tumbleweed 1,866 Posted January 28, 2017 Time to make 5-10 minuted. Tools needed drill and drill bit, or other way of cutting the 2 holes needed in the top container, one is for pumping in from the bottom and the other is for draining back to the bottom. Equipment used (for 1): 2 - Restaurant style bus tubs, heavy duty, food safe ($9.95 each) 1 - Water pump (I used 160GPH, $10.45) 1 - drain fitting ($1.50) 1 - fill fitting ($1.50) 1 - 3" long or so 1/2" flexible tubing ($0, had some extra on hand) 2 - scrap pieces of heavy duty Panda (black/white) plastic to cover the openings on the bottom tub to prevent light from hitting the bottom res openings not already covered by the tub on the top, these will be attached to the bottom tub with blue painters tape. First turn one of the tubs upside down and make the 2 holes needed. Then attach the fill and drain fittings. Then connect the pump to the fill connector with the 1/2" diameter flexible hose. I will be using Hydrotron expanded baked clay pellets for my grow medium. NOTE: It should be well rinsed before using to remove the dust they ship with, this will make your pump last longer. I also connect the plug of the pump to a timer and set for 15-30 min a few times a day, adjust as needed for environment. The first time filling, fill from the top to just below the top of the top bucket to be sure it can't spill, the clay pellets will float as filling. 5 StrangeGrow, EDDIEKIRK, GeneralSmokeUpington and 2 others reacted to this California 215 compliant grow Currently Growing: White Nightmare Lighting: start/veg 2 - 190w LUSH Herbal Vador 2x, 2 - 435w LUSH Lighting Dominator 2x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IammuA 194 Posted January 29, 2017 Looking good, TW... How ya gonna secure the tubs?....just let em sit one on the other? muA 2 tumbleweed and EDDIEKIRK reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrowGeek 721 Posted January 29, 2017 Lookin' good TW! I was just looking at small flood table ideas on google, and then you post this! Yeah buddy! Is the weight of the top tub going to bulge out the sides of the res tub? How thick is the material the tubs are made of? 3 SomeRandomGuy, tumbleweed and EDDIEKIRK reacted to this You say Geek like it's a bad thing??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIEKIRK 11,909 Posted January 30, 2017 What a terrific DIY! Thanks for sharing this with our members and followers. 1 tumbleweed reacted to this CLICK HERE TO REGISTER *How to become a private member here at PIF* Don't be shy! Join us on facebookFollow us on twitter@ommpeddieAbout paying it forward*To enter the private rooms please click here* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tumbleweed 1,866 Posted January 31, 2017 Not planning on securing the tubs, weight alone will do that, but could use double sided tape if worried. Tubs are strong enough I could stand on them upsidedown, not worried about holding the weight, but if was, could always run a piece of wire or heavy duty fishing line and just have a clip on each side (center of the bottom one), or just below the rim put in 2 eyehooks, with small piece of wood on the outside and line to secure, won't move at all. 1 EDDIEKIRK reacted to this California 215 compliant grow Currently Growing: White Nightmare Lighting: start/veg 2 - 190w LUSH Herbal Vador 2x, 2 - 435w LUSH Lighting Dominator 2x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrowGeek 721 Posted February 12, 2017 Just picked up a couple tubs from the orange box. Going to put this project on the list. 2 EDDIEKIRK and tumbleweed reacted to this You say Geek like it's a bad thing??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tumbleweed 1,866 Posted February 26, 2017 So far it appears the plants are liking the tubs, the largest plant is 7" tall and 14" wide (un-topped) 2 SomeRandomGuy and EDDIEKIRK reacted to this California 215 compliant grow Currently Growing: White Nightmare Lighting: start/veg 2 - 190w LUSH Herbal Vador 2x, 2 - 435w LUSH Lighting Dominator 2x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tumbleweed 1,866 Posted March 5, 2017 So, a week later, and notice the last pic, is what I think a proper flood of the medium should look like. peace, tw 2 SomeRandomGuy and EDDIEKIRK reacted to this California 215 compliant grow Currently Growing: White Nightmare Lighting: start/veg 2 - 190w LUSH Herbal Vador 2x, 2 - 435w LUSH Lighting Dominator 2x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tumbleweed 1,866 Posted March 20, 2017 2 1 bigpapa, EDDIEKIRK and itsonlyaplant reacted to this California 215 compliant grow Currently Growing: White Nightmare Lighting: start/veg 2 - 190w LUSH Herbal Vador 2x, 2 - 435w LUSH Lighting Dominator 2x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itsonlyaplant 400 Posted September 9, 2017 Nice 2 EDDIEKIRK and tumbleweed reacted to this Garden of Dreams In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. ~Abram L. Urban Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigpapa 633 Posted October 12, 2018 TW, could you PM me a specific parts list, i truly would appreciate it... @tumbleweed ""patients helping patients, with no thought of gain""... The Stoned Soup Group.... https://magicalbutter.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tumbleweed 1,866 Posted October 13, 2018 16 hours ago, bigpapa said: TW, could you PM me a specific parts list, i truly would appreciate it... @tumbleweed bigpapa, other than what I listed, I really don't have one, will see if I can lookup the tubs, but the drain/fill fittings I just bought from the tubs they have at my local grow shop... I also connect the plug of the pump to a timer and set for 15-30 min a few times a day, adjust as needed for environment. The first time filling, fill from the top to just below the top of the top bucket to be sure it can't spill, the clay pellets will float as filling. peace and be well 1 EDDIEKIRK reacted to this California 215 compliant grow Currently Growing: White Nightmare Lighting: start/veg 2 - 190w LUSH Herbal Vador 2x, 2 - 435w LUSH Lighting Dominator 2x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites