26 DWC 3 gallon Buckets/ 2 x 600 Watts

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NewHiddenGrower

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Day 14 flowering.



Im using 18 Gallon as my Res/controller right now. I add 4 gallons per day




I have 1000watt bulbs but when i use them my breaker kicks in and my power goes out :(. So im using 2 600


Im going to be adding Co2 very soon. But first i need to seal those 600 watt lights. Anyone have any ideas what i should use to seal those lights?
 
whatapothead

whatapothead

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lookin good for sure.

what setup do you have to keep all the levels the same? do you just set the res on the same level as the buckets and then just fill the res to whatever level you want your buckets at?
 
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NewHiddenGrower

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whatapothead said:
lookin good for sure.

what setup do you have to keep all the levels the same? do you just set the res on the same level as the buckets and then just fill the res to whatever level you want your buckets at?
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Thanks

I just fill my res untill i see the last bucket's water level to where i want it. Then everyday i add water to the main ress and let gravity take care of everything.
 
hotboxhatchback

hotboxhatchback

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nice setup!!!!!

i just got one bucket setup so i can get away from rubbermaid tubs. definitely going to go buckets next time around.

just curious, how did you plumb this setup? are there just water lines between the bottoms of the buckets and one going to the res? how much solution do you mix at a time? flushing's gotta be a bitch.

also, how noisy are those commercial grade air pumps?
 
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NewHiddenGrower

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hotboxhatchback said:
nice setup!!!!!

i just got one bucket setup so i can get away from rubbermaid tubs. definitely going to go buckets next time around.

just curious, how did you plumb this setup? are there just water lines between the bottoms of the buckets and one going to the res? how much solution do you mix at a time? flushing's gotta be a bitch.
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Thanks, all the buckets are hooked up together. All you have to do is fill the ress and gravity takes care of the rest. I only have to flush for 1 time on the last week before harvest.
 
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hectorius

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veg longer spread them out a bit more the cheapes thing i can think of to seal those holes in the hoods is tinfoil and foil tape should work fine.veg them till they are 20 to 24 inches big. dwc is kool but you can add to your harvest by makng it aeroponic set up. All you have to do is make a small hole on each side of the buckets about centimiter in diameter to put in the spaghetti line in and get misters to hook up to the spaghetti line then glue gun the spaghetti line in place with the misters inside the buckets on both side. And the water goes back to the res cause your set up already has that going. pull off another 25 percent with a very simple solution. leave the clay pellets in and spray the roots . try it on at least one and c how much bigger it gets :)
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NewHiddenGrower

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hectorius said:
veg longer spread them out a bit more the cheapes thing i can think of to seal those holes in the hoods is tinfoil and foil tape should work fine.veg them till they are 20 to 24 inches big. dwc is kool but you can add to your harvest by makng it aeroponic set up. All you have to do is make a small hole on each side of the buckets about centimiter in diameter to put in the spaghetti line in and get misters to hook up to the spaghetti line then glue gun the spaghetti line in place with the misters inside the buckets on both side. And the water goes back to the res cause your set up already has that going. pull off another 25 percent with a very simple solution. leave the clay pellets in and spray the roots . try it on at least one and c how much bigger it gets :)
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I cant veg longer because i use a 18 gal res for 14 plants in 2 inch net cups. Space is limited. Also if i spread out my buckets some more they wont get light. I only can use 2 600watt because my 1000watts overload my breaker

I did think about doing aero but i was going to use a pump for each bucket, but now i can just do it your way. How many pumps would i need for 26 buckets?

Can you draw the aeroponic set up in paint or something and post here i dont think i want to use a Glue Gun though...

Thanks for the input.
 
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