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I am switching from half barrels to IBC, woo hoo! ok so i dont want to make a standpipe out of the original lid/cap because it will be in the middle of the tote and hard to reach to clean, work on etc. id like to put it in the corner where its east access, that being said, what do i use as a male/female to go thru the IBC and be sealed? meaning the standpipe base

ok i found it here http://backyardaquaponics.com/forum/vie ... =1&t=14668

but what is this thing i circled? i know its a guard but what was it first? made of? i cant find anything like it.

Rob that is to hold the media guard and it allows you too be able to rotate it and sever any roots growing down into the media guard.

It's a 90mm un-threaded end cap.

thanks a ton i just got back from the hardware store near me, its a very mom n pop expensive store so i never go there but they have alot of special stuff so i tried them and got everything! well i dont have a lid but i like that idea because rocks always get bounced in there so im gonna get one! this time i went with a 2" flood drain instead of a 1" it didnt flood out fast enough if my pump was getting a little excited. o man i cant wait !

Are you referring to the standpipe diameter?... If so, is this a timed F&D system, or a siphoned F&D system?

If siphoned I definitely wouldn't go any larger than 1" for a siphon standpipe in an IBC grow bed.

F&D , basic GB over FT

Is going to be Timed F&D, ie: where the pump runs 15on/45off etc, and the water drains from the bed during the off cycle through two small holes drilled near the base of the standpipe?...

...or is it going to be Siphoned F&D where the pump runs 24/7 and the GB drains via a bell siphon?

timed like my current system

oh, okay... 2" will won't be an issue then.