Recent content by bigbadbillybob

fish tank steriliser will kill pathogens so no need for h202. Why not just use chillers? they maintain the perfect temp. As for running the res hotter (so that pathogens and bacteria will be able to thrive), then killing said bacteria, pathogens and the microbial life with bleach, its counter...

19 degrees celcius. Anything higher than 21 is inviting trouble, and giving pythium etc a chance to take hold

ive done a few guides but they are on other sites. i was doing systems like pittsburgh guys, years before he was, im sure hes just copied my plans, but hey ho. really useful box company boxes are best, flat sides, and available in black. latest system is in the dwc section if you are needing...

ive used white buckets for years with zero issues. They are thick plastic though, which means that no light gets in from outside. it doesnt matter what colour they are, as long as they are light proof

First of all excuse the crappy pics. ive been rdwc ing for about 10+years and this is my latest build, after i took fright a month ago after a security scare and chopped up my old systems its 4 x 60 litre totes, with 300mm wide rimmed net pots from a flood and drain pot system. the res will be...

IT was in coco, no perlite

i set them up properly. adjusted them at the dripper properly, compacted the soil around the carrots, syringed water into the caps, screwed them up underwater and left them there etc etc. it was all done as per thier instructional video, a number of times. i had about 20 of them, 1 in each 8...

i used them for a few weeks.....a few weeks of constant flooding or nothing getting to the plants, re-set them god knows how many times. they are a bloody liability. get yourself a seconds timer, a mj1000 pump and some drip rings, much easier, and less chance of floods.

ive just ordered a green qube, the quick qube one loses out on headroom if i remember rightly. . they are great tents tho. nice set up you have there, im impressed with the bud size for LEDs