How to Set Up an Ebb and Flow DIY Hydroponics System (Flood and Drain)
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Thank you for the video. So I just built my first system. I have a 20 gallon reservoir that is pumped with a 400 gph pump currently not set on a timer. I have one grow bed currently which is a 3 gallon bucket with lava rock in it that is emptied by an external bell siphon. It takes about 20 minutes to fill the bed, and another 5 to empty it. My reservoir also has 12 strawberry plants in the lid with a 360 degree sprayer head that sprays water on the roots of the berry plants. In the two days running I usually shut the system off at night and fire it up first thing in the morning. My question is do I need to set a timer (I could redirect a timer from a pool pump) or is the method I am using at this time going to be sustainable?
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Thank you for the video. So I just built my first system. I have a 20 gallon reservoir that is pumped with a 400 gph pump currently not set on a timer. I have one grow bed currently which is a 3 gallon bucket with lava rock in it that is emptied by an external bell siphon. It takes about 20 minutes to fill the bed, and another 5 to empty it. My reservoir also has 12 strawberry plants in the lid with a 360 degree sprayer head that sprays water on the roots of the berry plants. In the two days running I usually shut the system off at night and fire it up first thing in the morning. My question is do I need to set a timer (I could redirect a timer from a pool pump) or is the method I am using at this time going to be sustainable?
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Jeff
I really like the diagram here. A correction I may make is that if the pump tube is flush with the bottom of the flood table then it will act as the drain when the pump is off. When the pump is off all of the water will drain back to the reservoir. Then the drain tube will be the overflow in case the flood table starts flooding over the top. When the flood table is drained the plants should retain the moisture in the root zone. When the plant root zone starts to dry out you should run the pump again.
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I really like the diagram here. A correction I may make is that if the pump tube is flush with the bottom of the flood table then it will act as the drain when the pump is off. When the pump is off all of the water will drain back to the reservoir. Then the drain tube will be the overflow in case the flood table starts flooding over the top. When the flood table is drained the plants should retain the moisture in the root zone. When the plant root zone starts to dry out you should run the pump again.
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Itachikage2501
I wanna grow in a 8 9 grow room. I wanna run 6-8 plants under scrog 1000 kind led. I have a regular 9-5 and I wanna know which system to use coco perlite, dwc bubble flow, or ebb and flow. I hear a lot of conflicting info on which systems to use. I feel as if each company is representing their products in a way to stop people from buying other companies products. I want a reliable system with reliable nutrients. Im leaning towards coco peat pearlite with coco tek. Any words of wisdom?
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I wanna grow in a 8 9 grow room. I wanna run 6-8 plants under scrog 1000 kind led. I have a regular 9-5 and I wanna know which system to use coco perlite, dwc bubble flow, or ebb and flow. I hear a lot of conflicting info on which systems to use. I feel as if each company is representing their products in a way to stop people from buying other companies products. I want a reliable system with reliable nutrients. Im leaning towards coco peat pearlite with coco tek. Any words of wisdom?
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Jason
Hi Kevin. I like the video. I have combined this together with my turtle tank (as my reservoir) pumping up water. Two questions, much of the time water is just sitting in the flood table and not draining back into the reservoir. Do u have a technic to keep it flowing through the system as my system is also multi-level before draining back into the tank and pumping up? Also, do u see any problem with continuous pumping through the system rather than using a timer?
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Hi Kevin. I like the video. I have combined this together with my turtle tank (as my reservoir) pumping up water. Two questions, much of the time water is just sitting in the flood table and not draining back into the reservoir. Do u have a technic to keep it flowing through the system as my system is also multi-level before draining back into the tank and pumping up? Also, do u see any problem with continuous pumping through the system rather than using a timer?
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Jason
Hi there, thanks for the video.
I'm new to this type of farming so i have a question about the design.
What if i put the reservoir at the top of the system then water will goes down by gravity through the pipes then i fix another reservoir as a receiver connected to the pump which pump up to the upper reservoir in close loop? The point is that if the pump goes off for any reason the system will not be dry because all the pipes are filled with water.
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Hi there, thanks for the video.
I'm new to this type of farming so i have a question about the design.
What if i put the reservoir at the top of the system then water will goes down by gravity through the pipes then i fix another reservoir as a receiver connected to the pump which pump up to the upper reservoir in close loop? The point is that if the pump goes off for any reason the system will not be dry because all the pipes are filled with water.
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John
I'm considering building an ebb and flow. I've had one before but started my clones in rockwool cubes. I'm currently using an aeroponic cloner which has worked with 100% success. I'm wondering what medium and pots to use. I was thinking of taking my clones and planting them in small pots with coco and then eventually putting them in bigger pots and into the hydroponic tray. Would a mesh pot work? I'm worried about the coco going through and into the tray.
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I'm considering building an ebb and flow. I've had one before but started my clones in rockwool cubes. I'm currently using an aeroponic cloner which has worked with 100% success. I'm wondering what medium and pots to use. I was thinking of taking my clones and planting them in small pots with coco and then eventually putting them in bigger pots and into the hydroponic tray. Would a mesh pot work? I'm worried about the coco going through and into the tray.
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Lucid
Yet ANOTHER idiot who doesn't know the difference between a flood & drain and continuous flow system. Ebb & flow (flood & drain) means that the grow bed fills up, then COMPLETELY drains via a bell or auto siphon until the next watering cycle. This is a continuous flow system where there is always water flowing from the tank, to the grow bed, and then back to the tank in an endless cycle.
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Yet ANOTHER idiot who doesn't know the difference between a flood & drain and continuous flow system. Ebb & flow (flood & drain) means that the grow bed fills up, then COMPLETELY drains via a bell or auto siphon until the next watering cycle. This is a continuous flow system where there is always water flowing from the tank, to the grow bed, and then back to the tank in an endless cycle.
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Ben
hi Kevin,
thanks for the great vids. I am looking for instruction on building an ebb and flow for 30 plants. Can yo help me with this please. also I want to build the grow room in a shed made of metal any recommendations on such a conversion will be welcome. info on lighting, ventilation and grow mediums also would be useful.
thanks and hope to hear from you soon,
B
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hi Kevin,
thanks for the great vids. I am looking for instruction on building an ebb and flow for 30 plants. Can yo help me with this please. also I want to build the grow room in a shed made of metal any recommendations on such a conversion will be welcome. info on lighting, ventilation and grow mediums also would be useful.
thanks and hope to hear from you soon,
B
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Huarache
Would like more info on a ebb n flow system. I have tried DWCs' successfully n non-successfully in the past as well as soil. Was thinking of trying something different, so I stumbled across EPIC. Keep up the good grow no matter what it is you choose to grow! Stay awesome and thanks for the info
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Would like more info on a ebb n flow system. I have tried DWCs' successfully n non-successfully in the past as well as soil. Was thinking of trying something different, so I stumbled across EPIC. Keep up the good grow no matter what it is you choose to grow! Stay awesome and thanks for the info
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Charles
Hello Kevin! I want to start an indoor hidroponic business to grow and harvest comestible flowers such as pansies/viola.
Would you recommend the EBB and Flow sistem for what I am trying to do or is there a better way?
Thanks for all the precious information on your videos.
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Hello Kevin! I want to start an indoor hidroponic business to grow and harvest comestible flowers such as pansies/viola.
Would you recommend the EBB and Flow sistem for what I am trying to do or is there a better way?
Thanks for all the precious information on your videos.
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Jamie
Would you reccomend using a chiller with a system like this to control bacterial growth? Would it even be effective considering the water is pumping through it infrequently? Could it damage the chiller to leave it on for extended periods of time with no water flowing through it?
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Would you reccomend using a chiller with a system like this to control bacterial growth? Would it even be effective considering the water is pumping through it infrequently? Could it damage the chiller to leave it on for extended periods of time with no water flowing through it?
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Deepak
hi there, i m a beginer and i would like to dedicate rest of my time for this did some research on my limits. can u please tell whether we should use a air conditioner / speacial lighthing for the grow room if its in a place where temperature is 27degree celsius
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hi there, i m a beginer and i would like to dedicate rest of my time for this did some research on my limits. can u please tell whether we should use a air conditioner / speacial lighthing for the grow room if its in a place where temperature is 27degree celsius
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taz
Good video thanks. I have everything but the pump what size pump would you recommend GPM and what size drain tube for the return? 4x4 flood table 7 to 9 tomato plants and I will cull or transplant weakest plants to make room for mature plants. Thanks for any help.
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Good video thanks. I have everything but the pump what size pump would you recommend GPM and what size drain tube for the return? 4x4 flood table 7 to 9 tomato plants and I will cull or transplant weakest plants to make room for mature plants. Thanks for any help.
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Cruel
hey Epic Gardening, i have a small 5 gallon tank and lettuce i want to grow. what type of pump should i get? i want it to be good but not pump alot of water all crazy into the tank. because im putting a betta in it. advice?
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hey Epic Gardening, i have a small 5 gallon tank and lettuce i want to grow. what type of pump should i get? i want it to be good but not pump alot of water all crazy into the tank. because im putting a betta in it. advice?
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handmade
does the timer have to be digital i have brinks digital timer now that i think of it i got it from home depot years ago it works just confusing as hell please let me know im debate should i make one from stainless steel
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does the timer have to be digital i have brinks digital timer now that i think of it i got it from home depot years ago it works just confusing as hell please let me know im debate should i make one from stainless steel
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