Hi im building an 8 bucket system with a controller bucket my questions are: what gph pond pump do i need to feed 7 five gal buckets? i have 1/4" feeder lines and 3/4" return. also what is a powerhead? should i use a powerhead instead of a pond pump? do i need airstones in all 8 buckets or just the controller bucket? by the way this is my first time to post on the net and my first real grow. i have 3 week old dp feminized seedlings 4 BLUEBERRY & 4 WW'S IN A BUBBLER TUB,they need their own homes soon. man this is fuuun!!cant wait to smoke! thanks for chekin this out
llIndigoll
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Any hydro gurus in the mood to offer a helping hand?
i dont know the GPH offhand. it would be great if Overgrow.com were up and running. that has all the info you could ever need in the FAQ and thread archives. try that site. if you can get it to work
GhostDog
in address to your other questions, you dont need a powerhead. you need airstones in all your buckets. the water pump will just be to drain and circulate the water in your system. the airstones are what provide your roots with the oxygen to grow big and fast.
smoknMXracer
ya, i had a thread saved with all this info, but the site is down or something
Useless
350 - 500 Liters/hour should do you. Thats about 75 - 125 gph. I like airstones in each bucket. Powerhead is used in the ressy to provide circulation, but is necessarilly required. Air pump should provide at least 400 liters/hours or 100 gallons/hours volume. Hope that helps...
smoknMXracer
thanks for the 411, should my 1/4 outputs go directly into the net pots and the medium? does the pond pump just sit in the bottom of the controller bucket? does 1/4" feeding each bucket and 3/4" return sound right? i have a manifold that has nine 1/4" outputs. ill be connecting that to the pond pump with a riser. at least this is what ive got built in my head, although sometimes my head gets me in trouble. i need all the input i can get at this point. PEACE OUT!
Useless
I would use two 1/4" feed lines per bucket. Are you planning on using drip emitters or you just wide open on the feed lines?
smoknMXracer
what do you recommend? this is my first grow with good genetics.my first grow was a nightmare all different size plants. i want to build a system that is relatively simple to operate, and that is reliable
Useless
If you're just starting out, use some drip emitters. Only because if you run it wide open you have to have massive volumes of air to compensate so you don't get pythium. You can get drip emitters @ Home Shitpot (Home Depot).
