The Big Boy Ebb & Flow Hydroponic System

Chombo · Jun 30, 2012

I currently have a The Big Boy Ebb & Flow Hydroponic System....

Water still stays in the bucket about an inch... I believe this is causing root rot but I want to get ALL the water out best I can.

Does anyone know of a pump that "sucks" from the bottom to ensure it gets all the water out????

Any recommendations would be great, I have bought 2 pumps and nether have worked the way I want...

zem · Jul 1, 2012

can you place the control res below the plants' tray? this way you can simply place a drain and allow gravity to drain. you would find such a pump that could suck all the water but it will be much more costly.

Chombo · Jul 1, 2012

I can not.. The buckets are in my grow room and my rez is out of my grow room about 5ft away and 5 ft up.

hellraizer30 · Jul 2, 2012

By raizing the buckets 2in above the control box this will help remove the water from the lines, another thing
to do is to get copper pipe insulation and put it on and zip tie it on, this will block light from heating your line
and causing rot.

http://www.acehardware.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2631264
heres a link

Chombo · Jul 5, 2012

hellraizer30 said:
By raizing the buckets 2in above the control box this will help remove the water from the lines, another thing
to do is to get copper pipe insulation and put it on and zip tie it on, this will block light from heating your line
and causing rot.

http://www.acehardware.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2631264
heres a link

Thanks for the IDEA! Today I will be raising or tilting the buckets towards the whole to ensure the water runs out

Hope that works!

potshop · Jul 8, 2012

yes, simply get 2x4's cut to the right size, and place them under all of your buckets....this will raise all of your buckets and allow them to fully drain.

The Big Boy Ebb & Flow Hydroponic System

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