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Starting my grow bed
Started by Don Gibbs. Last reply by TCLynx 1 hour ago. 11 Replies 0 Likes
I am in need of some advice from the experts. I have a small system that I started recently and my set up seems to be working fine. Up until yesterday all I had to check the water with was a 5 test…Continue
Size of my containers
Started by Dan. Last reply by TCLynx yesterday. 1 Reply 0 Likes
So i am getting ready to set up my first system i am going to go with a chift phist system i am going to use a 30 gal aqaurium, a 54 gall rubber maid for the grow bed, and the same container for the…Continue
Low or Nop Iron in system
Started by Dan Ponton. Last reply by Dan Ponton on Wednesday. 41 Replies 0 Likes
I just tested my "Total Iron" in my system and it shows zero (0) ppm.Has anyone tried putting a small iron pipe or pipe caps in 3-4 media beds?I have about 30% of my expected grow beds working.This…Continue
nutrients
Started by Christopher Brickey. Last reply by Christopher Brickey on Wednesday. 10 Replies 0 Likes
so i ran a batch of compost tea through my system and the PH was neutral before i did, now it is 8.0. the spinach and basil r looking pretty bad, but the lettuce seems all right. at first i thought…Continue
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Comment by TCLynx yesterday -
Roger, yes you want the water to enter the fish tank above the water line and you want the outflow from the fish tank to be up high enough that the water level in the fish tank will remain fairly stable. The grow beds are what will fluctuate in water level as will the sump. If you are running a single pump system, you shouldn't need a float switch. Either the siphons in the grow beds will take care of flooding and draining or a timer will be turning the pump on/off.
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Comment by Jim Rusk yesterday -
Your very welcome.
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Comment by Roger Emmick yesterday -
Thanks for sharing....I think you may have just answered one of my bigger questions. Thanks!
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Comment by Jim Rusk yesterday
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The switch itself controls the power that goes through the plug. Once the switch hits the level that you want, it will make the connection inside of the switch housing and the current will flow through turning on the pump.
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Comment by Jim Rusk yesterday
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Yep. You will be able to adjust the float level to where ever you need it.
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Comment by Roger Emmick yesterday
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Jim - So, if I rubberbanded the tether switch to where it would turn on at 4 inches of water depth in the sump tank, would it cut the pump on as long as the pump was plugged into the back of the tether switch power plug?
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Comment by Jim Rusk yesterday
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This tether is designed to just plug your pump into the piggyback plug. So it will work with both.
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Comment by Roger Emmick yesterday
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Or could you plug the pump into the back of the tether cord power plug?
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Comment by Tom OBrien yesterday -
Roger - I have the same problem with sump tank size on my new system, so I just put the pump in the fish tank for now. You can buy a separate sump pump switch that will work with your FT pump and that do the trick as a safety switch if the water in the sump tank gets too low. But turning the pump off may bring the flood and drain cycling to a stop and force you to manually operate your system.
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Comment by Roger Emmick yesterday
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Jim - Could this tether be connected a regular pump or only sump pumps?
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