can i use these buckets?

[groweraua]

hey guys,

hope all is well,
i want to build a hydro system, but i am only able to get these buckets on the island...

can i use them? i am not able to get black ones on the island

 

[rkymtnman]

krylon spray paint for plastics. a coat of black to block out light, then a coat of white to keep them cooler.

 

[groweraua]

krylon spray paint for plastics. a coat of black to block out light, then a coat of white to keep them cooler.

would the paint hold?

 

[rkymtnman]

if you get that krylon stuff. its meant to bond to plastics.

 

[groweraua]

if you get that krylon stuff. its meant to bond to plastics.

are you using dwc or rdwc?

 

[rkymtnman]

are you using dwc or rdwc?

GH waterfarms. so technically rdwc.

 

[Arnski5000]

Who says they have to be black?

 

[Airwalker16]

would the paint hold?

Give the surface paint will be on, a good rough sanding first. Helps a lot with the hold. Also, apply 2 coats of both.

 

[Airwalker16]

Who says they have to be black?

Your plants roots when they still get a tinch of light hitting them.

 

[groweraua]

Who says they have to be black?

because black is light proof and supposedly the other are not and not light proof will cause algae

 

[Airwalker16]

because black is light proof and supposedly the other are not and not light proof will cause algae

Exactomundo!

 

[groweraua]

Exactomundo!

so your using dwc or rdwc? if yes, home made?

 

[rkymtnman]

Who says they have to be black?

they have to be lightproof. that's why i said black then white. white will keep them cooler

 

[Airwalker16]

so your using dwc or rdwc? if yes, home made?

RDwC

I GOTTA LOSE THE AIR PUMPS! HOW?! Plus my awesome mini DWC :)

That's cool man. Pretty low-key. I think you'll be surprised at the pressure of mine. i can't remember now, but its some where around 5-600 gph

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I GOTTA LOSE THE AIR PUMPS! HOW?! Plus my awesome mini DWC :)

That thing is way overpriced. The whole thing sits on a very simple method of splitting the water to oxygen and hydrogen. In big system I’d be worried about the hydrogen gas... I was looking around and saw 2 more very interesting thing. First one called Carmin. I don’t really get how it...

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[Arnski5000]

Yeah I get that but are they not light proof as they are now

 

[rkymtnman]

Yeah I get that but are they not light proof as they are now

not even close.

 

[rkymtnman]

unless his sherwin williams are different than what i get here. they are better than the home depot orange or the lowes blue but not good enough

 

[Airwalker16]

Yeah I get that but are they not light proof as they are now

They're opaque, translucent and far from light proof.

 

[groweraua]

should i build it from round or sqaure buckets? minimum 5 gallons?

 

[groweraua]

RDwC

I GOTTA LOSE THE AIR PUMPS! HOW?! Plus my awesome mini DWC :)

That's cool man. Pretty low-key. I think you'll be surprised at the pressure of mine. i can't remember now, but its some where around 5-600 gph

www.rollitup.org

I GOTTA LOSE THE AIR PUMPS! HOW?! Plus my awesome mini DWC :)

That thing is way overpriced. The whole thing sits on a very simple method of splitting the water to oxygen and hydrogen. In big system I’d be worried about the hydrogen gas... I was looking around and saw 2 more very interesting thing. First one called Carmin. I don’t really get how it...

www.rollitup.org

nice setup man,

i am trying to find all those fittings and stuff and a guide...

i in aruba so everything is hard to find here not to mention with the lock down