Easy drain system for flood hydro systems

no worries kiddo, hope it all goes swimmingly.

Al B.. Can u put up a picture showing how the garden hoses hook up to ur flood tray and maybe show the whole operation? it would be very helpful bc i think i am going to construct a mock-up of your op. thx

I don't spoze you've looked at post #1, page #1, have ya?

i did, but after water has been pumped into the flood try, where does it go after? is it drained back into the res?

Yep, all flood systems use centrifugal aquarium-type pumps. When the pump stops running, water drains backward through the pump by gravity to return to the res.

Not depicted in my diagram in post #1 is the overflow tube. The post was about the drain system, not the operation of flood systems, which we kinda presume the reader will know if they're looking to make draining their existing flood sys easier.

SimplyHydro keeps a very nice resource online describing different watering systems.



This animated diagram should turn the lights on for you.

Let's say I have a flood and drain bucket system .. If I wonna do a sog you have to take every plant out bucket every 2 weeks and move 1 row up or is there a easier way

how long do u flood n drain ur table for with plants