my dirt cheap system!!!

So i just went to walmart picked up a few things:
1 Sterilite 10Gal. container $3.50
A shoplight which i will put grow lights in. $12.88
2x Bubble bars $1.62
1 25 foot air line $2.68
1 dual outlet air pump $10.17
1 stryofoam block $7.01

$39.48 under 40 bucks!!!!!

the grow lights will be another $10-15
and the styrofoam i picked up is almost the perfect shape size everything for the container just have to wack of the corners.

the only thing i am missing now are my nutes, my mediums (which i cannot decide on), and the plant holder things i could not find them anywhere? help please????

i will post pics of my finished bubbleponic system later.

Netpots: http://htgsupply.com/products.asp?categoryID=10&subcategoryID=25

DWC medium choices: http://htgsupply.com/productsubcategories.asp?categoryID=11

Hope that helps

Tom

omg Tom__420 i love ur nuts hahaha seriously thanks a lot bro!

good luck from another fellow texan

No problem man, high tech garden supply is a great place with awesome customer service. Not to mention they have the best prices. Good luck on your grow man

Tom

What size net pots should i get and what is the best medium to use? also Should the tray or styrofoam be floating on the water or just above it?

very nice..woish u had p[ics 4 it man..i bet it looks great..rember no light can leak into the reservopir..itll grow algae n kill root nigga!!

DONT skimp on the air pumps...the stronbger it is,the more moxygfen will go 2 the roots...a common mistake ios root rot....

very nice system nigga!!!

juicyjayz said:

very nice..woish u had p[ics 4 it man..i bet it looks great..rember no light can leak into the reservopir..itll grow algae n kill root nigga!!

DONT skimp on the air pumps...the stronbger it is,the more moxygfen will go 2 the roots...a common mistake ios root rot....

very nice system nigga!!!

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as soon as my wife gets home with the camera i will try and break it down again so stay tuned to this thread bud.

so here are some pics. i started out with the container which i cut the lid out so the styrofoam could rise and lower while restricting light. i put the light up. i have an extra CFL 2700k in a hood light (under the hood of a car) i hooked up the dual pump and connected two air stones in the bottom of the container by hot glueing them in totally perfect be careful not to make holes, lol. plugged her up and presto. im still waiting on my net pots and my mediums and nutes before it will be in full force, more pics on grow later

You probably would have been better off waiting for the netpots to come and just put them in the lid of your container. By the looks of it that styrofoam isn't going to block out enough light.

Tom

tom__420 said:

You probably would have been better off waiting for the netpots to come and just put them in the lid of your container. By the looks of it that styrofoam isn't going to block out enough light.

Tom

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i actually was thinkin that last night, so what should i do to remedy this problem? like a said the container was only $3.50 so i could go get another one??

You might be able to just get a lid without having to buy a whole new container

tom__420 said:

You might be able to just get a lid without having to buy a whole new container

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maybe? that would be cool

but tom i thought you said the base should be able to float going up down in a container. but the issue im seeing in my mind is that the container is shaped kinda like a v as if the water goes nown far enough then the base would get stuck and prevent the roots from getting food, unless of course they are mature plants that suck waterand then i gues at the time the seed is still not out of the pot then the plant probably would not drink that much water to drain my 10gal. bucket that far to deprive it of food? kinda answered my own Q i think lol sorry im baked!