Mini bucket-style dutch drip system

hey everyone this is my first attempt at hydroponics. i think this is called a dutch drip system...an air stone will be placed in reservoir to help aerate the water so drip can be cut back to a few 15 min intervals each day.

i just transplanted a bubba kush clone and fed 300 ppm of GH maxigro. a little humic acid and some calmag. total ppm was around 450 with ph of 6. plant will go from clone straight to 12/12. is this ok with hydroponics or should i have a veg time?

let me know what you think of my do it urself project. if you think i am doing something wrong let me know eh? can anyone point me to a good drip/dwc tutorial link?

help anyone?

https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/278104-diy-dwc-system-walmart-supply.html
here' s a link https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/7897-stealth-hydro-bubbleponics-systems.html


bubblephonics is like dwc take the steps and leave out the water pump. btw nice set up

leave out the water pump? i use an airpump...low flow. you recommend only using one other than both? do you think this system i designed is large enough for a clone to 12/12 grow?

aeviaanah said:

leave out the water pump? i use an airpump...low flow. you recommend only using one other than both? do you think this system i designed is large enough for a clone to 12/12 grow?

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(1) yes .

(2) but only for dwc growing.air stone conected to air pump = bubbles that mist ur roots and or medium . yes if you keep the plant med sized . i'd recomed a lil veg time ,at least one week . but i think that this is a topic of hot debate . some of the well known growers on rui do not veg some do.

hope this helps

well i use the drip system because the clone has no roots long enough for the bubblephonics type system to work. once roots fill grow media and hang below dwc begins.

if you look at that picture the airline runs along side the black line and somewhere near the bottom it taps in to the black line. the bubbles create a "bounce" of the water and it slowly creeps up the black line. it then drips through the drip lines which are threaded in. i have since put another airline which would be dwc in the future but for now it is just helping oxygenate the water.

i would have vegged her a little but lights are already 12/12. i dont want to be stuck flowering a one small yielding plant alone for longer than two weeks.

question...did you make that set up yourself or did you just peice it together out of a box that you ordered?? I like it either way but still...??? that is perfect for a 'first time hydro' set up...one plant..one mission...TO LEARN...*without screwing too much up with hope* now you're gonna see some quick explosion going on...hydro suppooodly cuts the whole grow time down about 4 wks. pending on what you're doing of course...try vegging next time for 2 wks then pop 12/12 ....about the only thing is...cuts grow time...can see nute effects and grow effects on a higher/quicker scale than soil...but strains still stretch and bush according to genes....*claps and cheers* me likey likey...make a journal...would be interested personally....how long from cutting till root BEFORE you popped 12/12?? just wondering how long from cut it took to actually start a decent root??? did you start the clone in the pellets or is there rockwool down in there somewhere??? *peeks gently*

i actually bought everything at orchard supply. white piece is pvc...3/4". black is 1/2" drip system material....then an threaded elbow is forced into the end and a 4 way drip system is then threaded to the end of the elbow. black 1/2" tube has a little hole punched in bottom with a 1/4" drip line elbow forced into it. this is where the 1/4" airline goes in. with pump on and enough water in reservoir she will start dripping.

yes i have an idea of what a 12/12 bubba kush looks like from clone. i will have a rough idea to compare to. 4 weeks off that sounds great!

not sure how long root time was i just take them out when there are 5-7 good roots coming out. probably 2 or 3 weeks. started her in rockwool.

another pump has been added to oxygenate reservoir which will later aid in dwc. roots arent long enough yet.

how high is your res level ? it should be a couple inches below the netpot that way the hydroton get misted by the breaking bubbles of the airstones. i think that youll see roots faster this way just my 2 cents. oh btw scribed

hope this helps

it is a couple inches below netpot. i will post some pictures up when plant gets a little bigger.

aeviaanah said:

i actually bought everything at orchard supply. white piece is pvc...3/4". black is 1/2" drip system material....then an threaded elbow is forced into the end and a 4 way drip system is then threaded to the end of the elbow. black 1/2" tube has a little hole punched in bottom with a 1/4" drip line elbow forced into it. this is where the 1/4" airline goes in. with pump on and enough water in reservoir she will start dripping.

yes i have an idea of what a 12/12 bubba kush looks like from clone. i will have a rough idea to compare to. 4 weeks off that sounds great!

not sure how long root time was i just take them out when there are 5-7 good roots coming out. probably 2 or 3 weeks. started her in rockwool.

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sweet....you did a great job with the setup..from cutting to the first day i saw my root coming out the rockwool was a solid week...then well...8-9 days i had the below picture....i'm now on day 11 and holy cow...so i can only imagine what yours are looking like....great job...

what are your cloning methods? mine seem to take longer. alot is strain related, bubba kush roots alot faster than super silver haze and jack the ripper

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looking good keep up the good work

thanks man im curious on how different the bubba kush in hydro fed supernatural nutes will be from the bubba kush in coco fed GH nutes.

aeviaanah said:

thanks man im curious on how different the bubba kush in hydro fed supernatural nutes will be from the bubba kush in coco fed GH nutes.

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do you mean in potency ?

i dont think potency will vary by far both plants are being treated well. sharing same light... environment and water. i am more interested in flavor and smell!

bubba kush just waiting to be smoked


bubba kush hydro


bk dwc


bk rootball

nice bro kepp up the good work