I've had my room, tent, light, filters, res, buckets etc setup for almost 2 weeks now but I'm stuck at the age old crossroads of what setup to run?
DWC, Top Feed, Ebb and Flow?
They are all fairly easy, and quite similar to each other that most of the parts are interchangeable and at this point I can pretty much have any of them without buying more parts :L
I've got a 30 gallon res, 10 gallon controller unit, and 4 5 gallon pots. Various water and air pumps, all types of manifolds, tubing, pipes and fittings.
The only thing I'd be lacking is the actual electronic controller module itself (like the one from the standard cab setup) but I'm trying to avoid purchasing that if I can make something else work.
I'm leaning towards a DIY recirculating water farm type setup (like the 8 pack but with only 4 buckets). 30 gallon res on a shelf draining into the 10 gallon unit with a float valve installed that drains into my 4 buckets. The 10 gallon unit would also have a pump in it either going to feeding rings or recirculating the nutes in each bucket. Each bucket would then have air stones in the bottom and a feeding ring on the top.
My concern with this setup is the fact that each of my buckets will *ALWAYS* have water in the bottom of them and that's where DWC confuses me.
What happens once the roots fill the entire 5 gallon bucket? Do they lay in the water?
Wouldn't having them covered in nutrient solution the entire life of the grow be bad?
How often should the air stones be on in the bottom of each bucket?
How often should the feeding rings be on?
Thanks for any help!
DWC, Top Feed, Ebb and Flow?
They are all fairly easy, and quite similar to each other that most of the parts are interchangeable and at this point I can pretty much have any of them without buying more parts :L
I've got a 30 gallon res, 10 gallon controller unit, and 4 5 gallon pots. Various water and air pumps, all types of manifolds, tubing, pipes and fittings.
The only thing I'd be lacking is the actual electronic controller module itself (like the one from the standard cab setup) but I'm trying to avoid purchasing that if I can make something else work.
I'm leaning towards a DIY recirculating water farm type setup (like the 8 pack but with only 4 buckets). 30 gallon res on a shelf draining into the 10 gallon unit with a float valve installed that drains into my 4 buckets. The 10 gallon unit would also have a pump in it either going to feeding rings or recirculating the nutes in each bucket. Each bucket would then have air stones in the bottom and a feeding ring on the top.
My concern with this setup is the fact that each of my buckets will *ALWAYS* have water in the bottom of them and that's where DWC confuses me.
What happens once the roots fill the entire 5 gallon bucket? Do they lay in the water?
Wouldn't having them covered in nutrient solution the entire life of the grow be bad?
How often should the air stones be on in the bottom of each bucket?
How often should the feeding rings be on?
Thanks for any help!