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elight · March 8, 2012

Agreed, James. The only question is whether I should have the EarthTainer do double-duty as the water supply for the other containers, as such:

It seems to me that the hoses connecting the EarthTainer to the 5-gallon buckets don't even need to be downhill for the purposes of gravity... so long as they are below the water level on both sides, right? For example:

I'm not a hydraulics expect (clearly), but it seems that such a setup should work to keep the water levels even.

I used Paint.NET for this stuff... it is free and is a huge step up from Paint!

March 8, 2012	#28
elight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 349	Agreed, James. The only question is whether I should have the EarthTainer do double-duty as the water supply for the other containers, as such: It seems to me that the hoses connecting the EarthTainer to the 5-gallon buckets don't even need to be downhill for the purposes of gravity... so long as they are below the water level on both sides, right? For example: I'm not a hydraulics expect (clearly), but it seems that such a setup should work to keep the water levels even. I used Paint.NET for this stuff... it is free and is a huge step up from Paint!