Im switching to hydro

wackymack · Sep 17, 2008

so im on the converge to becomig a hydro guy,the soil is just starting to annoy me with waterin and the mess of it and that it takes up too much space now,i set up a 2gal dwc setup with a baby coleus in it as a test run to see how the roots will take favor to it.got a pump that is for like 20-55gal aquariums wit 2 air stones in it.ill throw a female cannabis clone in it to see how she does.

im excited about the no more mess,eventually ill switch to ebb/flood setups and drip setups,one step at a time. im goin to do a nute test run with the clone,and the coleus will probally get a stock like 2in thick and have a shitload of roots.

any advice would be nice,im all ears.

sparkafire · Sep 17, 2008

wackymack said:
so im on the converge to becomig a hydro guy,the soil is just starting to annoy me with waterin and the mess of it and that it takes up too much space now,i set up a 2gal dwc setup with a baby coleus in it as a test run to see how the roots will take favor to it.got a pump that is for like 20-55gal aquariums wit 2 air stones in it.ill throw a female cannabis clone in it to see how she does.

im excited about the no more mess,eventually ill switch to ebb/flood setups and drip setups,one step at a time. im goin to do a nute test run with the clone,and the coleus will probally get a stock like 2in thick and have a shitload of roots.

any advice would be nice,im all ears.

Good luck keep us updated

wackymack · Sep 17, 2008

will do,ill put a pic of the baby coleus up when its roots hit the bubbles,prob a day or two,i want to see how the roots will be affected by it.the container is similar to this one except mine has a handle and i have the air tube running out through the bottom and siliconed shut to seal the water from leaking out

sparkafire · Sep 17, 2008

wackymack said:
will do,ill put a pic of the baby coleus up when its roots hit the bubbles,prob a day or two,i want to see how the roots will be affected by it.the container is similar to this one except mine has a handle and i have the air tube running out through the bottom and siliconed shut to seal the water from leaking out

Just a thought and i only say this because you said you were eventually going there EBB & FLOW and from experience and learning how hard this can be you want it to be as easy as possible. IS this a space limit issue or just trying it out? You could set up a small E&F and then you would have a better understanding of what you will need to build the real one? Just a thought.

wackymack · Sep 17, 2008

i have a soil setup goin so the dwc is on the side still recieving plenty of light,i want to become acustomed to the hydro from one step at a time and with all setups till i find out what i like. the dwc is just easy to do and will be good for me till i get more spare time and money. learning is the fun part,ive been in soil for years now and just gettin bored with it

sparkafire · Sep 17, 2008

wackymack said:
i have a soil setup goin so the dwc is on the side still recieving plenty of light,i want to become acustomed to the hydro from one step at a time and with all setups till i find out what i like. the dwc is just easy to do and will be good for me till i get more spare time and money. learning is the fun part,ive been in soil for years now and just gettin bored with it

Oh you will like Hydro if you like to tinker and play around. It can be very time consuming though. and your always changing shit around. like just last night i was topping off had the hose in the tank and forgot it !!! :wall:

just another lesson and your always learning with HYDRO

i needed to put floats on my tanks anyway :weed:

Bonus is your not a complete newb you know how to grow :weed:

wackymack · Sep 17, 2008

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