synergy317
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Hey all, I have been designing a DWC system in my head and thought about a way to make changing nutrient solutions easier. This works best for multiple systems. I havent tested it but just throwing the idea out there.
You could connect the systems together with tubes at the very bottom of each container. A drill and some rubber glue would be able to connect them properly. They could be all connected to a reserve tank that does not have plants. This will allow all systems to have the nutrients changed just by using this one container.
Also, I once made a parabolic reflector for my wireless router and thought that people may get some ideas from it. It takes some basic and simple algebra though.
The directions are math intensive so people who know the math should try to make one out of some cheap materials and mylar.
Also, it seems that most people think of reflectors to go around the light, but has anyone ever heard of a reflector that works the opposite way? Instead of having the LIGHT at the FOCUS, rather have the PLANT at the FOCUS? So you would have a large Mylar parabola around your plant. This would allow for lights to be placed all around and have little loss of light. Hopefully I am being somewhat clear.
This I thought up because I am planning on using CFL's. A Hood parabolic reflector requires a point focus which a CFL is FAR from, thus less efficient... and multiple CFL's decreases efficiency even more-- to the point that if you have more than 1 light under hood it would be pointless to have a parabolic reflector. Having one focus at plant would remove all inefficiencies due to the reflector geometry.
You could connect the systems together with tubes at the very bottom of each container. A drill and some rubber glue would be able to connect them properly. They could be all connected to a reserve tank that does not have plants. This will allow all systems to have the nutrients changed just by using this one container.
Also, I once made a parabolic reflector for my wireless router and thought that people may get some ideas from it. It takes some basic and simple algebra though.
The directions are math intensive so people who know the math should try to make one out of some cheap materials and mylar.
Also, it seems that most people think of reflectors to go around the light, but has anyone ever heard of a reflector that works the opposite way? Instead of having the LIGHT at the FOCUS, rather have the PLANT at the FOCUS? So you would have a large Mylar parabola around your plant. This would allow for lights to be placed all around and have little loss of light. Hopefully I am being somewhat clear.
This I thought up because I am planning on using CFL's. A Hood parabolic reflector requires a point focus which a CFL is FAR from, thus less efficient... and multiple CFL's decreases efficiency even more-- to the point that if you have more than 1 light under hood it would be pointless to have a parabolic reflector. Having one focus at plant would remove all inefficiencies due to the reflector geometry.
