So as the title says, I'm running a 4 bucket (5 gallon buckets) DWC set up. This is standard DWC and NOT recirculating system, so its four separate buckets and each one has one plant. Is there a way to chill the 4 buckets without buying a chiller for each bucket? I know I could convert to recirculating and just cool one reservoir, but I'm not really ready for that yet. My current system seems to work really well so why change it. I'm just concerned about my bucket water temperatures. They are getting close to being too warm.
Is there a way to cool a 4 bucket DWC (not recirculating) with a chiller?
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superstoner1
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20-32oz bottles of frozen water are perfect for 5gal dwc. its more important to break the hot spells than to constantly keep water cold in bucket dwc. i toss one bottle a day in mine.
The freezing bottle wont harm the roots? Is there a way to hook up one chiller that can cool all four buckets?
insan3
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you could but it be a waste of time and easier to make it a rdwc. i use frozen water bottles and rotate them every 5 to 6 hours to keep my temps under 68f. they start to float of to the side after a couple mins. best way to cool your rez is to put the air pump in front of an ac if you got one.