what up everyone im here to learn and get some feedback on a SIP idea I have for my next run. i am over hand watering and also want the benefits of self watering containers.
i am also going to be trying a rack grow this time. i grow pretty short plants anyway and have been hanging my fixtures about 44" from the floor of my space. i just got the 84" Covert 4x4 tent and going to setup an 18x48" NSF wire shelf in there. Top shelf will be a bit taller @ 44" and bottom one will be about 40". each shelf would have 2 of these on it, and then i would have 2 more in the tent for a total of 6.
with that in mind I was trying to think of how I could save a few inches by using a shorter wider pot. I saw
@Tim Fox's Earthbox and I started thinking about a slight variation. what if i just used 2 bus tubs - a 5" one for my soil, and a 7" one for my res. that would give me @ 2.5 gallon res which seems to be plenty for me to be able to just top it off every 5-7 days.
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they also sell the 5" ones with holes predrilled for a few bucks more.
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is there any concern with using these things? do i need to be looking for food grade / BPA free or something?
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they do also have these other 'food pans' that would give me a little bigger of a res, but I like the bus tubs better bc they have built in handles (and are way cheaper). i figure the handles will make it easier to move them around when full, as well as let me peek into the res (and swap for a new one/clean them easily mid cycle).
either option I could also get the plastic lids, and was thinking to cut a hole in lid for plants and then cut them in half for easy removal. but that way I could have them covered similar to how the earthbox works.
i dont have time to read thru the whole thread right now, but I did search and didn't find any results with this exact setup. has anyone else tried something like this? i've seen where some of you do fabric pots on top of a rubbermaid tote, but again I dont need such a giant res, and am trying to shave a few inches off my current 9" tall pots.
anything else I should consider instead? i do like the earthboxes, but these would be @ 1/2 the price to build.
thanks!