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 Midnight
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Registered: 09/20/10
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 Top Off Res? 
#594299 - 10/26/11 10:05 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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Does anyone know of a float valve or anything else to keep a res top off?
This will be a 40 gal res.
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 Hawksresurrection
Registered: 12/04/08
Posts: 13,464
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 Re: Top Off Res? [Re: Midnight]
#594417 - 10/27/11 04:01 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yeah, that's super easy dude. Get 5-10 gallon bucket. I would personally go with a 10 gallon, unless your super attentative and can make sure that it wont go dry.
Then get rubber tubing and connectors to connect the refill bucket to the main resevoir.
Next your going to need a refill mechanism that goes to a toilet. You can obtain one of these at your local home depot or lowes or just order it off the internet. Hydro stores will also carry these.
Attach that to the tubing from your refill bucket and adjust to the desired level. When the water drops in your resevoir it will automatically bring water from the refill bucket into your main holding tank. Obviously the refill bucket needs to be setup above the main resevoir.
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
-niteowl
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Data
That Guy
Registered: 08/12/08
Posts: 4,140
Loc: Southwestern US 
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If ya wanna get fancy with an active refill system (just incase you need a giant refill rez) you should check out my Automated Refill System Tek
peace
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“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you” -NDT
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: Top Off Res? [Re: Data]
#594425 - 10/27/11 04:32 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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Seems overly complicated to me. I prefer the KISS method of doing things. Less chances of parts failing and causing issues with your crop
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
-niteowl
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KaptKid
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Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 5,616
Loc: Bright Side of the Sun
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yes, keep it simple.
If wasn't for the trees, I be able to see the forest.
Thanks Everyone.
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Child of the 60's, Tripping ever sence.
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Data
That Guy
Registered: 08/12/08
Posts: 4,140
Loc: Southwestern US
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hawksapprentice said:
Seems overly complicated to me. I prefer the KISS method of doing things. Less chances of parts failing and causing issues with your crop
it is overly complicated T_T
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“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you” -NDT
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wire5
Awesome Possum
Registered: 09/12/11
Posts: 307
Loc: "The sticks"
Last seen: 13 years, 2 months
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Re: Top Off Res? [Re: Data]
#594450 - 10/27/11 10:52 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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agmotes165 said:
hawksapprentice said:
Seems overly complicated to me. I prefer the KISS method of doing things. Less chances of parts failing and causing issues with your crop
it is overly complicated T_T
I'll stick behind you. Overly complex DIY FTW!
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In order to grow good weed you need to be part carpenter, electrician, plumber, biologist, geneticist, chemist, and very willing to get dirty.
I've been working with power tools since I was 8, my dad is an electrical engineer who owned a 280 gal fish tank, and I studied biology with a specialty in genetics. Getting dirty comes naturally. I think my parents inadvertently trained me to be a weed grower.
See what you think on my first try.
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