xum
Well-Known Member
I got bored and built a micro flood and drain system for under $20. I'm pretty sure this thing could at least serve as a good place to start plants in and later move to a larger flood tray, but let's not worry about that too much.
The total dimensions are roughly 10"hx15"wx5"d.
$4 - Two 6qt plastic sterilite storage containers
$10 - 30 GPH tabletop fountain pump
$4 - Wire helper shelf
$2 - 1' of 1/2" rubber hose
You could get all this stuff off of the internet, but there's tons of stores that carry it too. Leave the house, it's good for you.
Here's a real crappy drawing, but it gets the idea across.
I turned the pump down about half way to slow the flow otherwise it started pushing the rockwool cubes around inside the flood tray.
Right now I have 14 rockwool cubes sitting in there with a heat mat under the flood tray germinating some spaghetti squash with the lid on to keep it nice and humid in there. Until they will need it I'll only run the pump by hand. When they sprout I'll start adding nutrients to them and see what happens with a timer and a feeding schedule.
The total dimensions are roughly 10"hx15"wx5"d.
$4 - Two 6qt plastic sterilite storage containers
$10 - 30 GPH tabletop fountain pump
$4 - Wire helper shelf
$2 - 1' of 1/2" rubber hose
You could get all this stuff off of the internet, but there's tons of stores that carry it too. Leave the house, it's good for you.
Here's a real crappy drawing, but it gets the idea across.
I turned the pump down about half way to slow the flow otherwise it started pushing the rockwool cubes around inside the flood tray.
Right now I have 14 rockwool cubes sitting in there with a heat mat under the flood tray germinating some spaghetti squash with the lid on to keep it nice and humid in there. Until they will need it I'll only run the pump by hand. When they sprout I'll start adding nutrients to them and see what happens with a timer and a feeding schedule.