2 1/2 Gallon Buckets for DWC? How small can you actually get?

gtran

Active Member
awesome!, the 2 stones is more than plenty, one would have been fine, but i imagine the roots are loving it. you should see an explosion of growth compared to other methods. i also use a bcuzz root stimulator/hormone in with solution it seems to help give the roots a boost and for me the difference was phenomenal.
A 2 gallon system should be fairly stable. youll have to compensate for a lot of evaporation though with those bubbles coming out the top, actually if you start seeing a problem with too much evaporation you might take one of the stones out and calm it down a little.you know what i mean? and as it evaporates the concentration of the solution with go up. i just use plain tap water as it evaporates. then after my solution has been thinned down a little, maybe after a week of adding water i change the solution and start all over again.
so in eccense, you start with high nutes in a fresh batch and gradually taper off througout every cycle that way it never gets burned. and i usually dont even adjust ph i just let it go. by the time the solution is thinned out its time to change anyway so that takes care of everything.
The roots are barley through the net pot right now so i figure until they are, im going to keep two air stones in there. Im counting on the plant living all that O2 and giving me a nice yield to carry me over to my next harvest. Just finished up some of the purps and that might be the best tasting smoke ive ever had. Not a good yeilder but def worth the time. I also just started to taper down my nutes instead of completely changing them out, no point in wasting the water. Saves me a hell of alot of time...
 

Kevin the Great

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Late reply, but I'm starting a DWC in a 2.1 gallon bucket. Trying to stay low profile with the res. I check on my girls multiple times a day anyways so if I have to water every other day, no big deal to me. My first ever hydro grow, I'm an organic soil man. The little aero garden got my wheels turning and we'll see how it goes. I'm trying to remain unbiased about the results.
 

Peele

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Late reply, but I'm starting a DWC in a 2.1 gallon bucket. Trying to stay low profile with the res. I check on my girls multiple times a day anyways so if I have to water every other day, no big deal to me. My first ever hydro grow, I'm an organic soil man. The little aero garden got my wheels turning and we'll see how it goes. I'm trying to remain unbiased about the results.
I have two plants stuck in a 2 gallon bucket because I let their roots tangle (it's great being a newbie!). They're doing great so far at about half way through bloom so we'll see how it goes. All of mine are in 2 gallon buckets but the others are by themselves and doing great. I'd be curious to hear thoughts or anyones experience with 2 gallons.
 
I'm growing autos in soil. I have a small grow area 2'-2'-4' so height is an issue. I'm using 2 gal fabric pots. Would a 2 gal DWC system be sufficient for my next crop?
 
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