EBB-12 Ebb & Gro Hydroponic System

[Skunkxxx]

EBB-12 Ebb & Gro Hydroponic System

 

 

 

• A smaller reservoir (55 gallons) can be used with less water compared to flood & drain tables. 

• Reservoir does not have to be lower than the plants! 

• The EBB-CTR controller is all you need to control all pumping and level control functions. 

• “Active” hydroponics system compared to rockwool resulting in faster growth and larger yields. 

Description 

The Ebb & Gro system is a multi-pot hydroponics system that uses two 2 gallon buckets and clay Hydroton as a growing medium. The two buckets are nested one on top of the other, the top bucket holds the Hydroton and the lower bucket holds and catches the nutrient water. The lower buckets have a 1⁄2” tubing line connected to the bottom that links the 2 gallon “modules” to the controller bucket. The top bucket has a series of holes punched through the bottom, which allows the water to percolate up through the holes when filling or drain back down when in the drain cycle. 

Fill Cycle 

When the systems “fills” water is pumped from the 55-gallon reservoir into the controller bucket. The 31⁄2 gallon controller bucket has several float switches installed, which keeps the water at the proper levels during the filling and draining cycles. As the water flows from the highest point (the controller bucket) to the lowest point (each of the 2 gallon modules) gravity provides the mechanism to ensure that all the buckets are filled to the proper level. As the water enters the bottom of the 2-gallon “catch” bucket under very low pressure, it slowly fills from the bottom of the inner bucket to submerge the roots in freshly circulated nutrient water. In the process, gasses that are expelled by the roots are pushed up and out of the root zone. Once the water has been distributed to all of the modules, the pump is shut off. A timer controls how long the fill cycle and drain cycles are. 

• NOTE: One of the main advantages that the Ebb & Gro system has is its amazing root and plant growth. Hydroton is a very “active” grow medium compared to soil or even rockwool because of the many air spaces that exist between the rocks. 

Drain Cycle 

When the “drain” cycle is activated, the water is pumped from the controller bucket, back into the 55 gallon reservoir. As it enters the reservoir, the water is allowed to dump back into the nutrients which provides some natural aeration. But that’s not where the Oxygen is needed… it is needed at the ROOT ZONE. As the plants grow, the roots also take in oxygen and expel gasses into the area surrounding the roots. Once the oxygen is depleted and the expelled gasses build-up, the plant slows down growth. So the key is to replenish the air surrounding the roots while removing the gasses that build up. And that’s exactly what the Ebb & Gro does. When the water is drained from the 2-gallon modules, fresh air is naturally drawn back down into the root zone through the vacuum that occurs as the water is drained back into the controller bucket. Again, only a small pump and gravity are used to drain the lower buckets and to introduce fresh air to the roots. Once the float switches in the bottom of the controller bucket sense the water has been drained, the pump is shut off and the systems is ready for its next fill cycle. 

• NOTE: During the drain cycle, fresh oxygen is drawn back into the root space, allowing for prolific root growth!

[Skunkxxx]

 I just bought one for 100 bucks….

 

I am getting it setup now for a test.

 

How many others use one?

 

O yea i copied the post above from their site.

 

Peace Out

Skunkxxx

[Kali the Killer]

How is this different to flood and drain?

 

$100 seems a sweet deal. Whered you get it?

 

KK

[Skunkxxx]

About the same I guess.

 

Yea bro just bought a hydro shop he owed me.

 

Setting it up now.here on smoke breaks,I hope it works as good as it says.

 

Think I will crack a few seeds or maybe throw a few revegers in there.

Not sure yet..

Like christmas opening boxes are fun even at 53.

 

 

Peace Out Skunkxx

[Kali the Killer]

New toys are always fun!

 

KK

[Skunkxxx]

              

[Skunkxxx]

[Kali the Killer]

Nice!

 

Kali

[Skunkxxx]

These are a couple of plants (clones) and seed grown that I just suck in until my other seeds crack.

[ethnoman]

Is that your grow room?