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luigiwu · April 13, 2014

Well, is the float-container level with the earthcontainer? If the earthcontainer is sitting say 1inch higher than the float-container, then the water in the earthcontainer will be say 2-1/2 inches high (even though the float-container is 3.5 inches high.) Does that make sense?

And I would not be worried about the rate of water delivery. You'll never need it to fully fill up the reservoir again. Its only replacing what the plants take up.

So this year I'm switching over all my containers to Larry Hall's rain gutter grow system. The plumbing is far easier imo.

April 13, 2014	#60
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	Well, is the float-container level with the earthcontainer? If the earthcontainer is sitting say 1inch higher than the float-container, then the water in the earthcontainer will be say 2-1/2 inches high (even though the float-container is 3.5 inches high.) Does that make sense? And I would not be worried about the rate of water delivery. You'll never need it to fully fill up the reservoir again. Its only replacing what the plants take up. So this year I'm switching over all my containers to Larry Hall's rain gutter grow system. The plumbing is far easier imo.