Home Made Ebb and Flow or Flood and Drain system. DIY Hydroponics
http://HydroponicsFriend.com This is my first attempt at building my own Hydroponics growing system. So far it works great! I chose the Ebb and Flow because It appeared to be one of the…
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Wtf
Jody Pu'u
April 25, 2015 at 3:54 am
Who is the artist
Luke Nash
April 25, 2015 at 4:28 am
Like the music
Luke Nash
April 25, 2015 at 4:31 am
@lastpatriot4America Thank you! Although it’s piratically a toy it taught
me a lot about hydroponic systems.
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 5:02 am
@fearloathing420 About 5 minutes is usually plenty of time but the best you
can hope for with inexpensive timers is 15 minutes. The grow media,
humidity, temperature, and the plant itself determines the frequency.
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 5:18 am
The airpump is just like for an aquarium: air lines and air stones. Watch
my video about Build your own Ebb and Flow for a better explaination of
what the pump does and better assembly instructions. Some people have said
you don’t need an air pump at all for an E&F system. I personally feel the
more air in the solution the better. Good luck and have fun learning. 🙂
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 6:00 am
i’m new to hydroponics and am interested in building a similar system to
get started. the air pump simply oxygenates the water, right? are there any
tubes required or does the air pump just pump the oxygen directly into the
water? i’ve heard of other systems using air rocks? thanks
skiwopU
April 25, 2015 at 6:09 am
This would only be good for starting plants. It’s way to small to grow
plants to full size.
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 7:08 am
hahaha
bk0mel
April 25, 2015 at 7:35 am
thank you dude..your welcome Thanks for the comment 🙂
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 8:22 am
what happens if you dont pull the plug?..overflow?
thegame52291
April 25, 2015 at 9:17 am
Please make a tutorial on how to make this. I only have limited space and
all the other once I seen are to big. Thanks or a reply would be nice.
Bxizzy143
April 25, 2015 at 9:42 am
i was thinking of the emergency blanket thing too, much cheaper than the
sun @fendergibsonwashburn leaves mylar i bought, but wont it have creaces
in it? i heard that was bad as it can focus light at one area of a plant
and cause burning, alot of advice i have heard says just to paint walls
white,and that is just as good, also what does the petcock do in ebb and
flow systems? is it just an overflow tube? or is there anymore complex
valve or plumbing to it?
bulletproof2353
April 25, 2015 at 10:26 am
This system uses a tiny 30gph pump I had for a table top fountain. It only
needed to lift the solution a few inches and only has to fill this small
container. This was built from things I had around the house. I only had to
buy a foot of plastic hose and the net pots. I’ve since started using used
yogurt cups since they are same size as 3″ net pots. Thanks for the kind
comment.
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 11:08 am
Thanks for the kind comment. This is a small system. I built it mostly to
learn about Hydroponics and is a good foundation for future projects. If
you want to do any serious growing you will need something larger. Good
luck with your system and have fun!
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 11:22 am
@WolfSpiritWalk 1. I don’t know for sure because I never tried it as a
fertilizer but it’s my understanding it’s used as a soil amendment or
foliar spray. There is organic fertilizer available for hydroponic systems.
2. Personally I’ve used Hydroton, Pea Gravel, Volcanic Rock and STG. I
prefer Hydroton. 3. I’ve built systems using E&F, Top Drip, Sub-Aeration
(Bubbleponic), The cool thing is they all work really well. No need to
limit yourself to one type of system. Hope this helped.
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 12:18 pm
very interesting and most easy to understand out of the so many available
on you tube. My only question is – How does the water drain out of the same
pipe that fills the reservoir.
dlfcity4
April 25, 2015 at 12:53 pm
@gorskibot You are on the right track. 5 gallon buckets work great for
hydroponics, as reservoirs and as containers for the plants. The heavy duty
Rubber maid totes work well too. The problem they have is the large ones
tend to warp from the weight of the water. Another great container is old
plastic coolers. Some times you can find them at garage sales pretty cheap.
Also you can build containers out of wood and line them with a layer or two
of heavy duty plastic.
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 12:59 pm
hello i was wondring about a system im about to use, or if its going to
work good. i have almost the same set up, but what i want to do is just
leav the pots in the water about in inch, and let the roots just hang in
the water the whole time thru, of course changing the water ever 2 weeks.
but with an air pump in the water so the roots get oyxegen, so im wondering
if this will work? or will this kill the plants with to much water or
oxygen? please help me with my question thanks again.
onlygusgus
April 25, 2015 at 1:10 pm
make sure you change the top container to a coloerd conatianer, you dont
want light inside shining on your roots also it/ w8ll prevent algae
maslabud
April 25, 2015 at 1:42 pm
@hackertc There are many ways to do this. This is simply the way I chose to
do it. If you build one as you described I would love to see a video about
it. Creativity is a wonderful thing and a lot of fun too. Thanks for the
comment.
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 1:52 pm
Thanks for the comment. I still use this system to start plants. The only
modification I would recommend is to put a cover over it to keep light out
to help prevent algae growth. I use a $1 reusable shopping bag with a hole
cut slightly smaller than the Ziploc container lid. You could do the same
thing with a cardboard box.
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 2:33 pm
nice lil homeade system you have going there… i am about to make my first
one soon. I am gonna be doing mine on a bit larger scale… hope all your
plants turn out wel!!
Devianttactics
April 25, 2015 at 3:01 pm
This is an Ebb and Flow type system. What you are describing is what a lot
of people call Bubbleponics or the more scientific term is Sub-Aeration.
The good news is yes it should work. Be sure to add the proper nutrient
solution to the water and plenty of air. I think you will be amazed how
well it works. Do a search on the web and here on You Tube for
“Bubbleponics”. Good luck with your project and have fun!
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 3:23 pm
I couldn’t agree with you more reckdrummer. I’m still building my own
systems because it’s so much fun. I think the fabrication is the best part.
Once the plants are growing, all there really is to do is maintain the
system.
FenderGibsonWashburn
April 25, 2015 at 3:47 pm