DIY 3 Gallon Rubbermaid DWC

diggitydank420

diggitydank420

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Oh yeah!

About the res. level indicators...

yes, they do get algae in them, but the algae doesn't grow in the tub. I already had that feature on the first version and it works GREAT!
 
SomeGuy

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Good Job! I want to try this. My question is this. What happens if you loose power?? is there any way to safeguard this? Thanks! :)
 
Charfizcool

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Wait, is this essentially all you need to grow hydro(except a few other parts for the plants)? damn it's easier than I thought, I'm gonna try my hand at hydro growing in a few months:blsmoke:

oh yeah +rep
 
diggitydank420

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Charfizcool said:
Wait, is this essentially all you need to grow hydro(except a few other parts for the plants)? damn it's easier than I thought, I'm gonna try my hand at hydro growing in a few months:blsmoke:

oh yeah +rep
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Yes, this is essentially all you need minus nutes, plants, net pots, clay media, lighting, etc.

Having read grow journals on soil, I decided to go with hydro. It's really easy...

get your ph right
go easy with your nutes

If you get nutrient burns(which has not happened to me yet), just empty it out and ease back on your solution strength.

No flushing!!!
 
diggitydank420

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SomeGuy said:
Good Job! I want to try this. My question is this. What happens if you loose power?? is there any way to safeguard this? Thanks! :)
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Unless I lose power for more than about eight hours, I wouldn't really worry about it.

I had an air hose pinched one time for at least 6 hours and the girls didn't mind at all. Keep in mind, some people only run their air pump 30 minutes on, 30 off. Those little walmart airpumps only cost about 5 bucks and I have one that is 6 months old and still truckin'.:blsmoke:
 
Wolfman Zen

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Great tutorial Diggiti !! =]
I love the level meter... If you can get a hold of some green clear tubing that will take care of your algae problem... I guess green filters out all the good light.

Only thing I can suggest is adding another airstone to each tub... the more bubbles the better =]

I can't wait to see what you put in them =]
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diggitydank420

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Wolfman Zen said:
Great tutorial Diggiti !! =]
I love the level meter... If you can get a hold of some green clear tubing that will take care of your algae problem... I guess green filters out all the good light.

Only thing I can suggest is adding another airstone to each tub... the more bubbles the better =]

I can't wait to see what you put in them =]
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Great idea on the green tubing. I think I might just make some cloth/velcro covers for them until I do version 3. But, like I said, algae is not a problem in the reservoir, just the tubes.

I've thought about adding another stone to each, but I've been running six plants in one tub with the exact same materials and the roots are white as rice. Maybe when the $$$ comes rolling in...

As far as pics of what I am going to put in them... I haven't quite made up my mind on whether or not I should do it. Talk is talk, but pics are evidence.:neutral:
 
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As far as power outages. With this kind of set up, you can use a "fisherman's air pump". Go to you local tackle shop, or check the sporting section of your local big box store, or ebay. It's just a battery-operated air pimp that fisherman use to keep minnows alive in their bait buckets. They run about 10 bucks.

As far as more bubbles being better. Well, we all know that more is not always better. Oxygen...of course, is an oxidizer. That's not a good thing. Fish take in more oxygen then roots do. So if your pump is rated for 10gallons, I think you'll be more then fine in this 3gal setup. Always keep in mind that more is not always better, especially in dealing with MJ.
 
diggitydank420

diggitydank420

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acea74 said:
As far as power outages. With this kind of set up, you can use a "fisherman's air pump". Go to you local tackle shop, or check the sporting section of your local big box store, or ebay. It's just a battery-operated air pimp that fisherman use to keep minnows alive in their bait buckets. They run about 10 bucks.

As far as more bubbles being better. Well, we all know that more is not always better. Oxygen...of course, is an oxidizer. That's not a good thing. Fish take in more oxygen then roots do. So if your pump is rated for 10gallons, I think you'll be more then fine in this 3gal setup. Always keep in mind that more is not always better, especially in dealing with MJ.
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Good idea! I think I found something a bit more purpose-built though:

Silent Air Battery Operated Air Pump by Penn Plax

Product Description: Item: 2753043 This compact pump runs on batteries and immediately goes into action in the event of a power outage. It's like a life insurance policy for your fish.
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petsmart.com



Now... how to tie this in to existing tubing?

Ideas?
 
Wolfman Zen

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Hey... I like that..
and I would use it, just like it's intended, as a back up... with a smaller air stone in there at all times... This way, when you power goes off and your main pump is out... this little guy turns on the smaller air stone keeping enough O2 in the system to keep your plants safe until your power is back up.

Great idea man, and thanks for the link =]

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DrDank

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Nice work, dude. Personally I hate shopping at Wal-Marx, and their air stones/pumps are shitty shitty. But, ya do what ya can on a budget.

What nutes are you gonna be using?
 
sleeper05

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acea74 said:
As far as power outages. With this kind of set up, you can use a "fisherman's air pump". Go to you local tackle shop, or check the sporting section of your local big box store, or ebay. It's just a battery-operated air pimp that fisherman use to keep minnows alive in their bait buckets. They run about 10 bucks.

As far as more bubbles being better. Well, we all know that more is not always better. Oxygen...of course, is an oxidizer. That's not a good thing. Fish take in more oxygen then roots do. So if your pump is rated for 10gallons, I think you'll be more then fine in this 3gal setup. Always keep in mind that more is not always better, especially in dealing with MJ.
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I'm pretty sure that the more oxygen you can get to the roots the better. So I'm going to have to disagree with this guy. Roots take in oxygen and especially with aeroponics you are trying to keep the majority of the roots exposed to the air as in... as much as they can get. I'm running 2 dual air pumps into each of my set ups one being a 6 gal. and the other a 3 gal. Everything loves it.
 
DrDank

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diggitydank420 said:
I loathe shopping at Mao-Mart. It's nothing but Chinese made shit in there, but like you said, "ya do what ya can on a budget."

As far as nutes I use General Hydroponics Flora Series. I've done one run with their product and I was quite impressed. I have yet to use any supplements, but I'm sure I'll stick with the same brand, perhaps Liquid Koolbloom. Maybe Floranectar, who knows?
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I just started using Floranectar, and it's great! I've never used a sweetener before, but i'm stoked about the results.

I have hardwater, so I've been considering getting GH b/c they make a hardwater micro.
 
diggitydank420

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DrDank said:
I just started using Floranectar, and it's great! I've never used a sweetener before, but i'm stoked about the results.

I have hardwater, so I've been considering getting GH b/c they make a hardwater micro.
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Get the hard water one, that's what I'm using. Water is so hard here!

Gonna get a reverse osmosis system sometime in the future though!
 
SOMEBEECH

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just my 2 cents your gonna have to change the airstone at some point i made about the same thing except 10 gallon and made a clamp where i can change the stones out.:mrgreen:awesome job mines not as neat where did ya get that mylar blankett stuff??been so fricken hot here in texas i cant wait for some rain,you get any from the depression missed me by about 100 miles.
 
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diggitydank420

diggitydank420

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SOMEBEECH said:
just my 2 cents your gonna have to change the airstone at some point i made about the same thing except 10 gallon and made a clamp where i can change the stones out.:mrgreen:awesome job mines not as neat where did ya get that mylar blankett stuff??been so fricken hot here in texas i cant wait for some rain,you get any from the depression missed me by about 100 miles.
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Yeah, I guess I didn't factor that in... oh well. They'll last at least 6-8 months so it'll be ok.

What mylar?
 
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