First water table few questions

First water table few questions#412530

By Relyt4 -  Sun May 29, 2022 2:06 am
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- Sun May 29, 2022 2:06 am #412530

Just put together this water table, I got some pond liner I'm going to put staples around the top. Do I need to put any adhesive down to keep the liner in place?
Is it common to add drains? If so what's a good way to add a drain while keeping the liner water tight

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Re: First water table few questions#412536

By davinstewart -  Sun May 29, 2022 2:44 am
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- Sun May 29, 2022 2:44 am #412536

Nice table. The common practice is the just leave the water stagnant without a drain.

However, I'd strongly advise looking into making an ebb and flow table. You're almost there already and It'll help your plants grow even better. The only changes you'd need would be to add a water reservoir (plastic trash cans work very well for this), water pump, and intake + overflow pipes. You can get all of that pretty cheaply on amazon.

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Re: First water table few questions#412537

By davinstewart -  Sun May 29, 2022 2:47 am
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- Sun May 29, 2022 2:47 am #412537

I'd steer clear of the adhesive since you shouldn't need it once the plants are in place.

Using adhesive would also make things more difficult to work with if the liner ever needs replacing or repair.

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Re: First water table few questions#412539

By Relyt4 -  Sun May 29, 2022 3:31 am
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- Sun May 29, 2022 3:31 am #412539

Ahh yeah I like the idea of the ebb and flow table , 'll look into that!

Re: First water table few questions#412540

By optique -  Sun May 29, 2022 3:39 am
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- Sun May 29, 2022 3:39 am #412540

looks pretty good, but i have a suggestion why you are still working on it. Add 2 more leg braces spaced to create a shelf for 1020 treys. Could come in handy if nothing else a great place to grow live sphagnum.

Re: First water table few questions#412577

By Relyt4 -  Sun May 29, 2022 10:41 pm
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- Sun May 29, 2022 10:41 pm #412577

The tray shelf is also a great idea! I'm going to go with the ebb and flow idea, going to use the bottom area and put a tote to use as a water reservoir

Re: First water table few questions#412578

By Relyt4 -  Sun May 29, 2022 10:42 pm
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- Sun May 29, 2022 10:42 pm #412578

Will update when I get it together!

Re: First water table few questions#412580

By NightRaider -  Sun May 29, 2022 11:10 pm
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- Sun May 29, 2022 11:10 pm #412580

Interested to hear how this turns out since I'll probably need to build one within the next year, especially the ebb and flow system since that sounds like it could be beneficial for darlingtonia.

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Re: First water table few questions#412631

By davinstewart -  Mon May 30, 2022 6:01 pm
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- Mon May 30, 2022 6:01 pm #412631

Be mindful that your typical rectangular tub will break if filled with water. You might look into round containers like trash cans (my choice of preference).

Also, don't underestimate the weight of the water in the reservoir. You will likely need some additional support if you're thinking of putting it on that tray under the plants.

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