110 Watt Solar Panel
what size Solar Panel would i need to power my aquarium pump?
i am growing a few different types of plants in hydroponic conatainers and i need an aquarium pump for each one and i know it would be be cheaper just to buy one big one but i would rather they each have one small pump. the pumps are 1.7 watts and 110 volts andd i would like them to be away from the house a bit because i have a shaded porch but i dont have any plugs near the porch so what size solar panel would i need to power just one of the pumps?
I think what you need to do is go to your local garden store and look into "solar water fountains". There's probably something ready-made for the flow rate you want.
But if your hydroponics must have a reliable pumping schedule, then I'd say just bite the bullet and have an electrician run an outdoor outlet to the place you want.