Thankfully, Robert was there to report the overflow so we caught it before there was to much of a flood!
This is where I reiterate.......Place the entire hydroponic garden a a container that the shelving will not only fit in,but one that will hold ALL the water in case of a similar glitch!
To rememdy the situation,I merely pushed the gravel back away from the drain! (duh) We hadn't realized that the suction from drain would pick up the pea-gravel.
Once,we made sure the gravel was appx 6 inches away from the drain and all worked smoothly and without further incident. Monday will be another trip to Lowes (or Walmart) to pick up some window screen. Our feeling is that if we cut the screen to fit over the pebbles in the tubs and keep the gravel from sneaking into the drain when we are not looking......
Morning #8(Monday)
I have the timer set for the circulation pump to go off at 6:00am...Because the tubing makes a bit of a slutping-gurgleing sound I was alerted to it's start-up.
I noticed that the murky water(from adding the pea-gravel yesterday) had cleared up and the gravel had stayed put! Still,like a Mom with a new-born,I checked it every 5 minutes to make sure it cycled through with no problem, which it did!
I am still going to get the screen to cover the gravel(for my own piece of mind) but I am thinking it is not vital. If we had drilled the holes closer to the bottom all of this would have been a moot point anyway! Ah-but hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20!
Later today I have more seedlings to transplant...All of the plants appear to be growing quite nicely......My biggest problem now is maintaing PATIENCE!
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