wizgrow
New Member
Hey guys,
Been reading and looking into this off and on for a couple of months now and finally settled on a DIY recirculating drip type System. I have looked all over for Youtube and Forums and have not come across any “specific” parts lists/tutorial for what I am got in my head. So let me lay it out and please let me know if I got something wrong or just need to make subtle changes would be greatly appreciated.
• 10x5 Tent with Reservoir outside tent on tile for better cooling
o This is a flower room only – Will Veg separately
o Plan to use a SCROG for plant support
• (10) 5 gallon buckets (Maybe 3.5 G?)
o Not sure if I need 5 gallon but it seems bigger is better for my grow space
o 2x2.5’ per plant
• (10) 10” net pot “lids”
o I see a wide range in sizes here – but it seems another 5 gallon bucket full of Clay pebbles is over kill and a pain in the ass to clean – So figure a 10” net pot with lid is enough to keep roots watered and aerated – any issue with this?
• What I am still totally up in air on is how to incorporate the drip. Seems 2 different main ways of doing this:
o Hyrdro/waterfarm style using a reservoir and controller bucket to circulate the nutes with an “air pump” and rings to allow the “Drip”
o OR – the type where you use a single reservoir for nutes and a water pump push the water to drip in each plant via a manifold - The return works passively (I guess) – as water drops in the reserve – gravity returns the water there from the buckets by gravity
Little buzzed – and may be totally off here – I guess that is why I am doing this little “sanity Check”
Oh - If I am trying to recreate the wheel here, would some some kind person just give me link to where someone has all this done already?
Appreciate the help,
Wiz
Been reading and looking into this off and on for a couple of months now and finally settled on a DIY recirculating drip type System. I have looked all over for Youtube and Forums and have not come across any “specific” parts lists/tutorial for what I am got in my head. So let me lay it out and please let me know if I got something wrong or just need to make subtle changes would be greatly appreciated.
• 10x5 Tent with Reservoir outside tent on tile for better cooling
o This is a flower room only – Will Veg separately
o Plan to use a SCROG for plant support
• (10) 5 gallon buckets (Maybe 3.5 G?)
o Not sure if I need 5 gallon but it seems bigger is better for my grow space
o 2x2.5’ per plant
• (10) 10” net pot “lids”
o I see a wide range in sizes here – but it seems another 5 gallon bucket full of Clay pebbles is over kill and a pain in the ass to clean – So figure a 10” net pot with lid is enough to keep roots watered and aerated – any issue with this?
• What I am still totally up in air on is how to incorporate the drip. Seems 2 different main ways of doing this:
o Hyrdro/waterfarm style using a reservoir and controller bucket to circulate the nutes with an “air pump” and rings to allow the “Drip”
o OR – the type where you use a single reservoir for nutes and a water pump push the water to drip in each plant via a manifold - The return works passively (I guess) – as water drops in the reserve – gravity returns the water there from the buckets by gravity
Little buzzed – and may be totally off here – I guess that is why I am doing this little “sanity Check”
Oh - If I am trying to recreate the wheel here, would some some kind person just give me link to where someone has all this done already?
Appreciate the help,
Wiz
