I started my tomatoes, peppers, and cukes in rockwool cubes.
Those are the ones I was thinking about doing hydro.
I have other stuff started in dirt, but could be transfered. Broccoli, beens, herbs, and other stuff. I'm still going to have dirt for onions, taters, carrots, and beets.
Summers here in NJ can get very hot so the death thing is always on my mind.
I have to set this up to run a few days without human interaction.
Considering an above ground tank of just PH balanced water to top the nute tank via a float valve.
Thinking about a 55 gal drum for the nut tank. I have one laying around so thats a bonus. I was considering burying it horizontally to save some digging.
I'm really trying to get an idea on how much the plants will use in a day.
Also thinking about 2 pumps feeding the system one ac one dc. So if either one stops working the plants don't die.
I'm having trouble finding a 12 volt
pump that is quality made, I was looking at bilge pumps but they only have a published 1000 hour life.
So with the plants I was thinking about doing hydro what system would you all recommend? And this is a budget system so commercial made stuff is out of the question.
I'm using tap water, which is from a town well.