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when I went to lowes there 6 inch pipe was 30 bucks for a 10 foot section and was thick walled. I was like wholey crap! so calling around I found a pipe supply company that had thin walled 6 inch sewer pipe for 12 dollars and there end caps were about half the price of the home stores.

I couldn't find 10 foot pieces of the 6 inch PVC tubing. I did find a 4 foot piece they used as drain connections, but they were way to expensive at $15 for a piece 4 foot long. But like you I found 6 inch PVC tubing at a local pluming supply house's. One sold it in minimum 20 foot sections, the other sold it by the foot and cut it for me. It was $1.78 a foot for the 6 inch tubing (thin wall). Although I had no luck with the end caps, they were still $12 ea (schedule 40 was all they had), that was the problem. Though your idea of the plexi glass may be a answer if it glues well, with a solid bond (for the system I have in mind). If I remember the plexi glass sheets at ace hardware was about $24 a 4 foot, by 4 foot sheet. Although everything at ace hardware is about twice the price.

P. S. If It helps anyone, I did find out that they have metal (galvanized) 6 inch end caps in the heating and air conditioning department with the household ducting for $2. It fits tightly in the tube but you will want to seal it with silicone, also you might want to line the inside with silicone (or waterproof material), to ensure there wont be any problems with possible rust (even though galvanized shouldn't rust). It's to thin for what I was going to do because all the weight would rest on the end cap, I was going to turn it vertical. But laying the tube horizontal there would be no weight on it.

I have been using harbor freight tools they sell sump pumps for about half the price of the hardware store

Thanks for the idea. I knew of them but to be honest I never bother to check there website for anything. I just bookmarked it now. I use fountain pumps myself, although I'll look into using the sump pumps. I noticed harbor freight has a solar fountain pump. I saw a video the other day YouTube - Hydroponic recirculating solar powered system that might give someone an idea. Although the solar powered fountain pump that harbor freight caries only has a max pumping height of less than 3 feet.

I wanted to try coco but that proved to suck cause the shipping was more than the coco

Ya, that is the problem of living in a small town and not having any hydroponic supply stores near by. I need to have things like that shipped in myself. But in comparison shipping for coco is much cheaper than grow rocks (hydroton). Once soaked, you get much more volume for the same weight. Not sure how much you need but they do sell small blocks like this one Logee's Greenhouse-Coco Chip Brick. It's $5 but if you look around you can probably get it cheaper. I got 2 blocks like it last summer for $4 ea (+ shipping of coarse). A hint on the shipping, check the "contact us" page of the website and look for a physical address. Then try to order from somewhere close by, shipping is usually a little cheaper that way.

P. S. A crappy picture is better than no picture.