Drain for coco - How to get rid of it?

[Ttutorial]

Hey

I got now my first DIY wateringsystem for my second coco grow.
A tank, a Pump, a pipe and a timer. So very basic.
Can i use the pipe without anything? I thought i had to use these little dripper. But the buddy of mine, who gifted me this set didnt used it. He meant that it just clog so i shouldnt use it either.


But i do wanted to ask something else, its about the drain!

How can i handle the drain?
I would place the pots on an oven rack that "floats" a few inches above the ground. Underneath that, I would put coasters to catch the drainage. Is there another way to do this?

 

[stiff]

There's draintables, drain-away trays..corrugated sheets with fall into a gutter.
I've got a poor man's setup here

 

[LJ farming]

For the drain gravity is your friend and is one less thing to wrong or flood if done properly. IMO

I also run a low pressure high volume sump pump, octobubblers, and open ended tubing no emitters. No drip emitter also makes one less thing to go wrong.

I run 16 plants in 1 gallon pots per light/16 square feet. So each 4x8 tray has 32 plants and 4 octobubblers.

I live on a ranch so all 3 trays/96 plants drain to a central drain reservoir that drains outside into a sump/french drain. I have the option to keep the waste and use it to water the trees and garden on the ranch but only do this about six months out of the year.

Please DM me if you like and I will send the best video possible. I’m terrible at photos and videos.

Peace

 

[CocoNut 420]

I raise the trays, create a 1" slope and use capillary matt to drain run off.

The tray holds more than the reservoir to prevent floods if the timer fails.

Good luck!!

 

[LJ farming]

It is a lot more work in the beginning however proper drains will make it easier IMO??

 

[Grapefruitroop]

Love this thread....
Just made up some tables from aluminum studs and polycarbonate sheets., draining ina tank that ill empty with a pump..

 

[LJ farming]

Let me say first that It probably took me 2 extra weeks of research and terrible architectural design on my part to have gravity drains! I also live on a ranch and am on a well and the electricity to pump the well water is less than $30 per month even in the summer when fruit trees, the yard, and the garden are being watered. Also the main drain reservoir (a 17 gallon Costco tote) is easily drained from the grow room to a 4’x4’x8’ French drain full of gravel.

So I guess my point is that it might not work for everyone. Also since my cost for water for the grow might be $5/month and my drains are taken care of including the 2/3 gallons the RO waste per gallon made and all the dehumidifier condensate goes straight to main drain and out!

When I built out my room over 5 years ago I knew I had it perfect. Yea not so fucking much I did a major remodel about a year and a half ago and already have started a list for the next remodel!

I am rambling and definitely not preaching. However my mentor preached that ENVIRONMENT control trumps everything and it is the hardest part to control and he was 1000% correct. More light, more nutrients, more C02 is baby shit easy. Proper environmental consistency takes time and probably money! runs under your belt trumps everything. I cheated and bought TrolMaster to control EVERYTHING! but just like he always said only runs under your belt will teach you how to control the controller.

Peace

 

[LJ farming]

ICMAG didn’t let my 18 second video of how my drains work. Sorry

 

[NickHardy]

We use these 40x40cm trays pefect for a 5 Gallon Airpot with Netafim Netbow collars. Downstairs where we have some tents we use giant trays and a Wet/Dry vacuum after every watering, but I have some small pumps ready for some changes when I get round to it. Can't beat that PVC pipe, we use it for all sorts, trellis frame anyone?

 

[LJ farming]

Anything hard piped including tray manifolds with Octobublers should be PVC! It will last forever! Netafim or floraflex 1/4” tubing to each plant. It doesn’t have a memory! The tubing from feed to the tray manifold needs to be black not clear (I learned that the hard way)

My room is built around being lazy and less work! Grow for a minute or 2 and tell me what you think about being lazy/married to the grow. COCO DTW is baby shit easy and it’s possible once dialed in to take a couple long weekends off every grow! A lil vacation makes this fat ole guy smile more these days