flogger11
New Member
In a small grow with say four or five, 3-3 1/2 foot plants how deep does the main plant tray need to be? Six inches or so? Eight? I know in an Ebb and Flow a person uses a very shallow tray, is this the same for a top feed drip?
How much would the res have to hold on a small personal grow like this? 3-5 gallons if a drip feed (with 1/2 hour on, 1/2 hour off of streaming feeding time) is used?
Is a gallon per square foot of plant tray for these growing heights a proper guess? Or would two gallons per square foot be more in line?
Am I correct in assuming with a top feed drip a person can ditch the airstone?
I also see many people online that are simply taking an 18 gallon storage tub, cutting holes in the top, installing netpots and a drip system while using the tub itself for the resevoir (just putting a pump inside). Is this bad? Other than potential temperature problems is there a down fall to this extremely simple setup? Once the roots hit the water doesnt it become a glorified DWC system? Would there be any purpose to the drip (well stream) at that point?
I know this is alot to help with, fyi the hand is much appreciated!
How much would the res have to hold on a small personal grow like this? 3-5 gallons if a drip feed (with 1/2 hour on, 1/2 hour off of streaming feeding time) is used?
Is a gallon per square foot of plant tray for these growing heights a proper guess? Or would two gallons per square foot be more in line?
Am I correct in assuming with a top feed drip a person can ditch the airstone?
I also see many people online that are simply taking an 18 gallon storage tub, cutting holes in the top, installing netpots and a drip system while using the tub itself for the resevoir (just putting a pump inside). Is this bad? Other than potential temperature problems is there a down fall to this extremely simple setup? Once the roots hit the water doesnt it become a glorified DWC system? Would there be any purpose to the drip (well stream) at that point?
I know this is alot to help with, fyi the hand is much appreciated!
