep go for a drip system as im sure ur lid wont be deep enough to act as a tray and and its less hassle over a flood and drain system

[Stoney]

sweet so do i just block the end off and set the pump on really low or do i put the end back into the tub with a blocked end with some small holes in it to help stir the nutes or will the air stone do that enough??

 

thanks again

[Gazza2001au]

you need a length of 13mm soft hose and a little bit of 4mm hose for feeders the 13mm hose connects to the water pump than runs up thru the hole in the lid than it will lay on top of the lid u will need a 13mm end plug than u just peirce the 13mm tube with the 4mm barbed adaptors hook up the feeds from the adaptors to ur pots there u have it when changing nutrient just remove the pots as they will only be sitting on the lid so move them aside lift off the lid empty nutrient etc...

[Gazza2001au]

your nutrient in the bottle is somthing like 90% water so its a mix and forget type of thing once mixed in the tank the water pump and air pump will move the nutrient around no probs there