Flood And Drain Hydroponics Diy

Place the upper platform on top of the legs and press downward to secure it in place image 1.

Flood and drain hydroponics diy.

Place the bottom part of the frame on a level floor or patio and fit the legs into the frame by sliding them. How to assemble a flood and drain hydroponic system from a kit step 1. The parts are all easy to get except the flood and drain fittings can be a little tricky to find sometimes. It is also called a flood drain system.

Plant tray and bucket 24 hour timer clay pebbles or 50 50 diatomite reservoir tank with lid preferably 40 gallons. I accidentally left out the footage about needing a 24 hour timer. This is another largely inexpensive homemade system that uses a storage tray or tote to house the entire grow operation. The ebb flow system involves growing plants in a medium and flooding the medium with nutrient solution for a few minutes at set intervals.

For a homemade hydroponics flood and drain system you will need two sturdy plastic storage totes an aquarium air pump an aquarium water pump a timer a set of flood and drain fittings and a short length of plastic tubing. Hydroponics how to build an ebb and flow flood and drain hydroponic system.