Easy Ebb and Flow with a humidity tray

by Brennan Downes
(Chicago, IL)

Hello,
In looking through all the different products and set ups on this page and others...
Is there anything wrong with using a humidity tray that has its own drain as a pseudo ebb and flow set up?
The real reason I am asking is because we want to start off light and get more and more into it... but I know my wife will like the look humidity trays (Especially the ones that are in nice wooden case)

Any thougts?
Kind regards,
BD

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Answer from Stella/Simon:
Hi BD,
The great thing about hydro is that it lends itself well to recycling and scrounging or adapting of equipment. You can make a tray table of anything you want.

Just keep these points in mind for an ebb & flow system:
* Must be water tight and water proof. The nutrient solution is even a little caustic, that is why plastic trays are usually used.
* Must be strong enough to hold and support a fully flooded tray (water weighs much more than you think)
* must be adaptable to the plumbing (pump hose and drain) to allow the flood and drain cycles.

I am not familiar with a "humidity tray" like your picture. Perhaps you could use it as a table or stand and retrofit it with a sturdy plastic tray? I hate to tell you it will work itself as a drain table, as wood would not be water tight.

Good luck and hope this helps!

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