how did you hook up your GQF watering cups

[TheRealTimShady]

i bought the whole setup, just not the wire cage clamps that hold the cups in place, thinking i could use some sort of zip tie or something(trying to save 20 bucks

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anyway, anyone that has them, how did you hook them up, did you just buy the wire cage clamps that gqf sells, or rig something up yourself....help me out here XD

 

[TheRealTimShady]

as it seems, i'm the only one here that has setup such a watering kit...

i went ahead and got the brackets for the watering cups, all is working GREAT right now, slight leak in the 5gal bucket i am using so i gotta get some glue to get that taken care of, gonna disconnect it after "lights out" for the quails and see if i can get it setup the way i need it by morning.


photo's will come

and btw...its totally worth the money already.

 

[TheRealTimShady]

ok i got the shots that i need so ya'll can see it

this is the main 5gal. pickle bucket i snagged from work, you can see the pipe coming off it and going into the first 2 cups there

this is a close up of the first 2 cups

single cup for what will be a cage for about a trio/duo depending if the golden tux(from quaillady) is a male to go with the golden female i have.

and this is the back of the 3rd coop so you can see how it runs

and yes the is a sharpie shoved in the end to keep it from coming out, thats so i can rinse the system

incase anyone wondering what that bag is in the last photo, its just covering up the timer that i use for the Christmas lights you see there for their "artificial light"

 

[TedJan92_in_Idaho]

I need some of those. How much were they?

 

[TheRealTimShady]

25 for the cups, 14 for the brackets, 5 or 4 for the T pipes, um, 12ish for 50ft tubing, 5 or 6 for the water outlet from the 5gal bucket....um heres a list of what i bought from gqf(note: i didn't pay shipping as i picked it up from main facility)

https://www.gqfmfg.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=164
https://www.gqfmfg.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=177
https://www.gqfmfg.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=181
https://www.gqfmfg.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=182
https://www.gqfmfg.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=186


you just need some sort of vessel to keep the water in, 5gal buckets with the clip on seal tight lids work great

 

[The Critter Place]

Looks Good!

I will be setting up something similar in the Aviary come spring.

 

[TheRealTimShady]

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its totally worth it, i think i am gonna get another 5gal bucket the same that i have now, and run them both to a T connector and have the single go out to the system as normal, that way i got 10gal at a time instead of 5.... they could last a long time on that

 

[BrownChickenBrownCow]

I set mine up with a pressure regulator and ran a hose to it...man that has saved a lot of time!!!

https://www.gqfmfg.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=187

 

[TheRealTimShady]

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did you connect that straight to a hose/spigot, and not use a tank for water?

 

[BrownChickenBrownCow]

Correct. Water hose from spigot into regulator, out to cups. Works perfectly.