Which pump for reservoir to feed 35 Hydro Halos?

[agoutihead]

Trying to get everything together for a medical grow & now I need to figure out which pumps I need to feed the plants from the reservoir to 6" Hydro Halos. (If you're not familiar with them, google them they're amazing!)

They will be in airpots done with coco.

For the flower room I was thinking of going with a long reservoir like the Botanicals 100g EZ Drain

I plan to have power heads in opposite corners to keep things well mixed up.

But would a sump pump be best for this type of reservoir since it's a hydro setup & needs to run the constant on/off cycle for feeding? I know normal pumps burn out very quickly in hydro situations because of the constant on/off.

I'd assume since it's coco & it retains water more than a hydroton setup would, the pumps would only need to be set to feed once a day or even every day 2 days depending on how big the plants are.

It it going to feed around 35 6" Hydro Halos & Airpots on long drop trays (Probably something like Botanicare's new Low Tide 1x8 tray

So what size pump do you guys think I would need for my application.

 

[eyes]

i like the bigger pump- 1000 gph and up. for 35 rings youll need a bigger pump. i use rio pumps but the danner mag drive pumps are suppose to be more powerful. they are more expensive overall though.those halo rings look nice. i was eyeing em up. use drip clean or something to keep the salts from accumalating on the underside of the laser drilled holes. the mag drive pump would be my choice run submersibly or externally. you may need to experiment to see how wet the coco gets from the duration the pumps on b4 u fine tune it to the size of the container.

 

[BunnyBuds]

So how did this go??? I'm looking into getting hydro halos!

 

[unregistered190]

So how did this go??? I'm looking into getting hydro halos!

Just got some of those myself.....about to put them into action in the next week or so