Homemade Hydroponics Ebb and Flow Part 1

Homemade ebb and flow hydroponics system showing how easy it is to make your own flood and drain hydroponic system. Ebb and flow grows plants fast and changes the root zone oxygen every on cycle. Grow your own plants with diy hydroponic systems, its easy!

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[ahsookie1]

Thank's for this video ,I have barrel's how do i cut them and with what?

[tkrimo]

@ahsookie1 Hi I cut them with a circular saw as you are only cutting through 1/4 inch of material. Be careful and make sure to set your blade depth to an 1/8 inch past the depth of material which makes a safer and cleaner cut.

I hope this answered your question. Take care and check out our new stinger water pumps if you haven't on youtube or our site hydro-plans

Best regards

Tip and Laura

[wabbywab]

What is the Eb and Flow time cycle? I've read 15 On 1 1/2 hours Off and so on and so on. Using fifteen feet of 4 " thin wall drainage pipe, air stone, 295 gph pump in 30 gal tank. Thanks.

[tkrimo]

Hi,

The cycle time for the pump to go on is adjusted depending on a few things. Your medium is important because coir would need less on and off time than perlite as it holds more water. Perlite stays wetter than gravel etc.

I feed mine every hour for a duration of 15 minutes. They are in the greenhouse and it is summertime. In cooler weather like spring and fall the time on can be switched to every 2 to 3 hours during daylight hours.

I hope that helps.

Warm regards

Tip and Laura

[wabbywab]

Your reply very helpfull Laura/Tip. I've been ill so not working on my system for several weeks. Eb and Flow pumped full and drained this morning. Need to add timer. Leak tested and added some pipe back that I removed due to an error. 30 3 inch holes in this 4 inch drain pipe. Looks like all is go this time. Getting chilly in S.Calif. so will try lettuce/spinach small scale and build a green house and go tomatoes etc starting in spring thru summer.

[tkrimo]

@wabbywab @wabbywab

Thank you for your reply i have a new project in the greenhouse to grow vegetables all year long. We have the fish pond heated to 70 to keep them active and provide a tepid irrigation to warm the roots grow zone. Also add UFO Led Grow Lights to supplement light of the Sun in greenhouse. Putting light hours at 16 hours on time has started the plants into growing thinking it is Spring.

Check out our extended grow at our site.

[senik343]

NB. Holding a stills camera in the portrait position works. This is not the case with a video camera

[iamthehnic]

tkrimo, you guys are the best

[mrhddriver]

This is NFX Beats.I know that voice anywhere

[saacbe]

What are you going to do after that? do you place the plants on the gravel? thank you

[TheGrowdaddy]

you think he's bad? I'd hate to hear what you would say about my camera work lol